Bob Avian, a Tony-winning choreographer for the original production of «A Chorus Line,» has died. He was 83
Bob Avian, a Tony-winning choreographer who worked on numerous Broadway and stage productions of shows such as “Dreamgirls,” “A Chorus Line,” “Follies” and “Miss Saigon,” has died. He was 83. Avian died on Thursday at the Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida of cardiac arrest and was not COVID-related. Avian is a native of New York and got his BA from Boston University’s College of Fine Arts and additionally studied at the Boston Ballet School. He began his professional career on stage as a dancer in more than a dozen Broadway shows, including “West Side Story,” “Funny Girl” and “Henry, Sweet Henry.
