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Robert Armin collaborated with novelist Budd Schulberg and composer lyricist Ervin Drake on a revised version of their 1964 musical, What Makes Sammy Run? He wrote and directed the New York productions of Letters From The Inside, based on the novel by Australian writer John Marsden, and Stalking The Nightmare, a stage adaptation of several short stories by fantasist Harlan Ellison. In May of 2002, he directed a staged reading of his "new" Vernon Duke musical, Madly in Love, at The York Theatre Company, and in June directed The Broadway Musicals of 1964 at New York City's Town Hall. He also conceived and directed the world premiere of Side By Side By Seymour Glick, a musical revue featuring the comedy songs of Steve Allen, and the acclaimed 1996 New York City revival of Say, Darling, the 1958 comedy with songs by Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Jule Styne. Other New York City directing credits include revivals of The Male Animal and My Sister Eileen and the world premieres of Soul Survivors, The Computerization of Byron Keats, Love Is Like That, A Magic Place in a New Time, A Mind is a Terrible Thing To Lose, and 'S Wonderful - The Songs of Ira Gershwin. |
As an actor, his credits include productions of Sweet Charity (Oscar) , Come Blow Your Horn (Buddy), Accommodations (Tracy), The Knack (Tom), Never Too Late (Charlie) and the American Premiere of the musical, Gone With the Wind, along with brief appearances in the TV movies Dream House (with John Schneider and Marilu Henner) and Family Reunion (with Bette Davis). He stage managed the world premiere of Horton Foote's Courtship at HB Playwrights and has designed the sound for more than two dozen theatrical productions in New York and Los Angeles. He created the comic horror compilation Screemers for RCA Records and, as a recognized expert on the American musical theatre, wrote radio tributes to Betty Comden & Adolph Green, Vernon Duke, Sheldon Harnick, Ben Bagley and Betty Garrett for WQEW on Broadway. In 2004, he was honored by the Women's Conference Committee of the Screen Actor's Guild and the Crime Victims Treatment Center at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital for his ground-breaking work as the first male in the Hospital's rape crisis volunteer advocate program. He is married to musical comedy performer, Kristine Nevins. | |||
