- (1933 - 1972) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1933) Stage Play: The Dream of Sganarelle. Ballet (special production).
- (1934) Stage Play: Caviar. Musical/romantic comedy. Book by Leo Randole. Lyrics by Edward Heyman. Music by Harden Church. Musical Director: Ivan Rudisill. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Edward Powell and Don Walker [earliest Broadway credit]. Choreographed by John Lonergan. Scenic Design by Steele Savage. Costume Design by Steele Savage. Directed by Clifford Brooke. Forrest Theatre: 7 Jun 1934- 23 Jun 1934 (20 performances). Cast: Walter Armin (as "Count Chipolita/Organ Grinder"), Gene Ashley (as "A Masseuse/An American Sailor/Ensemble"), Hugh Cameron (as "Wallace"), Violet Carlson (as "Jeannine"), Maxine Carter (as "Ensemble"), Dudley Clements (as "Pavel"), Jack Cole (as "Sailor"), Frank Coletti (as "A Reporter"), Don Connolly (as "Jack"), Nonie Dale (as "A Hairdresser/Ensemble"), Paula Denning (as "Ensemble"), Alice Dudley (as "Maid"), Franklyn Fox (as "Carol"), Mitzi Garner (as "A Manicurist/Ensemble"), George Gordon (as "Messenger/Ensemble"), Nanette Guilford (as "Elena"), Kai Hansen (as "A Pedicure/Ensemble"), Drina Hill (as "Midinette/Lenotcha"), Rita Horgan (as "Ensemble"), George Houston (as "Dimitri"), George Hunter (as "Another Facialist/A French Sailor/Ensemble"), Amalie Ideal (as "Another Manicurist/Amelie Ideal (as "Ensemble"), Richard Langdon (as "Ensemble"), Billie Leonard (as "Helen"), Joseph Long (as "Moofty"), Ed Loud (as "A Turkish Detective/Ensemble"), Betty Lyon (as "Ensemble"), Mary Mascher (as "Facialist/Ensemble"), Ray Miller (as "Ray"), Tully Millet (as "Another Masseuse/An English Sailor/Ensemble"), Tesore Mio (as "Herself"), Edward Murray (as "Ensemble"), Joseph Olney (as "Carabinieri/Ensemble"), John J. Walsh (as "Wassili"). Produced by Patrick A. Leonard.
- (1934) Stage Play: Thumbs Up! Musical revue. Music by James F. Hanley and Henry Sullivan. Based on material by H.I. Phillips, Harold Atteridge and Alan Baxter. Lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and Earle Crooker. Musical Director: Gene Salzer. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Conrad Salinger and David Raksin. Vocal arrangements by Jane Pickens. Additional music by Vernon Duke, Gerald Marks and Steve Child. Additional lyrics by Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin, Karl Stark, Jean Herbert, James F. Hanley, John Murray Anderson and Irving Caesar. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Directed by Edward C. Lilley. St. James Theatre: 27 Dec 1934- 11 May 1935 (156 performances). Cast: Margaret Adams, Robert Alan, Louene Ambrosius, Adrian Anthony, Sheila Barrett, Helen Bent, Prescott Brown, Hugh Cameron, William Chandler, George Church, Bobby Clark, Jack Cole, The Delmars, The Demnati Troupe, Henry Dick, Ray Dooley, Eddie Dowling, Paul Draper, Alice Dudley, Althea Elder, Dolly Falla, Holly Falla, Dionne Farrelle, John Fearnley, Agnes Franey, Emerson Frone, Ruben Garcia, Eddie Garr, Sandra Gould, Dawn Greenwood, Eunice Healy, Rose King, Don Knobloch, Hal Le Roy, Phyllis Lind, Lucy Mann, Vida Manuel, Yvonne Marchand, Irene McBride, Paul McCullough, Howard Morgan, J. Harold Murray, Joan Nelson, Frances Nevins, Ruth Nicholson, Barnett Parker, Helen Pickens, Jane Pickens, Patti Pickens, Frances Rand, Stanley Rash, Marty Rhiele, Beth Roland, Al Sexton, Phil Shaw, Marion Vannemann, Billie Worth. Produced by Eddie Dowling.
- (1935) Stage Play: May Wine.
- Keep 'em Laughing (1942). Musical/vaudeville.
- Something for the Boys (1943).
- Ziegfeld Follies of 1943 (1943). Musical revue.
- Allah Be Praised! (1944).
- Magdalena (1948).
- Alive and Kicking (1950). 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. 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 Pène 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.
- (1953) Choreographed the original stage production of the musical version of "Kismet".
- Jamaica (1957). Musical. Book by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy. Music by Harold Arlen. Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. Musical Direction, Continuity and Vocals by Lehman Engel. Dance Music and Additional Vocals by Peter Matz. Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang. Choreographed by Jack Cole. Production Stage Manager: Neil Hartley. Stage Manager: Charles Blackwell. Directed by Robert Lewis. Imperial Theatre: 31 Oct 1957- 11 Apr 1959 (555 performances). Cast: Lena Horne (as "Savannah"), Ricardo Montalban (as "Koli"), Adelaide Hall, Josephine Premice, Joe Adams, Alvin Ailey, Ethel Ayler, Adelaide Boatner, George Boreland, Hugh Bryant, Herb Coleman, Jayne Craddock, Ossie Davis (as "Cicero"), Hugh Dilworth, Norma Donaldson, Patricia Dunn, Doris Galiber, Frank Glass, Harold Gordon, Lavinia Hamilton, Sandra Hinton, Nat Horne, Albert Johnson, Chailendra Jones, Cristyne Lawson, Tony Martinez, Audrey Mason, Jim McMillan, Charles Moore, Sally Neal, Pearl Reynolds, Erik Rhodes (as "The Governor"), Allen Richards, Augustine Rios, Alan Shayne, Christine Spencer, Carolyn Stanford, Claude Thompson, Roy Thompson, Ben Vargas, Jacqueline Walcott, James E. Wall, Billy Wilson, Barbara Wright, Michael Wright. Understudies: Ethel Ayler (as "Savannah"), Charles Blackwell ("Joe Nashua"), Adelaide Boatner (as "Grandma Obeah"), Hugh Bryant (as "Koli, Radio Announcer"), Virginia Capers (as "Grandma Obeah"), Herb Coleman (as "Quico"), Alan Shayne (as "Koli, The Governor"), Roy Thompson (as "Joe Nashua"), Jacqueline Walcott (as "Ginger"), James E. Wall (as "Cicero"). Produced by David Merrick.
