- Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- Catherine Was Great (1944). Written by Mae West. Choreographed by Margaret Sande. Directed by Roy Hargrave. Shubert Theatre (moved to The Royale Theatre on 2 Dec 1944 to close): 2 Aug 1944- 13 Jan 1945 (191 performances). Cast: Reginald Allen (as "Usher"), George Anderson (as "Guard"), Joel Ashley (as "Corporal Joe/Prince Potemkin"), Gene Barry (as "Lieutenant Bunin"), Frank Baxter (as "Vanya"), Albert Bayne (as "Councillor"), Carl Bensen (as "Soldier"), Michael Bey (as "Ivan VI"), Harry Bodin (as "Innkeeper"), Ray Bourbon (as "Florian"), Gerry Brent (as "Lady-in-Waiting"), Jack Burke (as "Soldier"), Eden Burrows (as "Guard"), John Colby (as "Soldier"), Owen Coll (as "Ambassador Choiseul"), Elinor Counts (as "Varvara"), Boyd de Brossard (as "Soldier"), Don De Leo (as "Ambassador Murad Pasha") [Broadway debut], Edna Eckert (as "Lady-in-Waiting"), Dick Ellis (as "Usher"), Victor Finney (as "Semyonev/Chamberlain"), Antony Fortune (as "Soldier"), John Frederick (as "Guard"), Charles K. Gerrard (as "Count Panin"), Don Gibson (as "Captain Danilov"), Coburn Goodwin (as "Count Nikolai Mirovich"), Milton Gordon (as "Soldier"), Eddy Grove, Leon Hamilton (as "Maurice"), Charles Hart (as "Councillor"), Bern Hoffman(as "Pugacheff"), Phillip Huston (as "Greg/Gregory Orloff"), Philip Cary Jones (as "Captain Dronsky"), Hubert Long (as "Jim/Alexis Orloff"), Jerry Lucas (as "Guard"), Dayton Lummis (as "Chechkofski"), William Malone (as "Admiral Semechkin"), Joseph R. Mann (as "Councillor"), Michael Mauree (as "Lady-in-Waiting"), Buddy Millard (as "Page Boy"), Dickie Millard (as "Page Boy"), Robert G. Morse (as "Councillor"), Mila Niemi (as "Lady-in-Waiting"), John Parrish (as "Marshal Suvorov"), Gloria Pierre (as "Lady-in-Waiting"), Mary Reid (as "Lady-in-Waiting"), William Skelton (as "Soldier"), Carl Specht (as "Soldier"), Richard Spohr (as "Guard"), Michael Spreder (as "Chamberlain"), Ramond Stenzi (as "Guard"), John Stephen (as "Chief Chamberlain"), Frank Stevens (as "Councillor"), Robert Strauss (as "Mike") [final Broadway role], Mischa Tonken (as "Roy"), Lester Towne (as "Chimneysweep"), William Tubbs (as "Councillor"), Henry Vincent (as "English Ambassador"), Mae West. Produced by Mike Todd.
- Spook Scandals (1944). Music by Sergio DeKarlo. Written by Jerry Sylvon. Choreographed by Paul Haakon, Marta Nita and Paul Reyes. Directed by Jerry Sylvon. President Theatre: 8 Dec 1944- 9 Dec 1944 (2 performances). Cast: Kendall Bryson, Don De Leo, Al Henderson, Dean Myles, Mila Niemi, Gedda Petry, Eva Reyes. Produced by Michael Todd's Midnight Players.
