{{short description|American actor, singer, and songwriter (born 1954)}} '''Bob Stillman''' (born December 2, 1954, in New York City) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter.
==Biography== Stillman studied piano at Juilliard, and composition at Princeton University.<ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/on-his-day-off-from-tending-grey-gardens-stillman-will-sing-his-own-songs-j-141779# On His Day Off From Tending 'Grey Gardens', Stillman Will Sing His Own Songs June 25"] Playbill, June 25, 2007</ref>
He made his Broadway debut in ''Grand Hotel'' as Erik in 1989.<ref>[http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/8218/Grand-Hotel "''Grand Hotel'' Broadway"] playbillvault.com, accessed October 31, 2015</ref> He was a replacement cast member in ''Kiss of the Spider Woman''.<ref>[http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/2005/Kiss-of-the-Spider-Woman "''Kiss of the Spider Woman'' Broadway"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202074858/http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/2005/Kiss-of-the-Spider-Woman |date=December 2, 2015 }} playbillvault.com, accessed October 31, 2015</ref> He played a songwriter Off-Broadway in ''The Last Session'' in 1997.
He performed as a pianist and actor in Broadway's ''Dirty Blonde'' (2000), and received a Tony Award nomination as Featured Actor in a Play.<ref>[http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/6707/Dirty-Blonde "''Dirty Blonde'' Broadway"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526124314/http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/6707/Dirty-Blonde |date=2015-05-26 }} playbillvault.com, accessed October 31, 2015</ref><ref>Lefkowitz, David; McBride, Murdich and Simonson, Robert. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/kate-music-man-wild-party-contact-lead-2000-tony-award-nominations-89062# "'Kate', 'Music Man', 'Wild Party', 'Contact' Lead 2000 Tony Award Nominations"] Playbill, May 8, 2000</ref>
He was a standby for the role of Cosmé McMoon in the Broadway production of ''Souvenir'' (2005).<ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/Production/View/401923 ''Souvenir''] ibdb, accessed October 31, 2015</ref> He performed in ''Souvenir'' at the Good Theater, Portland, Maine in November 2007.<ref>Lipton, Brian Scott. [http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/08-2007/liz-mccartney-and-bob-stillman-set-for-good-theate_11428.html "Liz McCartney and Bob Stillman Set for Good Theater's' Souvenir'"] August 22, 2007</ref> He appeared as George Gould Strong in ''Grey Gardens'' Off-Broadway (2006) <ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/what-rhymes-with-ramshackle-grey-gardens-musical-opens-131219# "What Rhymes With Ramshackle? 'Grey Gardens' Musical Opens"] Playbill, March 7, 2006</ref> and on Broadway (2006).<ref>Murray, Matthew. [https://www.talkinbroadway.com/world/GGardens.html "Review. ''Grey Gardens'' Broadway"] talkinbroadway.com, November 2, 2006, accessed October 31, 2015</ref>
He appeared as "The Husband" in the Off-Broadway revival of ''Hello Again'' in 2011<ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/alan-campbell-max-von-essen-elizabeth-stanley-among-interlocking-lovers-in--175098# "Alan Campbell, Max von Essen, Elizabeth Stanley Among Interlocking Lovers in NYC 'Hello Again'"] Playbill, January 11, 2011</ref> and received a 2011 Drama Desk Award nomination, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical.<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/56th-annual-drama-desk-nominations-announced-book-of-mormon-scores-12-nomin-178693# "56th Annual Drama Desk Nominations Announced; 'Book of Mormon' Scores 12 Nominations"] Playbill, April 29, 2011</ref> He appeared in the Off-Broadway premiere of the Paula Vogel play ''A Civil War Christmas'' in November 2012, in the role of Abraham Lincoln.<ref>Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/alice-ripley-and-bob-stillman-celebrate-a-civil-war-christmas-off-broadway--199773# "Alice Ripley and Bob Stillman Celebrate A Civil War Christmas Off-Broadway Starting Nov. 15"] Playbill, November 12, 2012</ref>
He appeared in the Broadway production of ''Act One'' in 2014 as "Sam Harris"<ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/Production/View/494913 ''Act One''] ibdb, accessed October 31, 2015</ref><ref>Simonson, Robert. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/second-act-for-act-one-moss-harts-beloved-show-business-memoir-comes-to-lif-215763/ "Second Act for 'Act One': Moss Hart's Beloved Show Business Memoir Comes to Life"] Playbill, March 22, 2014</ref> and was a standby in the Broadway productions of ''It's Only a Play'' (2014) <ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/Production/View/497345c''It's Only a Play''] ibdb, accessed October 31, 2015</ref> and ''Living on Love'' (2015).<ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/Production/View/498988 ''Living on Love''] ibdb, accessed October 31, 2015</ref>
