Robert Creighton co-authored and starred in the hit off-Broadway musical "Cagney," which is soon headed toward a Broadway production. For that role, he won the Fred Astaire Award for Outstanding Male Dancer and was nominated for the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards as best Lead Actor in a Musical.
He played the role of Angelo in "Comedy of Errors" for the Public Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park, had starring roles in New York City Center’s ENCORE SERIES productions of "Damn Yankees," "Little Me," and "Paint Your Wagon," and was in the original North American tour of "Fame."
On Broadway, some of Robert's credits include playing the roles of Durdles in "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," Moonface in "Anything Goes," and Amos in "Chicago." He was also in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and "Jackie Mason's Laughing Room Only."
On television, he was a recurring guest star on the CBS series "The Good Fight" as Clarence Kolb and guest-starred on "Elementary," "Law & Order," "The Family," and "Life on Mars."
And now...his Disney credits! Robert recently revisited the role of Timon in Disney’s "The Lion King" on Broadway after playing the role in NY in 2010, in the LA company in 2002 and 2003, and in Toronto in 2000. Also on Broadway, he played the role of Chef Louis in "The Little Mermaid," and was in the workshop, the out of town tryouts in Denver, and then the full Broadway run of "Frozen," where he originated the role of the Duke of Weselton - or is it Weaselton? Other Disney projects include VoiceOver work, where Robert sang as a thug in the song “I Got A Dream” in the movie, "Tangled." He also sang on two "Frozen" shorts and was part of the live action "Beauty and the Beast."
Robert performed at the International Festival of the Arts at EPCOT with fellow Disney royalty Heidi Blickenstaff and Patti Murin. He was also part of multiple developmental workshops including "Aladdin" where he was the Genie, he did 2 workshops of "Newsies," and was in the development cast for "Tangled" for Disney Cruise Line...and speaking of Disney Cruise Line, he performed on 7 Disney Cruises, headlining in the Walt Disney Theatre!
Scott is happy to welcome and chat with his pal from the Pridelands, Under the Sea, and Weselton…Robert Creighton!
Email: TheMouseAndMePodcast@gmail.com
Support: www.patreon.com/themouseandme
FB & Instagram: The Mouse and Me
TikTok: @TheMouseAndMePodcast
Twitter: @MouseMePodcast
Music by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.filmmusic.io
