- (1926- 1975?). Active on Broadway [credited as Sylvia Hoffman through 1928] in the following productions:
- (1975) Stage Play: The Fifth Season. Musical comedy/farce. Written by Sylvia Regan [final Broadway credit]. Musical version of the play by Sylvia Regan. Adapted in Yiddish and English by Luba Kadison. Lyrics by Dick Manning. Music by Dick Manning. Yiddish adaption of lyrics by Isaac Dogim. Musical Director: Renee Solomon. Musical Staging by Sophie Maslow. Directed by Joseph Buloff. Eden Theatre: 12 Oct 1975- unknown (122 performances). Cast: Gene Barrett (as "Marty Goodwin"), Joseph Buloff (as "Max Pincus"), David Carey (as "Perl"), Cathy Carnevale (as "Model"), Franceska Fischler (as "Model"), Barbara Joan Frank (as "Model"), Gerri-Ann Frank (as "Shelly"), Evelyn Kingsley (as "Frances Goodwin"), Miriam Kressyn (as "Miriam Oppenheim"), Elias Patron (as "Mr. Katz"), Stan Porter (as "Benny Goodwin"), Jack Rechtzeit (as "Mr. Lewis"), Raquel Yossifson (as "Laurie"). Produced by Jewish Nostalgic Productions Inc. and Harry Rothpearl. Note: This was reworked musical version of Ms. Regan's greatest hit (largely in Yiddish!). While regarded today as a flop (mostly by comparison to the earlier version), the production likely broke even at the box office.
- (1926) Stage Play: We Americans. Drama. Written by Milton Herbert Gropper and Max Siegel. Directed by Sam Forrest. Sam H. Harris Theatre: 12 Oct 1926- Jan 1927 (closing date unknown/118 performances). Cast: Luther Adler (as "Phil Levine"), Nancy Allen (as "Mrs. Peterson"), George Baxter (as "Leo Lanheim"), Jules Bennett (as "Mr. Albertini"), Charles Ellis (as "Samuel Korn"), Lackaye Grant (as "Clarence Williams"), Ethel Henin (as "Mrs. Goldberg"), Milton C. Herman (as "Mr. Finkel"), Sylvia Regan [credited as Sylvia Hoffman] (as "Anna Philipescu") [Broadway debut], Jerome Kennedy (as "O'Dougall"), Clara Langsner (as "Mrs. Levine"), Ailsa Lawson (as "Beth Levine"), Ruth Lee (as "Helen Dale"), Ann Lowenworth (as "Mrs. Horowitz"), Sam Mann (as "Mr. Goldberg"), William E. Morris (as "Jacob Marcus"), Herbert Polesie (as "Chaim Horowitz"), Morris Strassberg (as "Mr. Horowitz"), Mann Wada (as "Song Lee"), Josephine Wehn (as "Mrs. Albertini'), Paul Muni (credited as Muni Wiensfred) (as "Morris Levine") [Broadway debut]. Produced by Sam Harris.
- (1928) Stage Play: The Waltz of the Dogs. Written by Leonid Andreyev. Directed by Celia Avramo. Cherry Lane Theatre (moved to The 48th Street Theatre from 7 May 1928- close): 25 Apr 1928- May 1928 (closing date unknown/35 performances). Cast: Jules Artfield (as "Alexandrov, nicknamed Feklusha"), Samuel Baron (as "Ivan"), Antoinette Crawford (as "Happy Jennie"), Edward England (as "Andrey Tizenhausen"), Sylvia Regan [credited as Sylvia Hoffman] (as "Elizabeth"), Harold Johnsrud (as "Henry Tile"), Douglas B. Krantzor (as "Dmitry Yermolayev"), Rudolph Lovinger (as "Carl Tile"). Produced by Celia Avramo.
- (1928) Stage Play: Poppa. Comedy. Written by Bella Spewack and Sam Spewack. Directed by George Abbott. Biltmore Theatre: 24 Dec 1928- Mar 1929 (closing date unknown/96 performances). Cast: Anna Appel (as "Mrs. Schwitzky"), Wilton C. Herman (as "Mr. Finkel"), Sylvia Regan [credited as Sylvia Hoffman] (as "Marjorie"), Sam Jaffe (as "Pincus Schwitzky"), Mara Keval (as "Mrs. Rosenthal"), Martin Malloy (as "Mr. Schlossberg"), William E. Morris (as "Jake Harris"), Raymond O'Brien (as "Big Boy" Shapiro"), Mary Ricard (as "Ruth Schwitzky"), George Sawyer (as "Flannery"), Edward Shaw (as "Philip Rosenthal"), Lillian Toller (as "Fifi"), Harold Waldridge (as "Herbert Schwitzky"), Paula Walter (as "Mrs. Finkel"), Morris J. Ward (as "Detective"). Produced by H.S. Kraft.
- (1940) Stage Play: Morning Star. Comedy. Written by Sylvia Regan. Incidental music by Lee Wainer and Robert Sour. Directed by Charles Freeman. Longacre Theatre: 16 Apr 1940- 8 Jun 1940 (63 performances). Cast: Martin Blaine (as "Harry Engel"), Joseph Buloff (as "Aaron Greenspan"), Ross Elliott (as "Hymie, as a Young Man"), Cecila Evans (as "Esther"), Jeanne Greene (as "Fanny"), Georgette Harvey (as "Pansy"), Kenneth Le Roy (as "Young Hymie, as a Boy"), Sidney Lumet (as "Hymie Tashman"), David Morris (as "Irving Tashman"), Molly Picon (as "Becky Felderman"), Henry Sharp (as "Myron Engel"), Harold J. Stone (as "Benjamin Brownstein"), Ruth Yorke (as "Sadie"). Produced by George Kondolf.
