Broadway Star Bobby Conte, Brings Acclaimed Solo Show To San Francisco
Bobby Conte was last seen on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning revival of George Furth and Stephen Sondheim's Company.
Fresh from his Broadway run in the Tony Award-winning revival of George Furth and Stephen Sondheim's Company, San Francisco native Bobby Conte will return home with his acclaimed solo show, Along the Way, on Saturday, February 11 at 8 p.m. at A.C.T.'s Strand Theater (1127 Market St., San Francisco). Tickets ($69-$94) are available starting on Thursday, January 5, 2023 by visiting feinsteinssf.com.
Bobby Conte wears his heart on his sleeve, unabashedly. Joined by a four-piece band helmed by maestro James Sampliner, Along the Way charts the journey of a not-so-fictitious young man offering said heart up to our terrifying world. Through a series of relationships, he reflects on the profound joy, heartbreak and good humor experienced in the pursuit of love, success, and connection. From classic Broadway ("Time Heals Everything") and acoustic folk ("Here, There and Everywhere") to gospel Rat Pack ("That's Life") and swinging mambo ("She Loves Me"), Conte strives to surprise the listener at every turn, all in the service of lyric-driven storytelling. Bobby Conte is presented by Feinstein's at the Nikko.
Bobby Conte most recently starred as 'PJ' alongside Patti LuPone and fellow Bay Area native Matt Doyle in the gender-bent Broadway revival of Company. He made his Broadway debut originating the role of 'Calogero' in A Bronx Tale, directed by Robert De Niro and Jerry Zaks, and co-starring Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose. Other New York theater credits include My Fair Lady directed by Michael Arden and Starting Here, Starting Now directed by its lyricist, Richard Maltby, Jr. Regional credits include the 50th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's Mass at the Kennedy Center, the new musical Last Days of Summer at George Street Playhouse, Two River Theater's all-male A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, the world premiere co-production of Ken Ludwig's A Comedy of Tenors at McCarter Theatre Center and Cleveland Play House, and three seasons at The Muny.
Conte made his feature film debut in the Academy Award-winning If Beale Street Could Talk, adapted and directed by Barry Jenkins. Television credits include "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix), "Madam Secretary" and "The Code" (CBS). Conte's debut studio album, "Along the Way," is available on Broadway Records.
As a concert artist, he has headlined at Lincoln Center, the Carolina Philharmonic, and as 'Tony' in Oakland Symphony's West Side Story, helmed by maestro Michael Morgan.
A native of San Francisco, Conte is a graduate of The Urban School of San Francisco and American Conservatory Theater's Young Conservatory.
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