One of his songs, "Long Hard Day", was featured in the stage musical ''Urban Cowboy'' (2003).<ref>Hernandez, Ernio. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/lookin-for-love-musical-urban-cowboy-opens-on-broadway-march-27-112284# "Lookin' For Love: Musical Urban Cowboy Opens on Broadway, March 27"] Playbill, March 27, 2003</ref>
===Concerts=== Stillman performs in concerts and cabaret. He performed his own songs at the Sh-K-Boom Room at the Cutting Room (New York City) in March 2001.<ref>Ehren, Christine. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/dirty-blondes-bob-stillman-goes-into-the-sh-k-boom-room-march-8-95369# "Dirty Blonde's Bob Stillman Goes Into the Sh-K-Boom Room March 8"] Playbill, March 8, 2001</ref> He performed in the Adam Guettel song cycle ''Myths and Hymns'' in January and February 2012 at the Prospect Theater Company.<ref>Rickwald, Bethany. [http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/12-2011/linda-balgord-bob-stillman-et-al-to-star-in-adam-g_46903.html "Linda Balgord, Bob Stillman, et al. to Star in Adam Guettel's 'Myths and Hymns'"] theatrermania.com, December 19, 2011</ref> He performed his solo show at 54 Below (New York City) in November 2012.<ref>[http://www.broadway.com/shows/bob-stillman/ "Bob Stillman"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915043422/http://www.broadway.com/shows/bob-stillman/ |date=2015-09-15 }} broadway.com, accessed November 1, 2015</ref> In April 2013 he appeared in the Town Hall concert series Broadway by the Year, ''The Broadway Musicals of 1972.''<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/carolee-carmello-christopher-fitzgerald-bob-stillman-patrick-page-explore-t-204837# "Carolee Carmello, Christopher Fitzgerald, Bob Stillman, Patrick Page Explore the 'Broadway Musicals of 1972' April 29"] Playbill, April 29, 2013</ref>
He performed in the New York Musical Theatre Festival presentation of staged concerts of ''Song Moments'' by Daniel Maté in July 2013.<ref>Gioia, Michael. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/the-screening-room-daniel-mates-song-moments-concert-with-bob-stillman-hann-208889# "THE SCREENING ROOM: Daniel Maté's 'Song Moments' Concert, With Bob Stillman, Hannah Elless, Brandon Ellis, George Salazar"] Playbill, August 27, 2013</ref> He performed in Scott Siegel's ''Broadway Ballyhoo!'' at the Laurie Beechman Theatre (New York City) in October 2013.<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/bob-stillman-william-ryall-and-lennie-watts-will-play-the-laurie-beechman-t-210820# "Bob Stillman, William Ryall and Lennie Watts Will Play The Laurie Beechman Theatre"] Playbill, October 21, 2013</ref> In September 2014 he appeared in ''Broadway Showstopper Divos — A Swell Party'' at the Metropolitan Room (New York City) to benefit The Actors Fund.<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/chuck-cooper-richard-kind-kevin-spirtas-bob-stillman-and-more-will-offer-a--327775# "Chuck Cooper, Richard Kind, Kevin Spirtas, Bob Stillman and More Will Offer A Swell Party"] Playbill, August 25, 2014</ref>
==Credits==
===Broadway=== *''Legs Diamond'', 1988 *''Grand Hotel'', 1989 *''Kiss of the Spider Woman'', 1994 *''Dirty Blonde'', 2000, Tony nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Play *''Urban Cowboy'', 2003, Tony nominated for Best Original Score *''Souvenir'', 2005 *''Grey Gardens'', 2006
===Off-Broadway=== Source: Internet Off-Broadway Database<ref>[http://www.lortel.org/lla_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Bob&middle=&last=Stillman "Bob Stillman Off-Broadway"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017141929/http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Bob&middle=&last=Stillman |date=2012-10-17 }} lortel.org, accessed October 31, 2015</ref>
*''The No-Frills Revue'', 1987 *''Hello Again'', 1994 (replacement for John Dossett as The Senator) *''The Last Session'', 1997 *''Saturn Returns: A Concert'', 1998 *''Dirty Blonde'', 2000 *''As You Like It'', 2005 *''Grey Gardens'', 2006 *''Hello Again'', 2011 *''A Civil War Christmas'', 2012
===Television=== *''Allegra's Window'', 1994 *''March 29th, 1979'', 1997 *''Star Trek: Voyager'', 1999 (episode "Dragon's Teeth") *''Law & Order'', 2005
===CD=== *''Come Down Angel'', 2003
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.bobstillman.com/}} * {{IMDb name|id=1128480}}
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