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ROBERT ANTHONY JONES

STARRING AS 

Hugh Romney  AKA Wavy Gravy

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Before he became known as the iconic hippie “Wavy Gravy,” who masterminded feeding 400,000 people “breakfast in bed” at Woodstock, Hugh Romney was The Gaslight’s famous phantasmagorical poet and entertainment director. Hugh had a French fiancée who, on one infamous night when

she suspected he might be cheating....

Robert Anthony Jones was born and raised on Long Island, New York,just a stone's throw away from the city.  He graduated from Hofstra University holding a BFA in Theatre Arts.  He made his Broadway debut in Finding Neverland, playing the roles of  both Mr. Cromer and Mr. Henshaw. He eventually took over the role of Mr. Cromer and was part of the final company. Three weeks later, he joined the National Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway mega-hit, The Phantom of the Opera and the rest is history.  His work includes:

 

Broadway: Finding Neverland-Mr. Cromer (Diane Paulus-dir./Mia Michaels Choreography-Lunt Fontanne Theatre-Final Cast),

 

National Tours: The Phantom of the Opera-Reyer/Firmin U/S (Laurence Connor-director, The Really Useful Theater Company), The 101 Dalmatians Musical-Jinx Baddun (Jerry Zaks-director, Warren Carlyle-choreographer, Madison Square Garden). 

 

Off-Broadway: Bunnicula-Harold (book by Charles Busch-Original Cast Recording, Daryl Roth Theater), The Prince and the Pauper-Dresser/Hermit (The Lamb’s Theater-Original Cast Recording).

 

TV: Drew's Famous Magical Jukebox (Host-Drew-Children's Video Series, Sing A Long and Dance A Long-Turn Up the Music, Inc.)

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