Robi is a Mexican-American musical theatre writer and performer. Shortly after moving to the US from Mexico City at the age of fourteen, his passion for the arts grew rapidly and developed into a career choice. He appeared on Broadway in the 2006 Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening, as well as How To Succeed…, Bye Bye Birdie, and Doctor Zhivago. He toured the country with the 2015 Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home and Spring Awakening. Regionally he appeared in Ragtime, Next To Normal, Parade, Fun Home and Bonnie & Clyde. As a composer, he wrote songs “Quiero Soñar” and “Maduros” along with friend Alex McCabe which appeared in films Top Five and Can You Ever Forgive Me. His musical Little Duende was in residency at The O’Neill Center for their 2021 NMTC. It was also featured in the 33rd annual NAMT festival in New York that same year. His solo concert Robi Hager: So Far was part of the Arden Theatre Company’s 2021 virtual season which featured his musical compositions, so far. Robi is the creator and producer of LGBTQ musical Basic Witches, for which he received a 2018 Barrymore Award nomination for best original score. He is the composer for a new musical called Siluetas, which was accepted at The O’Neill Center’s 2022 NMTC. Siluetas is commissioned by Power Street Theatre Co. Robi has also been commissioned by the Arden Theatre Company to write a new children’s musical based on the legends of King Arthur.
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