Inspiration Stage is so excited to announce our special guest Director/Choreographer for Urinetown and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Blair Bybee. Blair Bybee directed the Barry Manilow Cabaret in New York City. His work as a director/choreographer has been recognized on regional and national levels by both the College Theatre and Dance Associations, as well as other regional theatre associations. He is a recipient of Dance Magazine’s: Young Choreographer of the Year, award. Shows include: Hairspray, 25th Annual- Spelling Bee, Into The Woods, Disney’s High School Musical, Anything Goes, Peter Pan, Footloose, Godspell, Crazy for You, Gypsy, Just one World, 42nd Street, Forever Plaid and Urinetown. He spent three years as a Guest Artist with the Tarkio College Dance Company. While in residence his concert work Opposing Stillness was chosen for the National Gala Performance for the American College Dance Festival. Blair is a consummate performer having portrayed the role of Skimbleshanks for over two years in CATS. Other musical roles include: Gilligan in Gilligan’s Island, The Musical (Written and Produced by Sherwood Schwartz); Pippin in Pippin; and Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors; and most recently he sang and danced the role of Bobby in Crazy for You. Other stage: Merchant of Venice, The Odd Couple – Female Version, Greater Tuna, Romance/Romance, Tintypes, Baby, The Wiz. Film: Where the Night Begins (Debut at Venice Film Festival), Brothers and Sisters (Starring Franco Nero). Most recently Blair portrayed Barnum Brown in T-Rex; A Dinosaur in Hollywood produced by the BBC 1 and broadcast on the Animal Planet. He also has Video Industrials and TV commercials to his credit. Blair has taught musical theatre and dance at Tarkio College in Missouri, Columbia College in Chicago, and Central Washington University in Washington. He has been the Artistic Director for Grandstreet Theatre and Idaho Summer Repertory. Blair also tirelessly contracts around the country directing and choreographing shows, as well as being a Guest Artist at various colleges and universities. In addition to his other projects he is currently the Artistic Director for ArtsQuest Theatricals in New York City. It has been a pleasure to see Blair work as a director and choreographer. His choreography is top notch and his attention to character and fine details are awe-inspiring. He is going to make a fabulous addition to our production team here at Inspiration Stage. We look forward to him flying in to direct/choreograph both of these amazing productions this season says iStage Artistic Director Mandy Seymore-Sensat.
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 13:12:12 +0000
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