- (1929 - 1980) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- Author of books "Method Or Madness", "Advice to the Players" and "Slings and Arrows: Theater In My Life".
- Directed the 1950 non-musical Broadway stage production of "The Happy Time".
- (1954) Stage Play: Witness for the Prosecution. Drama/mystery. Written by Agatha Christie. Production Design by Raymond Sovey. Costume Design by Kathryn B. Miller. Production Stage Manager: John Effrat. Assistant Stage Mgr: Eugene Stuckmann. Directed by Robert Lewis. Henry Miller's Theatre: 16 Dec 1954- 30 Jun 1956 (645 performances). Cast: Mary Barclay (as "Greta"), Jack Bittner, Horace Braham (as "Mr. Justice Wainwright") [final Broadway role], Ernest Clark, R. Cobden-Smith, Brace Conning, Robin Craven, Ronald Dawson, Andrew George, Ruth Greene, Bryan Herbert, Claude Horton, Patricia Jessel, Sam Kramer, Ralph Leonard, Gene Lyons, Michael McAloney, Franklyn Monroe, Henry Craig Nelson, Gordon Nelson (as "Carter"), Una O'Connor (as "Janet Mackenzie"), Arthur Oshlag, Dolores Rashid, Albert Richards, Ralph Roberts, Guy Spaull (as "Dr. Wyatt"), Dawn Steinkamp, Francis L. Sullivan, W.H. Thomas, Harold Webster. Replacement cast: Francis Compton (as "Mr. Justice Wainwright"), John Dooley (as "Warder"), Neil Fitzgerald (as "Carter"), MacGregor Gibb (as "Court Usher"), Will Hare (as "Court Stenogapher"), Charles Hart (as "Barrister"), Geoffrey Lumb (as "Mr. Myers, Q.C."), John Malcolm (as "Foreman of the Jury/Mr. Mayhew"), Dawn Mathison (as "The Other Woman"), Doris Patston (as "Greta"), Henry Sherwood (as "Barrister"). Produced by Gilbert Miller and Peter Saunders. Note: Filmed by Edward Small Productions [distributed by United Artsts] as Witness for the Prosecution (1957).
- Co-founded the Actors' Studio with Cheryl Crawford and Elia Kazan.
- Directed the original Broadway stage production of "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever".
- (1953) Stage Play: The Teahouse of the August Moon. Comedy. Written by John Patrick. Based on the novel by Vern J. Sneider. Music composed by Dai-Keong Lee. Scenic Design and Lighting Design by Peter Larkin. Directed by Robert Lewis. Martin Beck Theatre: 15 Oct 1953- 24 Mar 1956 (1027 performances). Cast: John Forsythe (as "Capt. Fisby"), David Wayne (as "Sakini"), Paul Ford (as "Col. Wainright Purdy III"), Larry Gates (as "Capt. McLean"), William Hansen, Mariko Niki, Richard Akagi, Joyce Chen, Norman Chi, Kaie Deei, Jerry Fujikawa (as "A Villager"), Kikuo Hiromura, Kame Ishikawa, Harry Jackson, Laurence Kim, Mara Kim, Naoe Kondo, Chuck Morgan, Shizu Moriya, Frank Ogawa, Mary Ann Reeve, Saki, Kuraji Seida, Yuki Shimoda, Moy Moy Thom, Vivian Thom, Haim Winant, Kenneth Wong. Produced by Maurice Evans. Produced in association with George Schaefer. Note: Filmed by MGM as The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956).
- Co-founded The Actors Studio in 1947 and was Head of the Acting and Directing Departments at The Yale School of Drama in the 1970s. Lewis was primarily known as theater director of Broadway plays such as 'Brigadoon', 'The Teahouse of The August Moon' and 'On a Clear Day You Can See Forever'.
- Kwamina (1961). Musical. Book by Robert Alan Aurthur. Music by Richard Adler. Lyrics by Richard Adler. Music orchestrated by Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal. Musical and Choral Direction by Colin Romoff. Dance arrangements by John Morris. Choreographed by Agnes de Mille. Directed by Robert Lewis. 54th Street Theatre: 23 Oct 1961- 18 Nov 1961 (32 performances). Cast: Terry Carter (as "Kwamina/Peter"), Sally Ann Howes (as "Eve"), Ethel Ayler, Norman Barrs, Rex Ingram (as "Nana Mwalla"), Brock Peters (as "Obitsebi"), Issa Arnal, Joseph Attles, Pepsi Bethel, Hope Clarke, Zebedee Collins, Joseph Crawford, Doris deMendez, Doreese DuQuan, Julius Fields, Renaye Fubler, Vaughn Fubler, Scott Gibson, Frank Glass, Altovise Gore, Robert Guillaume (as "Ako"), Victoria Harrison, Lillian Hayman, Lee Hooper, Louis Johnson, Wanza L. King, Mary Louise, James Lowe, Minnie Marshall, Rosalie Maxwell, John Miles, Charles Moore, Clark Morgan, Joan Peters, Helen Phillips, Ronald Platts, Mike Quashie, Charles Queenan, Lucinda Ransom, Mal Scott, Joan Seabrook, Ainsley Sigmond, Rawn Spearman, Phillip Stamps, Barbara Ann Teer (as "Dancer"), Edward Thomas, George Tipton, Glory Van Scott, Gordon Watkins, Myrna White, Arthur Wright, Camile Yarborough. Produced by Alfred De Liagre Jr.
