Phil Funkenbusch

Phil has directed and performed in several Muni shows. Phil made his Muni debut as Oscar Lindquist in Sweet Charity in 1978. Soon after that show, Phil moved to New York and worked in the theatre industry for several years before moving back to central Illinois in the mid-1990s. Phil made his Muni directorial debut with Gypsy in 1995. Phil also directed Peter Pan twice, in 2001 and 2007 and Big River in 2004. He also was Mr. Brownlow in Oliver! in 2009. Phil recently retired as the theatre director at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Want to get involved in this project? Email [email protected].