Bobo Lewis
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Barbara "Bobo" Lewis was an American
comedic actress of film, musical theatre, stage and television.
. She won rave reviews for her work and remained with the show for its entire run from 1989-1993. Lewis would later appear in three succeeding Shining Time Specials. Several of her appearances live on through YouTube.
(1969), Can't Stop the Music
(1980), Her Alibi
(1989), Miami Blues (1990), The Paper
(1994), Arthur
(1981) and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
(1963).
co-star Lynne Thigpen
to create the Lynne Thigpen-Bobo Lewis Foundation "[in order] to help young actresses and actors learn how to survive and succeed in New York theater".
United States
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comedic actress of film, musical theatre, stage and television.
Stage roles
- The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 is a short comedy by John Bishop. The play was first performed at the Circle Repertory Company in their theatre at 99 Seventh Avenue South in New York City, later moving to Broadway, opening on April 6, 1987, in The Longacre Theatre. The both productions were...
(as Bernice Roth); April 6, 1987 - August 1, 1987 - 42nd Street42nd Street (musical)42nd Street is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin, and music by Harry Warren. The 1980 Broadway production, directed by an ailing Gower Champion and orchestrated by Philip J. Lang, won the Tony Award for Best Musical and became a long-running hit...
(as Maggie Jones; replacement); July 21, 1987 - January 8, 1989 - WorkingWorking (musical)Working is a musical with a book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, music by Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, and James Taylor, and lyrics by Schwartz, Carnelia, Grant, Taylor, and Susan Birkenhead....
(as Fran Swenson, Grace Clements, Lucille Page and Rose Hoffman); May 14, 1978 - June 4, 1978 - Lorelei (as Mrs. Ella Spofford; replacement); January 27, 1974 -November 3, 1974
- The Women (as Dowager and as Olga); April 25, 1973 - June 17, 1973
- Twigs (as Emily, Celia, Dorothy and Ma; standby); November 14, 1971 - July 23, 1972
Television
Bobo Lewis was most famous for her role as gossip Midge Smoot on the children's television series Shining Time StationShining Time Station
Shining Time Station is an American children's television series co-created by Britt Allcroft and Rick Siggelkow. The series was produced by The Britt Allcroft Company and Quality Family Entertainment in New York for New York City PBS Station WNET, and was filmed first in New York and then in Toronto...
. She won rave reviews for her work and remained with the show for its entire run from 1989-1993. Lewis would later appear in three succeeding Shining Time Specials. Several of her appearances live on through YouTube.
Film
Bobo was seen in a hand of well-known films including Under the Yum Yum TreeUnder the Yum Yum Tree
Under the Yum Yum Tree is a 1963 comedy movie that stars Jack Lemmon, Carol Lynley, Paul Lynde, Dean Jones and Edie Adams.This sex comedy was one of the successful small comic movies that Lemmon despised making . It first ran on Broadway in 1960-1961.-Plot:Jack Lemmon stars as the playboy landlord...
(1969), Can't Stop the Music
Can't Stop the Music
Can't Stop the Music is a 1980 musical comedy film directed by Nancy Walker. It is a pseudo-biography of disco's Village People which bears only a vague resemblance to the actual story of the group's formation...
(1980), Her Alibi
Her Alibi
Her Alibi is a 1989 American romantic comedy directed by Bruce Beresford, written by Charlie Peters, and starring Paulina Porizkova, Tom Selleck, and William Daniels.-Plot summary:...
(1989), Miami Blues (1990), The Paper
The Paper
The Paper is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard and starring Michael Keaton, Robert Duvall, and Glenn Close. The film depicts 24 hours in a newspaper editor's professional and personal life.-Plot:...
(1994), Arthur
Arthur
Arthur is a common masculine given name. Its etymology is disputed, but its popularity derives from its being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur....
(1981) and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is a 1963 American comedy film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer about the madcap pursuit of $350,000 in stolen cash by a diverse and colorful group of strangers...
(1963).
Legacy
She teamed up with WorkingWorking (musical)
Working is a musical with a book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, music by Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, and James Taylor, and lyrics by Schwartz, Carnelia, Grant, Taylor, and Susan Birkenhead....
co-star Lynne Thigpen
Lynne Thigpen
Cherlynne Theresa “Lynne” Thigpen was an American stage and television actress, most famous as "The Chief" in the various Carmen Sandiego television series.-Early life:...
to create the Lynne Thigpen-Bobo Lewis Foundation "[in order] to help young actresses and actors learn how to survive and succeed in New York theater".
Death
Bobo Lewis died on November 6, 1998 at New York Hospital in Manhattan from cancer, aged 72. She never married or had children, and left no immediate survivors.External links
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506975
- http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=71052
- http://www.tv.com/bobo-lewis/person/44665/summary.html
- http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E7DF1531F930A25752C1A96E958260