BOB RICHARD (Choreographer & Co-Director) of the Broadway and tour productions of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! for the past 19 years. Off Broadway he directed and choreographed Inventing Mary Martin: The Revue of a Lifetime (Joe A. Callaway Award nomination) and The Road to Qatar. He has directed at North Shore Music Theatre, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, and Theatre By The Sea, including productions of Peter Pan, The Music Man, Beauty and the Beast, and Chicago, winning several awards. He has choreographed at The 5th Avenue Theatre, Theatre Under The Stars, and Pioneer Theatre Company, and internationally in Shanghai, Beijing, and Singapore. Richard’s television and film credits include LazyTown, The Tonight Show, The Today Show, “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” and the Big Apple Film Festival. He is also a guest master instructor at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. He has received a Footlight Award, Gypsy Rose Lee Award, Ivey Award, Ernie Award, and San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award. Richard’s career has encompassed dancing, teaching master classes worldwide, directing, and choreographing for over 41 years. Christmas lives in the dreams of children.