- (1950) Stage Play: Great to Be Alive! Musical. Music by Abe Ellstein and Robert Russell Bennett. Book by Walter Bullock and Sylvia Regan. Lyrics by Walter Bullock. Orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett and Don Walker [credited as Donald J. Walker]. Musical Direction by Max Meth. Arrangements for "Headin' for a Weddin'," "Dreams Ago" Waltz and "The Riddle" by Genevieve Pitot. Vocal arrangements by Crane Calder. Scenic Design and costume design by Stewart Chaney. Musical staging by Helen Tamiris. Directed by Mary Hunter. Winter Garden Theatre: 23 Mar 1950- 6 May 1950 (52 performances). Cast: Rod Alexander (as "Albert"), Valerie Bettis (as "Kitty"), Mark Dawson (as "Vince"), Stuart Erwin (as "Woodrow Twig") [final Broadway role], Bambi Linn (as "Bonnie"), Vivienne Segal (as "Leslie Butterfield"), Martha Wright (as "Carol"), Leigh Allen (as "Singer"), Jeanne Bal (as "Singer"), Lulu Bates (as "Blodgett"), Chuck Brunner (as "Dancer"), Fred Bryan (as "Singer"), Aleen Buchanan (as "Maybelle"), Ted Cappy (as "Dancer"), Ken Carroll (as "The Minister/Singer"), Virginia Curtis (as "Sandra/Singer"), Eleanor Fairchild (as "Dancer"), Roscoe French (as "Dancer"), Ed Gombos (as "Singer"), Eleanore Gregory (as "Dancer"), Barbara Heath (as "Dancer"), Ann Hutchinson (as "Dancer"), John Juliano (as "Singer"), Norma Kaiser (as "Dancer"), Don Kennedy (as "O'Brien"), Betty Low (as "Prudence"), Jay Marshall (as "Crumleigh"), J.C. McCord (as "Jake"), Ruth McVayne (as "Singer"), Joyce Mitchell (as "Singer"), David Nillo (as "Jonathan/Dancer"), Russell Nype (as "Freddie/Singer"), Earl Oxford (as "Butch"), Marjorie Peterson (as "Mimsey"), Paul Reed (as "Rafferty"), Harry Lee Rogers (as "Dancer"), Janice Rule (as "Dancer"), Swen Swenson (as "Dancer"), Robert Wallace (as "Singer"), Julia Williams (as "Singer"). Produced by Vinton Freedley. Produced in association with Anderson Lawler and Russell Markert.
- (1953) Stage Play: The Fifth Season. Comedy/farce. Written by Sylvia Regan. Stage Manager: Nicholas Saunders. Assistant Stage Mgr: John Cassavetes [only Broadway credit]. Scenic Design by Sam Leve. Directed by Gregory Ratoff. Cort Theatre: 23 Jan 1953- 23 Oct 1954 (654 performances). Cast: Menasha Skulnik (as "Max Pincus"), Richard Whorf (as "Johnny Goodwin"), Carolyn Block (as "The Brunette Model"), John Griggs (as "Miles Lewis"), Phyllis Hill (as "Lorraine McKay"), Dick Kallman (as "Marty Goodwin"), John Kullers (as "Ruby D. Prince"), Dorian Leigh (as "Dolores"), Augusta Roeland (as "Frances Goodwin"), Norman Rose (as "Ferelli"), Nita Talbot (as "Shelly"), Midge Ware (as "The Redhead Model"), Lois Wheeler (as "Miriam Oppenheim"). Standbys: John Boruff (as "Johnny Goodwin/Miles Lewis"), John Cassavetes (as "Marty Goodwin/Ruby D. Prince"), David Kurlan (as "Ferelli/Max Pincus"), Gedda Petry (as "Frances Goodwin/Miriam Oppenheim") and Midge Ware (as "Lorraine McKay/Shelly") [Broadway debut]. Replacement actors: Helen Alexander (as "The Brunette Model"), Helen Anderson (as "The Blond Model"), Dorothea Biddle (as "The Blond Model"), Cynthia Douglas (as "The Brunette Model"), Bill Penn (as "Marty Goodwin"), Bill Sargent (as "The Brunette Model"), Teddy Tavenner (as "The Redhead Model"), Midge Ware (as "Dolores"). Understudy: Helen Alexander (as "Shelly"). Produced by George Kondolf. Associate Producer: Sherman S. Krellberg.
- (1969) Stage Play: Zelda. Comedy. Written by Sylvia Regan. Scenic Design and Lighting Design by Will Steven Armstrong. Directed by Delbert Mann. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 5 Mar 1969- 8 Mar 1969 (5 performances + 10 previews). Cast: Ed Begley (as "Alexander Hartman"), Lilia Skala (as "Rose Hartman"), Julie Anne (as "Suzy Corey"), Robby Benson (as "David Hartman"), Zaida Coles (as "Christine Corey"), Maxwell Glanville (as "Jim Corey"; final Broadway role), Tom Keena (as "Norman Hartman"), Renee Roy (as "Geraldine Hartman"), Alfred Sandor (as "Elliott Hartman"), Nita Talbot (as "Steffi Hartman"). Standbys: Karen Anderson (as "Suzy Corey"), Javotte Greene (as "Christine Corey"), Stanley Greene (as "Jim Corey"), Robert H. Harris (as "Alexander Hartman"), Viola Harris (as "Rose Hartman") Broadway role] and Bob Hennessey (as "David Hartman"). Produced by Arthur Hoffe and Charles Isenberg. Produced in association with Gerald B. Seiff.
- (2004-2005 season) Her play, "Morning Star," was performed in a Jewish Drama in America: a Reading Series at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut.
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