- (1950) Stage Play: Alive and Kicking. Musical revue. Music by Hal Borne, Irma Jurist, Sammy Fain, Hoagy Carmichael and Harold J. Rome. Additional music by Sonny Burke, Leo Schumer and Ray Golden. Dance music by Billy Kyle. Sketches by Ray Golden, I.A.L. Diamond, Henry Morgan, Jerome Chodorov, Joseph Stein, Will Glickman and Michael Stuart. "Abou Ben Adhem" adapted from a poem by Leigh Hunt. Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, Ray Golden and Harold Rome. Additional lyrics by Leonard Gershe, Sid Kuller and Michael Stuart. Musical Director: Lehman Engel. Vocal arrangements by Lehman Engel. Vocal arrangements for "Alive and Kicking" by George Bassman. Music orchestrated by George Bassman. Conducted by Irving Actman. Additional numbers by Lucille Kallen, Max Liebman and Mickey Deems [earliest Broadway credit]. Choreographed by Jack Cole. Scenic Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois. Costume Design by Raoul Pene Du Bois. Lighting Design by Mason Arvold. Directed by Robert H. Gordon. Winter Garden Theatre: 17 Jan 1950- 25 Feb 1950 (46 performances). Cast: Rae Abruzzo (as "Alive and Kicking" Singer/"Cry, Baby" Performer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Singer/"Building Going Up" Singer/"Propinquity" Singer/"One Two Three" Performer"), Jeanne Bal (as "Alive and Kicking" Singer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Singer/"Building Going Up" Singer"), Margaret Baxter (as ""Alive and Kicking" Singer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Singer/"Building Going Up" Singer"), George Bockman (as "Alive and Kicking" Dancer/"Abou Ben Adhem" Dancer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Dancer/"Propinquity" Dancer/"One Two Three" Dancer"), June Brady (as "Alive and Kicking" Singer/"I Didn't Want Him" Singer/"Building Going Up" Singer/Announcer/Hippocrates Hits the Jackpot"), David Burns (as "Army/Pals of the Pentagon/Dr. Allen Drawbridge/Meet the Authors/Dr. Frisbee/Hippocrates Hits the Jackpot"), Patricia Bybell (as "Alive and Kicking" Singer/"A World of Strangers" Performer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Singer/"Building Going Up" Singer/"One Two Three" Performer"), Velerie Camille (as "Alive and Kicking" Dancer/"Abou Ben Adhem" Dancer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Dancer/"Propinquity" Dancer/"One Two Three" Dancer"), Jack Cassidy (as "Alive and Kicking" Singer/Trio/Abou Ben Adhem/"Love It Hurts So Good" Singer/"Building Going Up" Singer/First Man/Hippocrates Hits the Jackpot/"Propinquity" Singer"), Madelaine Chambers (as "Alive and Kicking"/Madrigal Trio/What a Delightful Day/"Love It Hurts So Good" Singer/"Building Going Up" Singer/"Propinquity" Singer"), Sylvia Chaney (as "Alive and Kicking" Singer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Singer/"Building Going Up" Singer"), Jack Cole (as "I Didn't Want Him" Dancer/Abou/Abou Ben Adhem/"Love It Hurts So Good" Dancer/"Propinquity" Dancer/"Cole Scuttle Blues" Dancer"), Bryn Corey (as "Alive and Kicking" Singer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Singer/"Building Going Up" Singer"), Kenneth Davis (as "Alive and Kicking" Dancer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Dancer/"Propinquity" Dancer/"One Two Three" Dancer"), Ruth Davis (as "Alive and Kicking" Dancer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Dancer/"Propinquity" Dancer/"One Two Three" Dancer"), Fay DeWitt (as "Alive and Kicking" Singer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Singer/"Building Going Up" Singer/Second Nurse/Hippocrates Hits the Jackpot"), Mickey Deems (as "Airforce/Pals of the Pentagon/"My Day of Rest" Performer/Patient/Hippocrates Hits the Jackpot/Mike/Once Upon a Time"), Jessie Elliott (as "Agnes/I'm All Yours"), Jack Gilford (as "Madrigal Trio/What a Delightful Day/Barney/I Never Felt Better/Floogelman/Once Upon a Time"), Marie Groscup (as "Angel/Abou Ben Adhem/"Love It Hurts So Good" Dancer/"Propinquity" Dancer/"One Two Three" Dancer/"Cole Scuttle Blues" Dancer"), Jay Harnick (as "Alive and Kicking" Singer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Singer/"Building Going Up" Singer"), Jean Harris (as "Alive and Kicking" Dancer/"Abou Ben