Bobby Cronin as Director

national tour
la boheme (musical stager/choreo)	puccini	american opera co., ted mann, dir.
you're a good man, charlie brown (dir/choreo)	genser/lippa	inside broadway, producer
a christmas carol carol (dir/choreo/adaptation)	cronin/fullarton	northern stage, producer
new york theatre
rags (staging/choreo) with anne runolfsson, leslie kritzer	strouse/schwartz	phil bond, producer
from this day forward dir,creator w/stephen schwartz	cronin/schwartz	ergo theatre company
stripped (dir/choreo)	toni kasper	john houseman theatre
the vicar's wife (dir/choreo) "best musical", "best musical actor", playbill online, 1999	mowers/kischkum	ergo theatre company
personals revival (dir/choreo/new book)	menken/schwartz/et al	ergo theatre co/29th street rep
the eight: reindeer monologues with chris innvar, barrett foa, jeff skowron, justin bohon	jeff goode	ergo theatre company
other/readings/workshops
that's andy with Laura Bell Bundy, Burke Moses, Lauren Kennedy, Beth Leavel	carter/skillman/cronin	ergo theatre company
who's afraid of virginia woolfe starring patrick stewart, lisa harrow	edward albee	northern stage, vt
b.r.a.t.t. camp	bobby cronin	joel ehrlich, producer
the canterville ghost	williams/hamilton	atb at manhattan theatre club
resurrection blues asst. dir, worked closely with arthur miller	arthur miller	northern stage
national role model award for MTV	pridefest america	the kimmel center, pa
select regional theatre
west side story (dir/choreo)	bernstein/sondheim	northern stage, vt
the who's tommy (dir/choreo)	pete townshend	stoneham theatre, ma
sisters of swing (dir/choreo)	gilleland/beverage	stoneham theatre, ma
i love you, you're perfect, now change (dir/choreo)	dipietro/roberts	seven angels theatre, ct
pete n' keely (dir/choreo) w/Kathy St. George, Chris Chew	hindman/waldrop	stoneham theatre, ma
the sweepers & seven rabbits on a pole	john picardi	stoneham theatre, ma
the miracle worker	william gibson	northern stage, vt
the sound of music (dir/choreo)	rodgers/hammerstein	northern stage, vt
on the town (dir/choreo)	bernstein/comden/green	mt. washington valley theatre, nh
titanic (asst. dir) with david elder, ann arvia, ed romanoff	yeston/stone	maine state music theatre, me
don't dress for dinner	marc camoletti	northern stage, vt
the last five years	jason robert brown	lynn arts center, ma
a funny thing...forum (dir/choreo)	sondheim/shevelove	the arundel playhouse, me
grease (dir/choreo)	jacobs/casey	the arundel playhouse, me
meshuggah-nuns (dir/choreo)	danny goggin	the arundel playhouse, me
annie (dir/choreo)	strouse/charnin	the millbrook playhouse, pa
the mystery of irma vep	charles ludlam	the millbrook playhouse, pa
you're a good man, charlie brown (dir/choreo)	genser/lippa	astoria performing arts center, ny

training/related experience

---yale university BA in theatre studies focus in directing (james depaul, advisor; movement w/ allison chase and michael tracy, pilobolus) minor in music theory and composition (maury yeston) winner of the michael p. manzella award for excellence in the arts, scholastics and character ---artistic director of ergo theatre company, www.ergotheatre.org a nyc not-for-profit theatre company 1997-present supporters: stephen schwartz, alan menken directed and developed numerous new plays and musicals ---associate artistic director of northern stage in white river junction, vt 2003-2004 artists worked with: patrick stewart, lisa harrow, arthur miller headed the musical theatre education program for students aged 10-18. faculty: NYU's CAP21 musical theatre program guest artist/lecturer/director at several universities: NYU's CAP21, UPenn, University of Southern Illinois nyc seminars: sdcfoundation with rob marshall, wayne cilento, kathleen marshall, lynn taylor corbett, and martin short; mtw seminars with harold prince and lonny price actors' equity member 1996-2000 - west side story, whorehouse, joseph, fantasticks, la mancha, grease; maine state, pa city theatre, north shore music theatre, weston playhouse richard frankel productions - intern to mr. frankel's assistant; broadway: the sound of music, smokey joe's cafe, forum; off b'way: stomp script reader for the national musical theatre network - martin charnin, gabriel barre guest artistic directors script reader for david stone productions (wicked, the diary of anne frank)

quotes/reviews

"Mr. Cronin is the fastest rising and hardest working director in nyc." - Peter Filichia, Theatremania.com

the who's tommy
Mark Sardella, THE DAILY ITEM
"...a high energy wall of sound and vision that didn't let up for two hours. The large, youthful, and highly animated cast executed Cronin's vigorous choreography with grand elan. Cronin has taken on a challenging, complex project and turned it into a success."

pete 'n keely
Bill Marx, WBUR NPR
"Pete 'N Keely is a vehicle, which means everyone involved must be at the top of his form since their talents must flesh out the material; here, the team is working from the top drawer: director/choreographer Cronin is adept at doling out various kinds of cheese (the audience is ever poised between snickers and nostalgic sighs)..."

the miracle worker
Tom Hill, VALLEY NEWS
"When skillfully applied, the director's touch is all but invisible; so it is with the intensity and precision that Cronin has elicited from his players. In lesser hands, all of this would be maudlin and melodramatic, but Cronin has crafted a drama whose credibility never falters."

Ella Reney, CONNECTICUT VALLEY SPECTATOR
"The Miracle Worker is being revived on Broadway this season, but it can't be any better than Northern Stage's production."
"...there wasn't a moment that wasn't riveting, devastatingly beautiful and touching....this is theatre as heart-wrenching and joyful as one is likely to encounter."

Norwood Long, THE VERMONT STANDARD
"The Miracle Worker is nothing short of miraculous."
"Cronin's taut, vivid direction focuses the audiences' attention on the characters, drawing first rate performances from his actors."

the sweepers
Rich Fahey, THE DAILY ITEM
"...directed with loving detail, Cronin has overseen the marvelous comic timing and made sure the sentiment in the piece never becomes cloying...."

a christmas carol
Charlie McMeekin, THE HERALD
"Joy to the world! Northern Stage's A Christmas Carol is the most moving theatrical piece I've seen since Les Miserables! Cynics beware...this is first-rate work, a premium blend of energy, talent, and theatrical genius which begins with the work of director/choreographer/writer Robert Jay Cronin."

Ella Reney, TIMES ARGUS
"...this version is different and delightful. It is filled with so many details that one could see it several times and still see something new...it is not to be missed!"

grease
Joseph Mauro, JOURNAL TRIBUNE
"Cronin's direction is a perfect example of total theatre, how dramatic ideas beyond the spoken word can be projected into dance/movements in the creative process."

falsettos
Rebecca Howland, YALE DAILY NEWS
"Cronin has a keen eye for the visually stimulating. His images are artistically stunning."
"Few have the sophistication to pull such a production off, and it is in the interpretation that Cronin has done so well. It is an excellent career presentation."

professor albert's love
Brad Turner, WESTCHESTER WEEKEND
"That the mood and scene changes work so well is due to director Robert Jay Cronin who succeeds in weaving slapstick comedy, serious dramatic scenes and soliloquies into a pattern whose sharply contrasted colors compliment each other rather than clashing."

annie
Jack Felix, PA SUN-GAZETTE
"Much of the credit for the success is due to Cronin's creative direction."

personals
Stephen Schwartz, Composer/Lyricist
"You've made this show work. It is very funny yet incredibly moving. I can't believe it is the same show that premiered in 1985."

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