Walter Bobbie won the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards as director of the international hit Chicago which and has become the longest-running revival in Broadway history. Recent directing includes David Ives's New Jerusalem, Venus in Fur, and The School for Lies, all at Classic Stage Company, Ives' The Other Woman at EST, as well as Jeff Talbott's The Submission at MCC, Evan Smith's The Savannah Disputation at Playwrights Horizons, Christopher Durang's The Marriage of Bette & Boo at the Roundabout, and Terrence McNally's Golden Age at the Kennedy Center. Broadway credits include White Christmas, High Fidelity, Sweet Charity, Twentieth Century, Footloose, and A Grand Night for Singing. Bobbie is also an actor who appeared in a range of plays and musicals from the original cast of Grease to Shaw's Getting Married at Circle in the Square, Assassins at Playwrights Horizons, I Love My Wife, Going Up, A History of the American Film, Driving Miss Daisy, Café Crown, and Lincoln Center's Anything Goes, among others. He received a Drama Desk nomination for his performance as Nicely-Nicely in 1992 revival of Guys and Dolls, and Drama Desk, Outer Critics' Circle and Lucille Lortel Award nominations for his performance in David Ives's Polish Joke at Manhattan Theatre Club. Bobbie was Artistic Director for City Center's acclaimed Encores!, and serves on the Executive Board of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.
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Walter Bobbie, Bright Star
Walter Bobbie, Venus in Fur
Walter Bobbie, Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Walter Bobbie, Sweet Charity
Walter Bobbie, Polish Joke
Walter Bobbie, Polish Joke
Walter Bobbie, Polish Joke
Walter Bobbie, Footloose
Walter Bobbie, Chicago
Walter Bobbie, Chicago
Walter Bobbie, Chicago
Walter Bobbie, Chicago
Walter Bobbie, A Grand Night for Singing
Walter Bobbie , Crazy for You
Walter Bobbie has appeared on Broadway in 11 shows.
Walter Bobbie has not appeared in the West End.
Walter Bobbie has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Bright Star," Outstanding Director at The Lortels for "Venus in Fur," and Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Irving Berlin's White Christmas." He has also been recognized for his work on "Sweet Charity," "Polish Joke," "Footloose," "Chicago," and "A Grand Night for Singing." Additionally, he received nominations for Best Book of a Musical, Best Director, and Outstanding Featured Actor in both plays and musicals at various prestigious award ceremonies.
Walter Bobbie has won several awards for his work in the theater. These include Outstanding Featured Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Polish Joke," Best Director - Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Chicago," Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Chicago," and Outstanding Director - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Chicago."
Walter Bobbie has written 2 shows including A Grand Night for Singing (Conceiver), Footloose (Bookwriter).
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