About Robert Bigley

Actor • Conductor 

 

ACTOR

Robert began performing professionally as a child and continues to work on stage and screen throughout the country. His screen work includes portraying Duncan Hines on the History Channel’s The Food That Built America, along with appearances in television, commercials, and independent film.

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On stage, Robert is enjoying the “Dad Era” of his theatre career. Recent roles include Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks in ANNIE at Cortland Repertory Theatre, Walter Hobbs in ELF THE MUSICAL and Reverend Shaw in FOOTLOOSE at the MGM Beau Rivage. 

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His performances have drawn praise for a commanding stage presence, vocal strength, and an ability to balance authority with warmth.

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“Robert Bigley simply lights up the stage as Warbucks… His warm, remarkable baritone caresses the stage.”
— Ithaca Times

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“Bigley has a fine, commanding voice, both in speaking and singing, and conveys his paternal authority fully in every scene.”
— BroadwayWorld

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CONDUCTOR

Robert’s career as a conductor spans more than three decades and includes choral, orchestral, operatic, and musical theatre work. He has conducted throughout the United States and abroad, working with professional, community, and student ensembles. His love of musical variety—and of giving his ensembles opportunities to venture beyond the expected—has led to collaborations with artists and organizations including composer Stephen Schwartz, two-time Grammy Award winners Ranky Tanky, the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, and Opera Lancaster, as well as an appearance by his singers on a Christmas album with Grammy-nominated metalcore band August Burns Red.

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Robert continues to conduct and music direct professionally. He is currently music directing shows for Vegas-based Rand Productions at MGM Resorts and will serve as Interim Director of Choirs at Messiah University in the Spring of 2027. His is the founder of the Ictus Institute, a professional community for conductors focused on continued growth, mentorship, and the exchange of ideas.

 

Robert holds degrees from the University of Washington (DMA), the Eastman School of Music (MM), and the University of Miami (BM).​ He is married to pianist and vocal coach Kendra Bigley.