Robert Longbottom (born March 1957) is a New York City-based choreographer and director, primarily for theatre and opera.
[5] Longbottom directed and choreographed the reconceived revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song on Broadway in 2002, with a new book by playwright David Henry Hwang following its premiere at The Mark Taper Forum, earning him a Tony Award nomination for his choreography, as well as Fred Astaire and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations, among others.
for the Kennedy Center,[11] The Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular,[1] Show Boat in concert at Carnegie Hall (2008),[12] Triangle at the Eugene O’Neill Center, South Pacific at The Muny, starring Howard Keel and Camelot at the Glimmerglass Festival, starring David Pittsinger and Nathan Gunn.
Longbottom staged a one night only benefit concert of Anything Goes for Lincoln Center Theatre, starring Patti LuPone, Howard McGillin and Boyd Gaines in 2002.
[13] He directed and choreographed Broadway Cares / Equity Fights Aids, as well as the three editions of The Easter Bonnet Competition.