- Robb Sapp
Robb Sapp (born June 1, 19--) (sometimes known as Rob Sapp, or Robbie Sapp) is an American vocalist who has appeared in many Broadway musicals.
Sapp grew up in
Solon, Ohio . Sapp's father, Robert Sapp and his uncle William Sapp were in the band, Fully Assembled. His mother is involved an Italian food catering business. Sapp once worked in Sea World in Ohio, dressing as a whale along withMarc Sumerak . He attendedSyracuse University . While at University he participated in "Damn Yankees ", "Anything Goes " and "Much Ado About Nothing ". After graduating with aBachelor of Fine Arts , he was approached by The Musical Theater of Wichita and participated in shows including "Singin' in the Rain", "Evita" and "The Pajama Game ". Sapp then relocated to New York City.Productions
* Saturday Night Fever (Bobby C),
* Johnny Guitar (Turkey, originated role),
*Zanna, Don't! (Tank, originated role),
*The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Tripp Barrington)
* On October 11, 2005, Sapp was cast in the role of Boq in the Broadway production of Wicked. He was previously in the ensemble and served as the understudy for the role. He left the production on August 8, 2006 to pursue other projects.Other projects
* Robb and his friend Jason Weston also run a photography studio named [http://www.dirtysugarphotography.com Dirty Sugar]
References
* [http://robbsapp.cjb.net/ The Unofficial Robb Sapp Fansite]
* [http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/otherresources/interviews/RobbSapp.htm Interview with Robb Sapp]###@@@KEY@@@###succession box
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