- (1943 - 1955) Active on Broadway in the above productions:
- (1943) Stage Play: Artists and Models. Musical revue.
- (1944) Stage Play: Allah Be Praised! Musical comedy.
- (1947) Stage Play: Street Scene. Musical drama.
- (1948) Stage Play: Make Mine Manhattan. Musical revue.
- (1950) Stage Play: The Live Wire. Comedy.
- (1952) Stage Play: Wish You Were Here. Musical comedy. Book by Arthur Kober and Joshua Logan. Based on the play "Having Wonderful Time" by Arthur Kober. Music by Harold Rome. Lyrics by Harold Rome. Musical Director: Jay Blackton. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Musical Continuity by Trude Rittman. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Lighting design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Joshua Logan. Imperial Theatre: 25 Jun 1952- 28 Nov 1953 (598 performances). Cast: Frank Aletter (as "Eli, Itchy's Assistant"), Sidney Armus (as "Itchy Flexner")[Broadway debut], Tom Ayre, Nancy Baker, Mardi Bayne, Joan Berke, Larry Blyden, Sheila Bond (as "Fay Fromkin"), Sue Brin, Jack Cassidy (as "Chick Miller"), Harry Clark, Robert Dixon, Norma Doggett, Elliott Feder, Richard France, Nancy Franklin, Gus Giordano, Elaine Gordon, Denise Griffin, Stanley Grover, Florence Henderson (as "The New Girl"), Bill Hogue, Ray Hyson, Joan Johnston, Leo Kayeworth, Sybil Lamb, Al Lawrence, George Lenz (as "Butch/Waiter"), Roslynd Lowe, Patricia Marand, Leila Martin, Joe Milan, Phyllis Newman (as "Sarah/Bathing Beauty"), Toni Parker, Candi Parsons, Don Paterson, John Perkins, Shirley Ann Prior, Inga Rode, Fred Sadoff, Reid Shelton (as "Joe, Waiter") [Broadway debut], Sammy Smith, Harry Snow, Ray Steele, Wally Strauss, Jan Stuart, Joseph Thomas, Tom Tryon (as "Alex, the Waiter"), Paul Valentine, Gloria Van Deweel, Don Wayne, Beverly Weston, Steve Wiland, Rain Winslow. Produced by Leland Hayward and Joshua Logan.
- (1954) Stage Play: Lunatics and Lovers. Farce. Written by Sidney Kingsley. Directed by Sidney Kingsley. Broadhurst Theatre: 13 Dec 1954- 1 Oct 1955 (336 performances). Cast: 'Dennis King' (as "Judge Sullivan"), Mary Anderson, Sheila Bond (as "Sable Wellington"), Nate Cantor (as "Joe Gonz"), Vicki Cummings, Buddy Hackett (as "Dan Cupid") [Broadway debut], Arthur O'Connell (as "Will Harrison"), Maurice Brenner, Fairfax Burger (as "Hotel Manager"), Lynn Merrill, James Nolan, Rex Partington, Donna Pearson, George Tyne (as "House Detective"). Understudies: Maurice Brenner (as "Joe Gonz"), Fairfax Burger (as "Judge Sullivan"), Howard Caine (as "Dan Cupid") [Broadway debut], Len Doyle (as "Judge Sullivan"), Lynn Merrill (as "Marian Harrison/Sable Wellington"), Rex Partington (as "Policeman/Will Harrison"), Donna Pearson (as "Desiree") and George Tyne (as "Dan Cupid"). Replacement actors included: Whitfield Connor (as "Will Harrison"), Jerome Cowan (as "Judge Sullivan"), Zero Mostel (as "Dan Cupid") [replaced Buddy Hackett during vacation]. Produced by M. Kirshner.
- (1955) Stage Play: Damn Yankees. Musical comedy. Written by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, from Wallop's novel "The Year of the Yankees." Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. Book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop. From the novel "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant" by Douglass Wallop. Musical Director: Harold Hastings [credited as Hal Hastings]. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Dance arrangements by Roger Adams. Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Bob Fosse. Directed by George Abbott. 46th Street Theater (moved to The Adelphi Theatre (6 May 1957- close): 5 May 1955- 6 May 1957 (1019 performances). Cast: Stephen Douglass (as "Joe Hardy"), Gwen Verdon (as "Lola"), Ray Walston (as "Applegate"), Rae Allen (as "Gloria Thorpe"), Richard Bishop (as "Welch"), Shannon Bolin (as "Meg Boyd"), Frank Bouley (as "Singer"), Russ Brown (as "Van Buren"), Fred Bryan, Betty Carr (as "Dancer"), Ronn Cummins, Cherry Davis (as "Teen-Ager/Singer"), Robert Evans (as "Dancer"), Timmy Everett (as "Dancer"), Patricia Ferrier (as "Dancer"), Nathaniel Frey (as "Smokey"), Jeanne Grant (as "Singer"), Marlyn Greer (as "Dancer"), Janet Hayes (as "Singer"), Del Horstmann (as "Lynch/Commissioner/Singer"), Elizabeth Howell (as "Doris"), Janie Janvier (as "Miss Weston/Singer"), William Joyce (as "Dancer"), Harvey Jung (as "Dancer"), Joan Keenan (as "Singer"), Marie Kolin (as "Dancer"), James Komack (as "Rocky") [credited as Jimmie Komack], Al Lanti (as "Henry/Dancer"), Albert Linville (as "Vernon/Postmaster/Singer"), Suzanne Lovell (as "Singer"), Ralph Lowe (as "Singer"), George Marcy (as "Guard/Dancer"), Julia Marlowe, Svetlana McLee, Eddie Phillips, Jackie Scholle, Robert Shafer (as "Joe Boyd"), Jean Stapleton (as "Sister"), Ralph Strane, Mark Ward. Replacement actors [during 46th Street Theatre run]: William Adams (as "Welch"), Sheila Bond (as "Lola"), Howard Caine (as "Applegate"), Bob Dishy (as "Rocky"), Charlotte Fairchild (as "Meg Boyd"), Margot Feldman (as "Dancer"), William Joyce (as "Henry"), George Lake (as "Dancer"), Marty May (as "Van Buren"), Charles Morrell (as "Dancer"), Don Rogers (as "Rocky"), Gretchen Wyler (as "Lola"). [During Adelphi Theatre run:] Sally Brown (as "Gloria Thorpe"), Charlotte Fairchild (as "Meg Boyd"), Sam Greene (as "Postmaster/Vernon"), Devra Korwin (as "Lola"), George Lake (as "Henry"), Kenneth Le Roy (as "Sohovik"), Bill McDonald (as "Smokey"), Anita Webb (as "Sister"), Gretchen Wyler (as "Lola"). Produced by Frederick Brisson, Robert E. Griffith and Harold Prince. Produced in association with Albert B. Taylor. Note: Filmed as Damn Yankees (1958).
- (1955) Stage Play: Deadfall. Melodrama.
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