Kirby Ward

Kirby Ward is a world renowned musical theatre performer and song-and-dance man. He was the original Bobby Child in the London West End premier of Crazy For You where he received an Olivier Award nomination. He toured the world playing the role, receiving a Helen Hayes Award nomination when he brought his performance to the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. You can hear him on the London cast recording. He's entertained First Ladies and Presidents, the Queen of England, heads of state, and appeared as Bob Hope at the Library of Congress' 100th Birthday celebration of the comic's life. He's been featured in numerous Broadway shows including the revival of Show Boat directed by Hal Prince and Never Gonna Dance at the Broadhurst. As a variety performer, Kirby has shared the stage with luminaries such as Jay Leno, Bill Cosby, the Nicholas Brothers, Sid Caesar and Mickey Rooney. As director and choreographer, he has created material for Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor, worked with Bette Midler and James Caan on their film For The Boys, and has directed and choreographed both off-Broadway and regionally all over the United States. He was named Best Director of 2002 and 2005 in Boston for his critically acclaimed productions of Singin' in the Rain and Crazy For You and recently received the San Diego Critics Circle Craig Noel Awards for Best Director of a Musical for 2005 and Best Choreography for 2007. Kirby has been a guest star with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Philly Pops, as well as symphonies all over the globe from Berlin to Hong Kong. Kirby is a writer as well, penning a dozen or more television episodes for Hanna Barbera and the Disney Channel. As filmmaker, his original short, Down in the Mouth, a movie he wrote, directed and edited, won Best Short Film at the Kent Film Festival in Connecticut. He was also the co-creator of the original musical, The Gypsy King, which was presented by the Village Theatre in Issaquah, WA in 2010. Mr. Ward lives with his wife, kids and cat in the woods of Connecticut.

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100 Years of Broadway Cast
100 Years of Broadway Cast
Neil Berg
Neil Berg
Miss YaYa and Joey Calveri
Miss YaYa and Joey Calveri
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Joey Calveri
Joey Calveri
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Abraham Saenz
Abraham Saenz
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Michael Wilson
Michael Wilson
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Michael Wilson
Michael Wilson
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Brook Wood
Brook Wood
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Cartreze Tucker
Cartreze Tucker
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Neil Berg
Neil Berg
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Richard Todd Adams
Richard Todd Adams
Rosa Avila
Rosa Avila
Ryan Ball
Ryan Ball
James Barbour
James Barbour
Jeannette Bayardelle
Jeannette Bayardelle
Jeremy Beck
Jeremy Beck
Neil Berg
Neil Berg
Jon Berger
Jon Berger
Jason Bernard
Jason Bernard
Steve Blanchard
Steve Blanchard
Stephanie J. Block
Stephanie J. Block
Ron Bohmer
Ron Bohmer
Dustin Brayley
Dustin Brayley
Catherine Brunell
Catherine Brunell
Kimilee Bryant
Kimilee Bryant
Erick Buckley
Erick Buckley
Andrea Burns
Andrea Burns
Liz Callaway
Liz Callaway
Joey Calveri
Joey Calveri
Carter Calvert
Carter Calvert
John Classick
John Classick
Roger Cohen
Roger Cohen
Roosevelt Credit
Roosevelt Credit
Keith Crupi
Keith Crupi
Charles Czarnecki
Charles Czarnecki
Quentin Earl Darrington
Quentin Earl Darrington
Michelle Dawson
Michelle Dawson
Erin Denman
Erin Denman
Jeffry Denman
Jeffry Denman
Diana DiMarzio
Diana DiMarzio
Jennifer DiNoia
Jennifer DiNoia
Dan Domenech
Dan Domenech
Robert DuSold
Robert DuSold
Maria Eberline
Maria Eberline
David Elder
David Elder
Rob Evan
Rob Evan
Aaron Finley
Aaron Finley
Judith Franklin
Judith Franklin
Adam Friedson
Adam Friedson
Darren Gage
Darren Gage
Mandy Gonzalez
Mandy Gonzalez
Alan H. Green
Alan H. Green
Al Greene
Al Greene
Jessica Grovè
Jessica Grovè
Eugene Gwozdz
Eugene Gwozdz
Chris Haberl
Chris Haberl
Mikey Hachey
Mikey Hachey
Jacob Haren
Jacob Haren
Laurel Harris
Laurel Harris
Rita Harvey
Rita Harvey
Tamra Hayden
Tamra Hayden
Josh Hobbs
Josh Hobbs
Leah Horowitz
Leah Horowitz
Avionce Hoyles
Avionce Hoyles
Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes
Jana Djenne Jackson
Jana Djenne Jackson
Capathia Jenkins
Capathia Jenkins
David Jennings
David Jennings
Sandra Joseph
Sandra Joseph
Dylan Kelehan
Dylan Kelehan
Kareema M Khouri
Kareema M Khouri
Booker King
Booker King
Marc Kudisch
Marc Kudisch
Jeremy Kushnier
Jeremy Kushnier
John Lang
John Lang
Michael Lanning
Michael Lanning
Ted Louis Levy
Ted Louis Levy
Norm Lewis
Norm Lewis
Kim Lindsay
Kim Lindsay
Brad Little
Brad Little
John Jeffrey Martin
John Jeffrey Martin
Luba Mason
Luba Mason
Ray McLeod
Ray McLeod
William Michals
William Michals
MiG
Miss Emily
Miss Emily
Justin Mortelliti
Justin Mortelliti
James Moye
James Moye
Jarran Muse
Jarran Muse
James Musto
James Musto
David Nagy
David Nagy
Grant Norman
Grant Norman
Shannon O
Shannon O'Bryan
Susan O
Susan O'Dea
Irio O
Irio O'Farrill
Perry Orfanella
Perry Orfanella
Hugh Panero
Hugh Panero
Michael Park
Michael Park
Meredith Patterson
Meredith Patterson
Rebecca Pitcher
Rebecca Pitcher
Sammy Quinn
Sammy Quinn
Baron Raymonde
Baron Raymonde
Robert and Nicola Royston
Robert and Nicola Royston
Patti Russo
Patti Russo
Ivan Rutherford
Ivan Rutherford
Abraham Saenz
Abraham Saenz
Maximilian Sangerman
Maximilian Sangerman
Alex Santiorello
Alex Santiorello
Fiona Santos
Fiona Santos
Justin Matthew Sargent
Justin Matthew Sargent
Craig Schulman
Craig Schulman
Matthew Sims
Matthew Sims
Bill Stanley
Bill Stanley
T. Shyvonne Stewart
T. Shyvonne Stewart
Brett Stoelker
Brett Stoelker
Brandon Sturiale
Brandon Sturiale
Natalie Toro
Natalie Toro
John Treacy Egan
John Treacy Egan
Cartreze Tucker
Cartreze Tucker
Tony Vincent
Tony Vincent
Chuck Wagner
Chuck Wagner
Daniel Walker
Daniel Walker
Brian Walters
Brian Walters
Beverly Ward
Beverly Ward
Kirby Ward
Kirby Ward
David Weinstein
David Weinstein
Helen White
Helen White
Angela Wildflower
Angela Wildflower
Aurelia Williams
Aurelia Williams
Michael J. Wilson
Michael J. Wilson
Alex Wise
Alex Wise
David Wolfson
David Wolfson
Brook Wood
Brook Wood
Jason Wooten
Jason Wooten
Miss YaYa
Miss YaYa
Danny Zolli
Danny Zolli