Louis Hobson | |
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| Alma mater | Pacific Lutheran University [1] |
| Occupation(s) | actor, artistic director [2] |
| Employer | Indie Theatricals [3] |
Louis Hobson is a musical theater actor and was the artistic director of Balagan Theatre in Seattle, Washington. [2] His Broadway credits include Next to Normal and Bonnie & Clyde . [4]
Hobson grew up in Puyallup, Washington, and attended Pacific Lutheran University, where he majored in theater after switching from music education. He is married and has children. [1] [5]
Hobson spent the first part of his career in Seattle's theater scene, acting at the Village Theatre, 5th Avenue Theatre and others. [5] He played leading roles in productions of West Side Story , Miss Saigon , Evita , and Hair . In 2002, he portrayed Dan in a Seattle reading of Next to Normal . [1]
In the fall of 2008, Hobson moved to New York City "to work with great actors and great directors" [1] and was cast as the two doctors in the Broadway production of Next to Normal, roles he played for the duration of the show's 22-month run. [2] After Next to Normal closed in 2011, Hobson appeared in supporting roles in three short-lived [2] Broadway musicals: The People in the Picture (2011), Bonnie & Clyde (2011), and Leap of Faith (2012). [4] He then worked briefly on producing musicals and readings in New York City. [5]
In 2013, Hobson returned to Seattle to become artistic director of Balagan Theatre. He starred as Jean Valjean in Balagan's 2013 production of Les Misérables [2] and directed Tony Award winner and former Next to Normal co-star Alice Ripley in an October 2013 production of Carrie . [5] Hobson left Balagan Theatre to co-found a for-profit theatrical producing group with former Balagan executive director Jake Groshong. Balagan subsequently closed due to revenue issues. [3]
In March, 2023, Hobson appeared in Into the Woods at the 5th Avenue Theatre, in Seattle, Washington. [6]
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