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Robert Torti

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Actor b. 1961 On stage 19871993

Robert Felix Torti (born October 22, 1961) is an American actor. Torti was honored with a Tony Award nomination for his Broadway debut as Greaseball in Starlight Express (1984). He returned to Broadway as the Pharaoh in the 1993 revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, a role he reprised in the 1999 film adaptation. Torti originated the roles of Jesus and Jack in the (1998) Los Angeles and (2001) New York City stage productions of the musical Reefer Madness. He also appeared in the London and Los Angeles productions of Smokey Joe's Cafe. On screen, Torti appeared in the Tom Hanks film That Thing You Do! as singer Freddy Fredrickson. Other film credits include Who's Your Daddy…

On stage 2 productions, 6 years

1987 Starlight Express Gershwin Theatre · Original · directed by Trevor Nunn 761 perf.
1993 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Minskoff Theatre · Revival · directed by Steven Pimlott 231 perf.

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Worked with more than once1 names

Bryan Batt 2 productions

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Also credited on2 works

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Smokey Joe's Cafe

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In the literature2 passages

  • Cast: Ken Ard, Jamie Beth Chandler, Steve Fowler, Jane Krakowski, Andrea McArdle, Greg Mowry, Reva Rice, Robert Tortiebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Top Right: Robert Torti (C) and counter clockwise: Mary Ann Lamb, Nicole Picard, Reva Rice, Lola Knox, Jane Krakowski, Christinatheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1986-87 Season, v. 43 (Willis, John).txt

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