- Handful of Fire (1958). Drama. Written by N. Richard Nash. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Robert Lewis. Martin Beck Theatre: 1 Oct 1958- 4 Oct 1958 (5 performances). Cast: Miriam Acevedo [credited as Myriam Acevedo], Jeanne Barr, Dario Barri, Leonardo Cimino, Joan Copeland, James Daly (as "Manuel"), Jesus De Jerez, William Edmonson, Jorge Gonzales, Gene Gross, Louis Guss, Alex Hassilev, Thomas E. Infante, Neil Laurence, Scottie MacGregor, Roddy McDowall (as "Pepi"), Kay Medford (as "Sylvi"), Robert Nieves, Thelma Pelish, Angel Rigau, Mark Rydell (as "Young Man"), Jake Sitters, Irving Winter. Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard).
- (1952) Stage Play: The Grass Harp. Comedy. Written by Truman Capote. From the novel by Truman Capote. Incidental music by Virgil Thomson. Conducted by Claude Monteux. Scenic Design by Cecil Beaton. Costume Design by Cecil Beaton. Assistants to Cecil Beaton: Edith Lutyens and Stephen Tichacek. Directed by Robert Lewis. Martin Beck Theatre: 27 Mar 1952- 26 Apr 1952 (36 performances). Cast: Jay Barney (as "The Postmaster"), Georgia Burke (as "Catherine Creek"), Russell Collins (as "Judge Charlie Cool"), Val Dufour (as "The Sheriff"), Gertrude Flynn (as "The Baker's Wife"), Jonathan Harris (as "Dr. Morris Ritz"), Ralph Hertz (as "The Reverend"), Sterling Holloway (as "The Barber"), Anthony McGrath (as "Big Eddie Stover"), Mildred Natwick (as "Dolly Talbo"), Ruth Nelson (as "Verena Talbo"), Alice Pearce (as "Miss Baby Love Dallas"), Lenka Peterson (as "Maude Riordan"), Jules Racine (as "Brophy"), Larry Robinson (as "Sam"), Jane Smith (as "The Choir Mistress"), Susan Steell (as "The Reverend's Wife"), Johnny Stewart (as "Collin Talbo"). Produced by Arnold Saint Subber. Produced in association with Rita Allen. Note: Produced on film as The Grass Harp (1995).
- (1947) Stage Play: Brigadoon. Musical comedy. Music by Frederick Loewe. Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Book by Alan Jay Lerner. Musical Director: Franz Allers. Music orchestrated by Ted Royal. Vocal arrangements by Frederick Loewe. Scenic Design by Oliver Smith. Choreographed by Agnes de Mille. Directed by Robert Lewis. Ziegfeld Theatre: 13 Mar 1947- 31 Jul 1948 (581 performances). Cast: Delbert Anderson (as "Singer"), Paul Anderson (as "Stuart Dalrymple"), Nathan Baker (as "Dancer"), Marion Bell (as "Fiona MacLaren"), Forrest Bonshire (as "Dancer"), Kay Borron (as "Singer"), Virginia Bosler (as "Jean MacLaren") [Broadway debut], Pamela Britton (as "Meg Brockie"), David Brooks (as "Tommy Albright"), Arthur Carroll (as "Singer"), Frances Charles (as "Jane Ashton"), Wanda Cochran (as "Singer"), Edward Cullen (as "Andrew MacLaren"), 'Richard D'Arcy' (as "Dancer"), George Drake (as "Sword Dancer/Dancer"), Lois Eastman (as "Singer"), Lidija Franklin (as "Maggie Anderson/Dancer"), Lydia Fredericks (as "Singer"), Anna Friedland (as "Dancer"), Helen Gallagher (as "Dancer"), Phyllis Gehrig (as "Dancer"), Hayes Gordon (as "Singer"), Jeanne Grant (as "Singer"), Roland Guerard (as "Sword Dancer/Dancer"), William Hansen (as "Mr. Lundie"), Dorothy Hill (as "Dancer"), Arthur Horn (as "Bagpiper"), Margaret Hunter (as "Kate MacQueen/Singer"), George Keane (as "Jeff Douglas"), Bunty Kelley (as "Fishmonger/Dancer"), Mark Kramer (as "Singer"), Ina Kurland (as "Dancer"), Kenneth Le Roy (as "Dancer"), Olga Lunick (as "Dancer"), Robert Lussier (as "Singer"), James MacFadden (as "Bagpiper"), Mary Martinet (as "Dancer"), Linda Mason (as "Singer"), Tommy Matthews (as "Singer"), Keny McCord (as "Singer"), Charles McCraw (as "Dancer"), James Mitchell (as "Harry Beaton"), Virginia Oswald (as "Singer"), Eleanor