- Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- Wrote the book for the Stephen Sondheim musical, "Follies", which opened on Broadway in 1971. The play won the New York Drama Critics Circle award as the best musical.
- Wrote the novel "Myself as Witness," about King John who ruled England in the 13th century.
- Wrote a play about Tolstoy that was presented in London.
- His play, "They Might Be Giants", was produced by Joan Littlewood in London in 1961.
- Wrote the play, "Blood, Sweat & Stanley Poole", with his brother, William Goldman, and it was produced on Broadway in 1961.
- In 1962, he and his brother collaborated on the book for the John Kander musical, "A Family Affair".
- In addition to "Myself as Witness", Mr. Goldman wrote three other novels, "Waldorf", "The Man From Greek and Roman" and "Fulton County".
- (1973) His play, "The Lion in Winter", was performed at the Country Club Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Norman Rice in the cast.
- (September 19, 1972 - October 1, 1972) His play, "The Lion in Winter", was performed at the Little Theatre on the Square in Sullivan, Illinois with Helen Wagner as "Eleanor of Aquitaine", Donald May, Floyd King, Allan Carlsen, Kathy Taylor and J.P. Dougherty.
- (1991) His play, "The Lion in Winter", was performed at the Body Politic Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, with Ned Schmidtke in the cast. Nancy Missimi was the costume designer.
- (2004) His play, "The Lion in Winter", was performed at the Timeline Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois with David Parkes in the cast. The crew included Nic Bowling (director), Nicole Rene Burchfield (costume designer), Kevin Hagan (lighting designer), and Chris Johnson (sound designer).
- (2008) His play, "The Lion in Winter", was performed at the Writers Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Shannon Cochran in the cast.
- The Lion in Winter (1966). Written by James Goldman. Incidental music by Thomas Wagner. Directed by Noel Willman. Ambassador Theatre: 3 Mar 1966- 21 May 1966 (92 performance + 2 previews that began on 2 Mar 1966). Cast: Rosemary Harris (as "Eleanor, Henry's wife"), Robert Preston (as "Henry II, King of England"), Dennis Cooney (as "Geoffrey, the middle son"), Suzanne Grossman (as "Alais, a French princess") [Broadway debut], James Rado (as "Richard Lionheart, the oldest son"), Bruce Scott (as "John, the youngest son"), Christopher Walken (as "Philip, King of France"). Standbys: Ludi Claire (as "Eleanor"), Bruce Glover (as "Henry II"). Understudies: Bruce Glover (as "Richard Lionheart"), Ty McConnell (as "Geoffrey/John/Philip"), Leslie Vega (as "Alais"). Produced by Eugene V. Wolsk, Walter Hyman, Alan King and Emanuel Azenberg. Notes (1): Ms. Harris won the 1966 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Play. (2) Filmed as The Lion in Winter (1968).
- (October 2010 - November 14, 2010) His play, "The Lion in Winter," was performed at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theater at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey with Sherman Howard (played Henry II), Lisa Harrow (played Eleanor), Laura Campbell (played Alais), Tom Pelphrey (played Richard) and Sean Hudock (played King of France) in the cast. Paul Mullins was director. Michael Schqeikardt was set designer. Hugh Hanson was costume designer.
- (August 7, 2011 - October 2, 2011) He wrote the book for Stephen Sondheim's musical, "Follies," at the Marriott Marquis Theatre on Broadway in New York City with Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein, Ron Raines, Elaine Paige (played Carlotta), Christian Delcroix, Rosalind Ellis, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Lora Lee Gayer, Michael Hayes, Florence Lacey, David Sabin, Kirsten Scott, Frederick Strother, Nick Verina, Susan Watson, Terri White, Lawrence Alexander, Brandon Bieber, John Carroll, Sara Edwards, Leslie Donna Fleshner, Jenifer Foote, Leah Horowitz, Suzanne Hylenski, Danielle Jordan, Amanda Kloots-Larsen, Joseph Kolinski, Brittany Marcin, Erin N. Moore, Pamela Otterson, Clifton Samuel, Kiira Schmidt, Brian Shepard, Amos Wolff, and Ashley Yeater in the cast. Derek McLane was set designer. Gregg Barnes was costume designer. Natasha Katz was lighting designer. Kai Harada was sound designer. David Brian Brown was hair designer. James Moore was musical director. Warren Carlyle was choreographer. Eric Schaeffer was director. Music and lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim.
- (2000) His play, "The Lion in Winter," was performed at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts with Randall Duk Kim and Dee Hoty in the cast.
- (May 3 to June 9, 2012) He wrote the book for the musical, "Follies," in a Kennedy Center Production at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California with Jan Maxwell, Victoria Clark, Danny Burstein and Ron Raines in the cast. Stephen Sondheim was composer and lyricist. Warren Carlyle was choreographer. James Moore was music director. Eric Schaeffer was director.
- (1968-1969 season) His play, "The Lion in Winter," was performed at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. Arvin Brown was director. Will S. Armstrong was set and costume designer. Ronald Wallace was lighting designer.
- (1980-1981 season) His play, "The Lion in Winter," was performed in a national tour production at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut.
- (December 10, 1970 to January 3, 1971) His play, "The Lion in Winter," was performed at the Actors Theatre of Louisville (Mainstage) in Louisville, Kentucky with Stanley Anderson (Henry II); Judith Long (Alais); Roger Miller (John); Christopher Murney (Geoffrey); Paul Villani (Richard Lionheart); Adale O'Brien (Eleanor); and Ken Kliban (Philip) in the cast.
- (1976-1977 season) His play, "The Lion in Winter," was performed in an Actors Theatre of Louisville production in a Kentucky State Tour. Jon Jory was artistic director.
- (2016-2017 season) His play, "The Lion in Winter," was performed at the Promethean Theatre Ensemble at the Chicago, Illinois with Elaine Carlson in the cast. Beth Sutherland was composer for original music in a play.
- (2016 to 2017 season) His play, "The Lion in Winter," was performed at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater, McGuire Proscenium Stage, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Joseph Haj was artistic director.
- (1969) His play, "The Lion in Winter," was performed at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California. Albert McCleery was artistic director.
- (1977 to 1978 Winter) His play, "The Lion in Winter," was performed at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California. Craig Noel was artistic director. Ken Ruta was director.
- (1992) His play, "The Lion In Winter" was performed with a racially diverse cast in a St. Louis restaurant: Goldman's historical drama of an English royal family was performed with a racially diverse cast in 1992 by the multicultural chamber theatre Excaliber Productions at The Wabash Triangle Café in St. Louis. Darryl Maximilian Robinson directed and starred as King Henry II with actresses Anna Altman and Deborah Phillips alternating as Queen Eleanor. The 12th-century costumes were by Anjula Chan, who also appeared as Princess Alais. Animated film voice-over actor Carey S. Means played Prince Richard the Lionheart.
- (July 19 to 23, 1966) His play, "The Lion in Winter," was performed in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production at the Adams Memorial Theatre Main Stage at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts with David Ackroyd (Geoffrey); Joyce Ebert (Eleanor); Stacy Keach (Richard); John Ryan (Henry); Tom Sawyer (Philip); Barbette Tweed (Alais) and Theodore Vogel III (John) in the cast. Nikos Psacharapoulos was artistic director. Arvin Brown was director. Robert Darling was scenery designer. Rita Bottomley was costume designer. Peter Hunt was lighting designer. J-M Sundstrom was stage manager. Tom Sawyer was assistants stage manager.
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