Robert Hunt appeared in the 2008 production of Jerry Springer the Opera at Carnegie Hall and in the Broadway revival of Les Misérables as Javert. Off-Broadway, Hunt led the original cast of the hit Boobs! The Musical. Hunt played opposite Kelli O’Hara, in the 2007 Oklahoma state centennial production of Oklahoma!.
Hunt's regional credits include Jekyll and Hyde in Jekyll & Hyde, Whizzer in Falsettos, Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees, Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof, Freddy Eynsford-Hill in My Fair Lady and Smudge in Forever Plaid.