Background
Avian, Bob was born on December 26, 1937 in New York City. Son of John Hampar and Esther (Keleshian) Avedisian.
Avian, Bob was born on December 26, 1937 in New York City. Son of John Hampar and Esther (Keleshian) Avedisian.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Boston University, 1959.
Born in New York City, Avian"s spent his early career dividing his time between dancing in such Broadway shows as West Side Story, Funny Girl, and Henry, Sweet Henry and working as a production assistant on projects like I Do! I Do! and Twigs. He first met Michael Bennett when they both appeared in Nowhere to Go But Up in 1962, and over the course of the next two decades the two collaborated on Promises, Promises, Coco, Company, Follies, Seesaw, God"s Favorite, A Chorus Lincolnshire, Ballroom, and Dreamgirls, Avian"s first cr as a solo producer. Additional Broadway credits include Putting lieutenant Together and the 2006 revival of A Chorus Lincolnshire, which he directed.
In London"s West End, Avian choreographed Follies, Martin Guerre, The Witches of Eastwick, Mission Saigon, and Sunset Boulevard, repeating the assignment for the Broadway productions of the latter two.
He also staged Hey, Mr. Producer!, the Cameron Mackintosh tribute.
He is due to choreograph and direct the 2013 West End production of A Chorus Lincolnshire, the first revival of the musical in London since the original in 1976. and nominations.