Bobby Bennett. (Picture by Eric Bennett)
American Theatre is proud to be the venue for Theatrical Mustang, an independently produced podcast from actor-writer-activist Woodzick. Every month they carry listeners interviews with unbridled expertise and cultural trailblazers from throughout the nation.
On this month’s episode, Woodzick chats with Denver-based actor, director, and cabaret artist Bobby Bennett. Since showing on American Idol, Bobby has carried out and produced over 30 cabarets. The dialog digs into the affect of film musicals, an exploration of Lily Tomlin’s profession, a dialogue of LGTBQ+ themed ensemble dramas, and considers how we will interrogate theatre classics for a contemporary viewers.
Nationwide audiences could bear in mind Bobby Bennett as a high 24 finalist on season 5 of American Idol the place he made his nationwide TV debut. 2024 marks his thirty first 12 months in present enterprise. His most up-to-date accolades have taken place during the last decade of his profession within the Denver music, theatre, and movie group. Critically acclaimed for his work in Matthew Lopez’s The Inheritance at Classic Theatre, Bennett can be a TrueWest and OSCA award winner, and a Henry Award nominee for Topher Payne’s You Get pleasure from Myself at Native Theater Firm and The Boys in The Band at Classic Theatre. His 2021 cabaret, “Bennett Sings Bennett,” set viewers attendance data. He’s been performing and singing since he was 7 and not too long ago made his directorial debut collaborating on Driving Miss Daisy starring Denver legend Deborah Persoff. He graduated from Metropolitan State College of Denver with honors and a level in communication with a focus in broadcasting and a theatre minor. He’s at the moment an affiliate producer on the nationally televised, “Every day Blast Dwell.” His subsequent position will probably be as Bernard within the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Firm’s world premiere manufacturing of The Poll of Paola Aguilar this fall. Join with Bobby on Instagram and Fb.
Obtain this episode right here. The Theatrical Mustang podcast is edited by Travis Rosemarie Curhart-Fischbach. Music by The Morgens utilizing Citizen DJ Challenge, Library of Congress, Nationwide Jukebox.
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