- (1961) Stage Play: Donnybrook! Musical comedy. Book by Robert E. McEnroe. Based on "The Quiet Man" by Maurice Walsh. Music by Johnny Burke. Lyrics by Johnny Burke. Musical Director: Clay Warnick. Vocal arrangements by Clay Warnick. Music arranged by Robert Ginzler. Music orchestrated by Robert Ginzler. Ballet music arranged and orchestrated by Laurence Rosenthal. Choreographed by Jack Cole. Production Stage Manager: Frank Coletti [final Broadway credit]. Stage Manager: Dan Brennan. Scenic Design by Rouben Ter-Arutunian. Directed by Jack Cole. 46th Street Theatre: 18 May 1961- 15 Jul 1961 (68 performances + 2 previews that began on 17 May 1961). Cast: Eddie Foy Jr. (as "Mikeen Flynn"), Art Lund (as "John Enright"), Philip Bosco (as "Will Danaher"), Joan Fagan (as "Ellen Roe Danaher"), Susan Johnson (as "Kathy Carey"), John Aristedes (as "Dancer"), Darrell J. Askey (as "Tim O'Connell/Singer"), Sibyl Bowan (as "Sadie McInty"), Gloria Ann Bowen (as "Dancer"), Grace Carney (as "Birdie Monyhan"), Georgia Creighton (as "Singer"), Alfred De Sio (as "Gavin Collins"), Judith Dunford (as "Dancer"), Eddie Erickson (as "An Irish Boy/Singer"), Robert Evans (as "Dancer"), John Ford (as "Singer"), Nancy Foster (as "Singer"), Charlotte Frazier (as "Singer"), Larry Fuller (as "Dancer"), James Gannon (as "Matthew Gilbane"), Mickey Gunnersen (as "Dancer"), William Guske (as "Dancer"), Dee Harless (as "Singer"), George Harwell (as "Jamie/a bartender/Singer"), Georgia Kennedy (as "Singer"), David Lober (as "Dancer"), Bruce MacKay (as "Willie O'Bantie"), Norman Maen (as "Principal Dancer"), George Martin (as "Dancer"), Marissa Mason (as "Esme Gillie/a barmaid/Dancer"), Bob Murdock (as "Singer"), Clarence Nordstrom (as "Old Man Toomey"), Charles Rule (as "Singer"), Carol Sherman (as "Dancer"), Suanne Shirley (as "Dancer"), Keith Stewart (as "Dancer"), Maudeen Sullivan (as "Singer"), Charles C. Welch (as "Father Finucane"), Pamela Wood (as "Dancer"). Produced by Fred Hebert and David Kapp.
- Kean (1961).
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962). Music by Stephen Sondheim. Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. Based on the plays of Plautus. Musical and vocal direction by Milton Rosenstock. Music orchestrated by Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin. Dance arrangements by Hal Schaefer. Choreographed by Jack Cole. Uncredited staging and choreography by Jerome Robbins. Directed by George Abbott. Alvin Theatre (moved to the Mark Hellinger Theatre on 9 Mar 1964 to 9 May 1964 then moved to The Majestic Theatre on 11 May 1964 to close): 1 May 1962- 29 Aug 1964 (964 performances + 8 previews). Cast: Zero Mostel, David Burns, John Carradine (as "Lycus, a buyer and seller of courtesans"), Brian Davies, Jack Gilford (as "Hysterium, slave to Senex and Domina"), Ron Holgate, Ruth Kobart, Preshy Marker, Raymond Walburn (as "Erronius, a citizen of Rome"), Judy Alexander, Lucienne Bridou, David Evans, Lisa James, Roberta Keith, Gloria Kristy, Eddie Phillips, George Reeder, Myrna White. Produced by Harold Prince.
- (1964) Stage Play: Foxy. Musical comedy. Choreographed by Jack Cole. Directed by Robert Lewis. Ziegfeld Theatre: 16 Feb 1964- 18 Apr 1964 (72 performances). Produced by David Merrick.
- (1965) Stage Play: Man of La Mancha. Musical/drama.
- (1972) Stage Play: Man of La Mancha. Musical/drama (revival).
- (September 20-27, 1965) He choreographed the musical, "Kismet," in a Music Theater of Lincoln Center production at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Alfred Drake, Anne Jeffreys, Henry Calvin, Richard Banke, Patricia Welting, Don Beddoe, Truman Gaige, Beatrice Kraft, Alfred Toigo, Reiko Sato, Earle MacVeigh, Sally Neal, Rudy Vejar, Buddy Bryan, Eddie James, Robert Lamont, Nancy Roth, Diana Banks and Anita Alpert in the cast. Charles Lederer and Luther Davis wrote the book based on the play by Edward Knoblock. He and George Forrest wrote the music and lyrics based on the themes by Alexander Borodin. Lemuel Ayers was set designer. Frank Thompson was costume designer. Edward Greenberg was director. Richard Rodgers was producer.
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