Adhem" Dancer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Dancer/"One Two Three" Dancer"), Marc Hertsens (as "Alive and Kicking" Dancer/"Abou Ben Adhem" Dancer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Dancer/"Propinquity" Dancer/"One Two Three" Dancer"), Samuel N. Kirkham (as "Alive and Kicking" Singer/Waiter/Meet the Authors/Trio/Abou Ben Adhem/"Love It Hurts So Good" Singer/"Building Going Up" Singer/"Propinquity" Singer"), Louise Kirtland (as "Alive and Kicking" Singer/Chairwoman/Meet the Authors/Wife/I Never Felt Better/"Love It Hurts So Good" Singer/"Building Going Up" Singer/Woman/Hippocrates Hits the Jackpot"), Graham Lee (as "Alive and Kicking" Singer/"Building Going Up" Singer/"Propinquity" Singer/"One Two Three" Performer"), Lenore Lonergan (as "Viola Tremaine/Meet the Authors/"Cry, Baby" Performer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Performer/Miss Honeysuckle/Once Upon a Time/"French With Tears" Performer"), Eve Lynn (as "Secretary/Pals of the Pentagon/"Love It Hurts So Good" Singer/"Building Going Up" Singer"), Arthur Maxwell (as "Alive and Kicking" Singer/"A World of Strangers" Performer/"Building Going Up" Performer"), Jack Miller (as "Alive and Kicking" Dancer/"Abou Ben Adhem" Dancer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Dancer/"Propinquity" Dancer/"One Two Three" Dancer"), Margery Oldroyd (as "Alive and Kicking" Singer/Madrigal Trio/What a Delightful Day/"Love It Hurts So Good" Singer/"Building Going Up" Singer/"Propinquity" Singer"), Paul Olson (as "Alive and Kicking" Dancer/"Abou Ben Adhem" Dancer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Dancer/"Propinquity" Dancer/"One Two Three" Dancer "), Carl Reiner (as "Navy/Pals of the Pentagon/"What a Delightful Day" Introduction/Dr. Hiram Flick/Meet the Authors/Charlie/I Never Felt Better/Dr. Walsh/Hippocrates Hits the Jackpot/Director/Once Upon a Time Performer"), Jack Russell (as "Undersecretary/Pals of the Pentagon/Sergeant/Abou Ben Adhem/"Love It Hurts So Good" Singer/"Building Going Up" Singer/"Propinquity" Performer"), Laurel Shelby (as "Alive and Kicking" Singer/"Cry, Baby" Performer/"Building Going Up" Singer/First Nurse/Hippocrates Hits the Jackpot"), Dolores Starr (as "The Girl/Alive and Kicking/"Abou Ben Adhem" Dancer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Dancer/"Propinquity" Dancer/"One Two Three" Dancer"), Ray Stephens (as "Alive and Kicking" Singer/Trio/Abou Ben Adhem/"Love It Hurts So Good" Singer/Anesthetist/Hippocrates Hits the Jackpot"), Rex Thompson (as "Boy/Abou Ben Adhem/"Building Going Up" Singer"), Bobby Van (as "Milkman/Alive and Kicking/"One Word Led to Another" Performer/George/I'm All Yours"), Gwen Verdon (as "I Didn't Want Him" Dancer/Abou's Wife/Abou Ben Adhem/"Love It Hurts So Good" Dancer/"Propinquity" Dancer/"One Two Three" Dancer/"Cole Scuttle Blues" Dancer"), Earl Williams (as "Alive and Kicking" Singer/"Love It Hurts So Good" Singer/"Building Going Up" Singer/"One Two Three" Performer"). Produced by William R. Katzell and Ray Golden.
- (1949) Stage Play: Along Fifth Avenue. Musical revue.
- (1948) Stage Play: Sleepy Hollow. Musical comedy.
- (1948) "Maurice Chevalier in an Evening of Songs and Impressions" (solo) at the John Golden Theatre in New York. Produced by Arthur Lesser. Staged and performed by Maurice Chevalier. Conducted by Irving Actman. Songs : "J'ai du Ciel dans mon Chapeau" (lyrics by Maurice Chevalier and Louis Poterat, music by Alex Alstone), "It's Good to Fall in Love" (lyrics by Robert Pirosh, music by Georges Van Parys), "Mandarinade" (lyrics by Maurice Chevalier and Pierre Gilbert, music by Henri Betti), "Mimi" (lyrics by Maurice Chevalier, music by Richard Rodgers), "A Barcelone" (lyrics by Maurice Chevalier, music by Henri Betti), "Arthur, Fox à Poil Dur" (lyrics and music by Fred Pearly), "Quai de Bercy" (lyrics by Maurice Chevalier and Louis Poterat, music by Alex Alstone), "Weeping Willie" (lyrics by Maurice Chevalier and Robert Pirosh, music by Rudi Revil), "Prière à ma Mère" (lyrics by Maurice Chevalier, music by Alex Alstone), "Place Pigalle" (lyrics by Maurice Chevalier and Robert Pirosh, music by Alex Alstone), "La Symphonie des Semelles en Bois" (lyrics by Maurice Chevalier and Albert Willemetz, music by Vincent Scotto).
