Listen "Toluca Lake: Where the Swan Glides"
Episode Synopsis
Experienced and respected in theater from coast to coast, Robert Yacko is known as a remarkably versatile actor & singer, equally at home in Repertory, on Broadway and in front of a camera. An admitted character actor from his early years, and blessed with a rich, lyric baritone of effortless range, he has garnered epithets for his work that lean from "raucous" and "hilariously deadpan" all the way to "emotionally intense" and "broodingly dark".
Robert starred in the Los Angeles Premieres of Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George and Chess, the West Coast Premieres of Legacy of Light and Romance, Romance, and debuted a Bernstein aria never heard before in performance in The Bernstein Peter Pan. Robert has had the honor of sharing the stage with luminaries such as Carol Burnett, Leslie Uggams, Herschel Bernardi and Carl Reiner, and has had the great fortune to work under the direction of the great Jerome Robbins. He can also proudly count himself as one of Cyd Charisse's dance partners. After 53 years of a rich life in the theatre, he is still hungry for the next creative adventure.
Website: https://robertyacko.com/
Blog stories: https://robertyacko.com/blog
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@yackorama
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yackorama/
Today Robert will help us explore the quiet elegance and creative spirit of Toluca Lake!
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Robert starred in the Los Angeles Premieres of Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George and Chess, the West Coast Premieres of Legacy of Light and Romance, Romance, and debuted a Bernstein aria never heard before in performance in The Bernstein Peter Pan. Robert has had the honor of sharing the stage with luminaries such as Carol Burnett, Leslie Uggams, Herschel Bernardi and Carl Reiner, and has had the great fortune to work under the direction of the great Jerome Robbins. He can also proudly count himself as one of Cyd Charisse's dance partners. After 53 years of a rich life in the theatre, he is still hungry for the next creative adventure.
Website: https://robertyacko.com/
Blog stories: https://robertyacko.com/blog
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@yackorama
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yackorama/
Today Robert will help us explore the quiet elegance and creative spirit of Toluca Lake!
www.inthemoodforcalifornia.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maria.korpacheva.3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthemoodforcalifornia/
Twitter: @InTheMoodForCA
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