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Robert Westenberg

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Actor b. 1953 On stage 19681997

Robert Westenberg (born October 26, 1953) is an American stage actor and singer, acting teacher, and professor. He received a Tony Award nomination for his performance in the original Broadway cast of Into the Woods. He appeared on Broadway in Sunday in the Park with George (as the title role), Les Misérables (as Inspector Javert), Into the Woods (as The Big Bad Wolf and Cinderella’s Prince), The Secret Garden (as Dr. Neville Craven), as well as several other musicals. In 2024, he returned to the stage performing as a part of the United States national tour of A Beautiful Noise. He was the musical theatre coordinator and associate professor in the theatre and dance department at Missouri Sta…

On stage 10 productions, 29 years

1968 Zorba Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by Michael Cacoyannis 305 perf.
1983 Zorba Broadway Theatre · Revival · directed by Michael Cacoyannis 344 perf.
1984 Sunday in the Park with George Booth Theatre · Original · directed by James Lapine 604 perf.
1987 Into the Woods Martin Beck Theatre · Original · directed by James Lapine 765 perf.
1987 Les Misérables Broadway Theatre · Original · directed by Trevor Nunn & John Caird 6,680 perf.
1987 Les Miserables Broadway Theatre · Original · directed by Trevor Nunn & John Caird 6,680 perf.
1991 The Secret Garden St. James Theatre · Original · directed by Susan H. Schulman 706 perf.
1993 Abe Lincoln in Illinois Vivian Beaumont Theater · Revival · directed by Gerald Gutierrez 40 perf.
1995 Company Criterion Center Stage Right · Revival · directed by Scott Ellis 68 perf.
1997 1776 Theatre not recorded · Revival 333 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Betsy Joslyn 4 productions
Peter Samuel 3 productions
Michael X. Martin 3 productions
Merwin Foard 3 productions
Lydia Ooghe 3 productions
Joseph Cassidy 3 productions
Gregg Edelman 3 productions
David Bryant 3 productions
Daisy Eagan 3 productions
Chuck Wagner 3 productions
Willy Falk 2 productions
William Solo 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • Original Cast (1987) : Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien, Tom Aldredge, Robert Westenberg, Kim Crosby, Ben Wright, Danielle Ferland, Kay McClelland, and Lauren Mitchell, Paul Gemignani (conductor). RCA 6796–2-RC.ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • FILM (Image Entertainment (1991) : Cast: Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien, Tom Aldredge, Robert Westenberg, Kim Crosby, Ben Wright, Danielle Ferland, Kay McClelland, and Lauren Mitchell, Paul Gemignani (conductor). Produced by Iris Merlis and Michael Brandman. Directed by James Lapine. [153 minutes]ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • Cast: Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Charles Kimbrough, Barbara Bryne, Dana Ivey, William Parry, Robert Westenbergebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien, Tom Aldredge, Robert Westenberg, Barbara Bryne, Kim Crosby, Danielle Ferland, Merle Louise, Ben Wright, Joy Franz, Edmund Lyndeck, Kay McClelland, Lauren Mitchellebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: John Babcock, Daisy Eagan, Alison Fraser, Rebecca Luker, John Cameron Mitchell, Mandy Patinkin, Barbara Rosenblat, Tom Toner, Robert Westenbergebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Freida (Nancy Opel) and Franz (Brent Spiner); in background, Nurse (Judith Moore) Companion, Soldier (Robert Westenberg)ebooks/Unknown/Four by Sondheim (Applause Musical Library) - Unknown.txt

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