Robert Westenberg was born on October 26,1953 and is an American stage actor and singer, acting teacher, and professor.
18 Facts About Robert Westenberg
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Robert Westenberg received a Tony Award nomination for his performance in the original Broadway cast of Into the Woods.
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Robert Westenberg appeared on Broadway in Sunday in the Park with George, Les Miserables, Into the Woods, The Secret Garden, as well as several other musicals.
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Robert Westenberg was the musical theatre coordinator and associate professor in the theatre and dance department at Missouri State University and now serves as a lecturer of Musical Theatre at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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Robert Westenberg received a master's degree from Denver's National Theatre Conservatory.
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Robert Westenberg made his Broadway debut in the 1983 revival of Zorba as Nikos, for which he won the Theatre World Award.
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Robert Westenberg received a Tony Award nomination and won a Drama Desk Award for his performance as Cinderella's Prince and the Wolf in Sondheim's Into the Woods.
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In 2020, Robert Westenberg directed the same production at Missouri State University, where he served as the head of the Musical Theatre department until joining the Musical Theatre faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023.
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In 1981, Robert Westenberg played Norman Mushari in Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr Rosewater at Arena Stage.
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In 1994 and 2001, Robert Westenberg starred as Scrooge's nephew Fred in the musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol in Madison Square Garden.
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In 1996, Robert Westenberg was in the US National tour of Funny Girl as Nick Arnstein opposite Debbie Gibson as Fanny Brice.
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In 2002, Robert Westenberg was in the US and Japan tour of The Full Monty.
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Robert Westenberg played Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady in 2001 opposite his wife, Kim Crosby, as Eliza Doolittle.
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Robert Westenberg played the roles of both Mr Darling and Captain Hook in the July 2007 St Louis MUNY production of Peter Pan.
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Robert Westenberg reprised these roles in a 2009 production in Branson, Missouri, with Cathy Rigby as Peter Pan.
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Robert Westenberg is currently starring as the older Neil Diamond in the 2024 national tour of A Beautiful Noise.
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Robert Westenberg married actress and singer Kim Crosby on June 19,1991, and the couple now have three children, Emily, Katie, and Joel.
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Robert Westenberg was previously the chair of the theatre program at Drury University and coordinator of the musical theatre program at Missouri State University.