- Billion Dollar Baby (1945). Musical comedy. Music by Morton Gould. Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Musical Director: Max Goberman. Additional orchestrations: Philip J. Lang [earliest Broadway credit] and Allan Small. Music orchestrated by Morton Gould. Scenic Design by Oliver Smith. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Lighting Design by George Schaff. Choreographed by Jerome Robbins. Directed by George Abbott. Alvin Theatre: 21 Dec 1945- 29 Jun 1946 (22 performances). Cast: Lucas Aco (as "Dancer"), Jeri Archer (as "Cigarette Girl/Singer") [Broadway debut], David Burns (as "Dapper Welch"), Tony Caffaro (as "Singer"), Robert Chisholm (as "M.M. Montague"), Horace Cooper (as "J.C. Creasy"), Danny Daniels (as "Champ Watson"), William David (as "Pa Jones"), Don De Leo (as "Jerry Bonanza"), Douglas Deane (as "Neighbor/Comic/Dancer"), Jacqueline Dodge (as "Dancer"), Robert Edwin (as "Watchman"), Althea Elder (as "Miss Texas"), Peggy Anne Ellis (as "Singer"), Future Fulton (as "Singer"), Helen Gallagher (as "Neighbor/Chorine/Dancer"), Lynne Gammon (as "Singer"), Anthony Gardell [credited as Tony Gardell] (as "Violin Player/Danny/Singer"), Alan Gilbert (as "Reporter/Marathon M.C."), Virginia Gorski (as "Chorine/Dancer"), Mitzi Green (as "Georgia Motley"), Maria Harriton (as "Neighbor/Chorine/Dancer"), Fred Hearne (as "Dancer"), Eddie Hodge (as "Neighbor/Art Leffenbush"), Doris Hollingsworth (as "Singer"), Beverly Hosier (as "Neighbor/Singer"), Ann Hutchinson (as "Dancer"), Douglas Jones (as "Newsboy"), Philip La Torre (as "Singer"), Joe Landis (as "Dancer"), Howard Lenters (as "Neighbor/Policeman"), Cecille Mann (as "Dancer"), Joan Mann (as "Chorine/Dancer"), Joan McCracken (as "Maribelle Jones"), James Mitchell (as "Rocky, who dances"), Ray Morrissey (as "Singer"), Arthur Partington (as "Dancer"), Virginia Poe (as "Chorine/Dancer"), Franklin Powell (as "Singer"), Anthony Reed (as "Photographer/Singer"), Emily Ross (as "Ma Jones"), Richard Sanford (as "Master of Ceremonies/Rodney Gender"), Betty Saunders (as "Singer"), Beth Shea (as "Singer"), Thelma Stevens (as "Singer"), Bill Summer (as "Dancer"), William Tabbert (as "Rocky Barton"), David Thomas (as "Waiter/Singer"), Richard Thomas (as "Newsboy"), Lorraine Todd (as "Chorine/Dancer"), Shirley Van (as "Esme"), Allen Waine (as "Dancer"), Sydney Wylie (as "Singer"). Replacement actors: Jacqueline Dodge (as "Miss Texas"), Anthony Gardell [credited as Tony Gardell] (as "Jerry Bonanza"), Stefan Gierasch (as "Newsboy"), Thomas Hume (as "Master of Ceremonies/Rodney Gender"), Philip La Torre (as "Violin Player"), Joan Mann (as "Neighbor"), Rosemary Schaefer (as "Singer"), David Thomas (as "Master of Ceremonies"), Richard Thomas (as "Dancer"), Evelyn Ward (as "Dancer"). Produced by Paul Feigay and Oliver Smith.
- Don't Drink the Water (1966). Comedy. Written by Woody Allen. Scenic/Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Design by Motley. Production Sound: Robert Maybaum. Sound Design by Lincoln J. Stulick. Associate Designer: Paul Trautvetter. Assistant to Mr. Mielziner: L.C. Warner. Directed by Stanley Prager. Morosco Theatre (moved to The Ethel Barrymore Theatre from 22 Jan 1968- 23 Mar 1968, then moved to The Belasco Theatre from 25 Mar 1968- close): 17 Nov 1966- 20 Apr 1968 (598 performances + 19 previews that began on 2 Nov 1966). Cast: Lou Jacobi (as "Walter Hollander"), Kay Medford (as "Marion Hollander"), Tony Roberts (as "Axel Magee"), Anita Gillette (as "Susan Hollander"), Luke Andreas (as "Novotny"), Jonathan Bolt (as "Waiter"), Oliver Clark, James Dukas (as "as "Krojack"), John Hallow (as "Kaznar"), House Jameson (as "Ambassador James F. Magee") [final Broadway role], Richard Libertini, Gerry Matthews, Donna Mills (as "Sultan's 1st Wife"), Sharon Talbot (as "Countess Bordoni"), Gene Varrone (as "Chef"), Curtis Wheeler (as "Burns"). Standbys: Merle Albertson (as "Marion Hollander"), Don De Leo (as "Walter Hollander") [final Broadway role]. Understudies: Luke Andreas (as "Chef/Krojack/The Sultan of Bashir"), Jonathan Bolt [credited as Jonathan Bolt] (as "Axel Magee"), John Hallow (as "James F. Magee/Burns/Father Drobney"), Donna Mills (as "Susan Hollander"), Jim Stevenson (as "Kaznar/Kilroy"). Replacement cast during Morosco Theatre run: Understudy: Jim Stevenson (as "Axel Magee"). Replacement cast during Ethel Barrymore Theatre: James Beard (as "Chef"), Peggy Cass (as "Marion Hollander"), Len Cotchman (as "Kilroy") [from 31 Jul 1967- ?], Len Gochman (as "Axel Magee"), Dan Resin (as "Kilroy"), Gene Varrone (as "Father Drobney"). Understudies: Luke Andreas (as "Kaznar"), Jim Stevenson (as "Axel Magee"), Sharon Talbot (as "Susan Hollander"). Produced by David Merrick. Produced in association with Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe. Associate Producer: Samuel Liff. Note: Filmed as Don't Drink the Water (1969).
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content