WALTER BOBBIE  directed the international hit Chicago, which won him Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards and has become the longest-running revival in Broadway history. Other Broadway credits include High Fidelity, Sweet Charity starring Christina Applegate, Twentieth Century starring Alec Baldwin and Anne Heche, Footloose for which he also co-authored the book and A Grand Night for Singing. He has directed for the New York Shakespeare Festival, the Roundabout Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Sundance, the O’Neill Center and Goodspeed Opera House. He directed Fiorello, the premier production of City Center’s Encores! Series, and shortly thereafter was named its artistic director. He has since directed Encores! Tenderloin and Golden Boy, and continues as artistic associate and as a member of the Advisory Committee. Mr. Bobbie’s sellout concerts at Carnegie Hall include Carousel, starring Hugh Jackman and Audra McDonald, and South Pacific starring Reba McEntire, which was filmed for Public Television and nominated for an Emmy. His production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas has become a holiday favorite in the U.S. and England. Mr. Bobbie is a member of the Executive Board of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.

Currently appearing in Show Theatre Role Chicago Ambassador Theatre Director

Previously seen in Show Theatre Role Polish Joke Manhattan Theatre Club - Stage II Wojtek, Priest, Policeman, Leon, Mr. O'Flanagan, Doctor

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