Bobby Conte Thornton

Bay Area Cabaret, the organization dedicated to presenting world renowned artists who expand the definition of cabaret, presents the concert debut of rising musical theatre star Bobby Conte Thornton. In his solo concert debut, Mr. Thornton offers a musical account of what it means to be at the cusp of a career, facing both the possibilities and challenges of the art and the heart, singing songs written by artists ranging from Sting to Irving Berlin. The concert will be directed by Craig Slaight, Director of the Young Conservatory at the American Conservatory Theatre, with musical direction by Broadway's Kevin Stites (On The Twentieth Century, The Color Purple).

While still in high school at The Urban School of San Francisco, Mr. Thornton became the winner of Bay Area Cabaret's 2011 Bay Area Teen Idol competition. In the short time since, all while pursuing his BFA at the University of Michigan's prestigious musical theatre department, he has gone on to open for Tony winner Laura Benanti, co-star with Alan and Marilyn Bergman at Bay Area Cabaret's Marvin Hamlisch tribute, co-star with Tony nominee Norm Lewis in Les Misérables at the St. Louis MUNY, star as Danny Zucko in Grease at the Paper Mill Playhouse, and most recently was a featured performer alongside Liz Callaway and Ana Gasteyer in Bay Area Cabaret’s 2014 Opening Night Gala honoring Stephen Schwartz. Bay Area theatergoers will also recognize him from his starring role as Alan Strang in Equus at the Boxcar Theatre.