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Thommie Walsh | Choreographer, 57

Thommie Walsh, 57, a Tony-winning choreographer who was in the original Broadway cast of A Chorus Line, died Saturday at his mother's home in Auburn, N.Y., after a long battle with lymphoma, his manager, Robert Duva, said.

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Thommie Walsh, 57, a Tony-winning choreographer who was in the original Broadway cast of A Chorus Line, died Saturday at his mother's home in Auburn, N.Y., after a long battle with lymphoma, his manager, Robert Duva, said.

Mr. Walsh was best known for creating the role of Bobby in A Chorus Line, Michael Bennett's backstage look at dancers' auditions for a big Broadway musical. The show opened at the Public Theater off-Broadway in April 1975 before moving to Broadway's Shubert Theatre for a 6,137-performance run.

Mr. Walsh and Tommy Tune co-choreographed The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1978) and A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine (1980), for which they received a Tony for best choreography. They also directed and choreographed My One and Only (1983), which starred Tune and Twiggy and won a choreography Tony. - AP

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