Parker (as "Singer"), John Paul (as "Frank"), Michael Raymond (as "Singer"), Earl Redding (as "MacGregor/Singer"), Shirley Robbins (as "Singer"), Walter Scheff (as "Angus McGuffie"), John Schmidt (as "Singer"), Stanley Simmons (as "Dancer"), Faye Elizabeth (as "Smith Singer"), Elliot Sullivan (as "Archie Beaton"), Lee Sullivan (as "Charlie Dalrymple"), Betty Templeton (as "Singer"), Kirsten Valbor (as "Dancer"), Paul Valin (as "Singer"), Allen Waine (as "Dancer"), Jeffrey Warren Sandy Dean/Singer"), William Weber Dancer"). Replacement actors: Delbert Anderson (as "Frank/Stuart Dalrymple"), Jordan Bentley (as "Sandy Dean"), Priscilla Gillette (as "Fiona MacLaren") [Broadway debut], Hayes Gordon (as "Sandy Dean"), Bill Hogue (as "Stuart Dalrymple"), James Jamieson (as "Harry Beaton"), Jules Racine (as "Angus McGuffie/Sandy Dean"), James Roche (as "Bagpiper"), Albert Ruiz (as "Harry Beaton"), James White (as "Sword Dancer"). Produced by Cheryl Crawford. Note: Filmed by MGM as Brigadoon (1954).
- (1946) Stage Play: Land's End. Drama. Written by Thomas Job. Based on the novel by Mary Ellen Chase. Music by Paul Bowles. Directed by Robert Lewis. Playhouse Theatre: 11 Dec 1946- 14 Dec 1946 (5 performances). Cast: Mabel Acker, Frieda Altman (as "Miss Penrose"), Xenia Bank, Jay Barney, Shirley Booth (as "Susan Pengilly"), Sydney Boyd, Clement Brace (as Mr. Brooks"), Ross Chetwynd, Horace Cooper, Walter Coy, Helen Craig (as "Ellen Pascoe"), Diane de Brett, Minnie Dupree (as "Grandmother Tregonny"), Michael Feigay, Joseph Foley, Merle Maddern (as "Mrs. Tregonny"), Theodore Newton, Amelia Romano, Fred Stewart (as "Mr. Trevetha"). Produced by Paul Feigay. Produced in association with George Somnes.
- (1954) Stage Play: Witness for the Prosecution. Drama/mystery. Written by Agatha Christie. Production Design by Raymond Sovey. Costume Design by Kathryn B. Miller. Production Stage Manager: John Effrat. Assistant Stage Mgr: Eugene Stuckmann. Directed by Robert Lewis. Henry Miller's Theatre: 16 Dec 1954- 30 Jun 1956 (645 performances). Cast: Mary Barclay (as "Greta"), Jack Bittner, Horace Braham (as "Mr. Justice Wainwright"), Ernest Clark, R. Cobden-Smith, Brace Conning, Robin Craven, Ronald Dawson, Andrew George, Ruth Greene, Bryan Herbert, Claude Horton, Patricia Jessel, Sam Kramer, Ralph Leonard, Gene Lyons, Michael McAloney, Franklyn Monroe, Henry Craig Nelson, Gordon Nelson (as "Carter"), Una O'Connor (as "Janet Mackenzie"), Arthur Oshlag, Dolores Rashid, Albert Richards, Ralph Roberts, Guy Spaull (as "Dr. Wyatt"), Dawn Steinkamp, Francis L. Sullivan, W.H. Thomas, Harold Webster. Replacement cast: Francis Compton (as "Mr. Justice Wainwright"), John Dooley (as "Warder"), Neil Fitzgerald (as "Carter"), MacGregor Gibb (as "Court Usher"), Will Hare (as "Court Stenogapher"), Charles Hart (as "Barrister"), Geoffrey Lumb (as "Mr. Myers, Q.C."), John Malcolm (as "Foreman of the Jury/Mr. Mayhew"), Dawn Mathison (as "The Other Woman"), Doris Patston (as "Greta"), Henry Sherwood (as "Barrister"). Produced by Gilbert Miller and Peter Saunders. Note: Filmed as Witness for the Prosecution (1957).
- (May 8, 1936) He played Clayton in Clifford Odets' play, "Waiting for Lefty," in a Group Theater Company production at the Selwyn Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Morris Carnovsky (Harry Fatt); Art Smith (Joe); Ruth Nelson (Edna); Tony Kraber (Miller); Louis Leverett (Irv); Phoebe Brand (Florrie); Jules Garfield (Sid); Elia Kazan (Keller); Sanford Meisner (henchman); Maury Miller (henchman); Roman Bolmen (Dr. Barnes); Luther Adler (Dr. Benjamin); and William Challee (a man) in the cast.
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