- (1947) Stage Play: Maurice Chevalier. Special Production [concert]. Music by Irving Actman. Henry Miller's Theatre: 10 Mar 1947- 19 Apr 1947 (46 performances). Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Produced by Arthur Lesser.
- (1936) Stage Play: The Illustrators' Show. Musical revue. Music mostly by Irving Actman. Lyrics mostly by Frank Loesser. Additional music by Edgar Fairchild, Charlotte Kent, Frederick Loewe, Berenece Kazounoff and Michael Cleary [credited as Michael H. Cleary]. Additional lyrics by Milton Pascal, Charlotte Kent, Earle Crooker', Nathaniel Lief [final Broadway credit], Max Lief [final Broadway credit] and Carl Randall. Conceived by Society of Illustrators. Amplified and edited by Tom Weatherly. Sketches by Harry Evans, Max Liebman, Hi Alexander, Frank Gabrielson, David Lesan, Kenneth Webb, Donald Blackwell, Napie Moore and Otto Soglow; Musical Director: Gene Salzer. Choreographed by Carl Randall. Scenic Design by Arne Lundborg. Sketches directed by Allen Delano. 48th Street Theatre: 22 Jan 1936- 25 Jan 1936 (5 performances). Cast: Robert Perry, Phyllis Cameron, Claire Carroll, Dorothy Chilton, Fred Cooper, Connie Crowell, Joe Donatello, Betty Gillette, Gomez & Winona, Niela Goodelle, Dan Harden, Elizabeth Houston, William Houston, Harriette Howell, Helen Hudson, Betty Lee, Normand Lind, Helen Lynd, Patricia Marton, Edward Mowen, Frances Nevins, Earl Oxford, Sandra Roy, Otto Soglow, Lorraine Teatom, Dorothy Walker, Davenie Watson, O.Z. Whitehead. Produced by Tom Weatherly.
- (1929) Stage Play: Earl Carroll's Sketch Book. Musical comedy. Music by E.Y. Harburg and Jay Gorney. Book by Earl Carroll, Sidney Skolsky and Eddie Cantor. Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg and Jay Gorney. Conceived by Earl Carroll. Additional text by Eddie Welch. Additional numbers by Billy Rose, Vincent Rose, Harry Tobias, Charles Tobias, Benny Davis, Ted Snyder, Renee Russell, Charles L. Sansone, Irving Kahal, Arnold Johnson, Jean Hubert, Irving Actman [earliest Broadway credit] and Abner Silver. Music orchestration by Domenico Savino. Production Supervised by Earl Carroll. Choreography by LeRoy Prinz. Directed by Edgar J. MacGregor. Earl Carroll Theatre (moved to The 44th Street Theatre from 30 Sep 1929 to Mar 1930, then moved to The 46th Street Theatre from 10 Mar 1930 to close): 1 Jul 1929- 7 Jun 1930 (392 performances). Cast: Irene Ahlberg, Eleanor Ahren, Violet Arnold, Faith Bacon, Harry Blue, Dorothy Britton, Marian Carew, Dorothy Carroll, Slim Cavanaugh, Catherine Clark, Elsie Connor, Evelyn Crowell, Janet Currie, Nancy Decker, Frances Delacy, William Demarest (in "Ensemble"), Grace Du Faye, Sammy Duncan, Carlton Emmy, Maryjo Engers, Ann Faye, Collette Francis, Dorothea Frank, Estelle Fratus, Louise Garnett, Bob Geraghty, George Givot, Marion Harcke, Angeline Hassel, Eileen Healy, Don Howard, Bert Jason, Renee Johnson, Frances Joyce, Margaret Joyce, Henrietta Kay, Patsy Kelly, Nelda Kincaid, Will Mahoney, Mary Masher, Vera Milton, Odessa Morgan, Marion O'Day, Omar, Catherine O'Neil, Irma Philbin, Peggy Purcell, Blanche Reeves, Bob Robson, Etna Ross, Winifred Starr, Rita Stone, Three Sailors, Phelps Twins, Beryl Wallace, Flo Ward, Eileen Wenzel, Diana White, Vivian Wilson, Coly Worth, Gracie Worth. Produced by Earl Carroll.
- (1929 - 1965) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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