- (1940 - 1971) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1940) Stage Play: Big White Fog. Drama.
- (1942) Stage Play: The Skin of Our Teeth. Comedy. Written by Thornton Wilder. Press Representative: Richard Maney and John L. Toohey. Stage Manager: B.D. Kranz. Assistant Stage Mgr: Stanley Prager. Directed by Elia Kazan. Plymouth Theatre: 18 Nov 1942- 25 Sep 1943 (359 performances). Cast: Tallulah Bankhead (as "Sabina"), Florence Eldridge (as "Mrs. Antrobus"), Fredric March (as "Mr. Antrobus"), Remo Bufano (as "Dinosaur"), Carroll Clark, Harry Clark, Montgomery Clift (as "Henry"), Stephan Cole, Ralph Cullinan (as "Homer"), Morton Da Costa, Viola Dean (as "Ivy", Aubrey Fassett, Edith Faversham, Seumas Flynn, Arthur Griffin, Frances Heflin (as "Gladys"), Ralph Kellard (as "Professor/Mr. Tremayne") [final Broadway role], Emily Lorraine, E.G. Marshall (as "Mr. Fitzpatrick"), Eulabelle Moore, Eva Mudge Nelson (as "Miss M. Muse"), Stanley Prager (as "Usher/Conveener/Fred Bailey"), Andrew Ratousheff, Florence Reed, Patricia Riordan, Elizabeth Scott, Joseph Smiley, Earl Sydnor, Dick Van Patten (as "Telegraph Boy") [credited as Dickie Van Patten], Stanley Weede. Produced by Michael Myerberg.
- (1951) Stage Play: Two on the Aisle. Musical revue. Music by Jule Styne. Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Sketches by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang. Dance arrangements by Genevieve Pitot. Vocal arrangements by Herbert Greene. Musical Director: Herbert Greene. "Schneider's Miracle" by Nat Hiken and Billy Friedberg. Musical Staging by Ted Cappy. "Dog Show" choreographed by Ruthanna Boris. Directed by Abe Burrows. Mark Hellinger Theatre: 19 Jul 1951- 15 Mar 1952 (276 performances + 1 preview). Cast: Dolores Gray (as "The Girl/Wife/A Vaudevillian/Br³nnhilde/Specialty Performer/Wifey/She/Miss Travers"), Bert Lahr (as "Lefty Hogan/Captain Universe/The Clown/A Vaudevillian/Siegfried/Schneider/Specialty Performer/Lovey/Close Friend/Him/Mr. Murdock"), John Allen (as "Passer-by/Singing Ensemble"), Jeanette Aquilina (as "Maid/Little Girl/Dancing Ensemble"), Arthur Arney (as "Conductor/Denizen of Venus/Singing Ensemble"), Margery Beddow (as "Rhine Maiden/Dancing Ensemble"), Fred Bryan (as "Specialty Singer/Singing Ensemble"), Betty Buday (as "Lover/Dalmatian/Dancing Ensemble"), Gloria Danyl (as "The Other Woman/Clown's Assistant/Rhine Maiden/Cocker Spaniel/Dancing Ensemble"), Bob Emmett (as "3rd Suitor/The Man/Traveller/Judge/Dancing Ensemble"), Dorothy Etheridge (as "Specialty Dancer/Pekinese"), Gregg Evans (as "Russian Wolfhound/Showgirl"), Jerry Fries (as "Specialty Dancer/Trainer for Wolfhounds/Dancing Ensemble"), Robert Gallagher (as "Conductor/Cameraman/Hitchcock/Inspector"), Doris Goodwin (as "Dalmatian/Dancing Ensemble"), Dolores Gray (as "The Girl"), Richard Gray (as "Cameraman/Hodgkins/Policeman"), Gordon Hamilton (as "Manager for Poodle/Singing Ensemble"), John Kelly (as "2nd Suitor/Urchin/Trainer for Dalmations"), Walter Kattwinkel [credited as Walter Kelvin] (as "Conductor/Radio Voice/Passer-by/Singing Ensemble"), Rosemary Kittelton (as "Russian Wolfhound/Showgirl"), Larry Laurence (as "Hotchkiss/Conductor"), Alan LeRoy (as "Producer/Man on Bench"), Vera Lee (as "Specialty Dancer/Clown's Assistant/Rhine Maiden/Dancing Ensemble"), Paul Lyday (as "Lover/Trainer for Pekinese/Singing Ensemble"), Colette Marchand (as "Girl/Specialty Dancer/French Poodle"), Leila Martin (as "Passer-by/Singing Ensemble"), Jane Mason (as "Cocker Spaniel/Dancing Ensemble"), J.C. McCord (as "Specialty Dancer/"There Never Was A Baby Like My Baby" Dancer/The American"), James McCracken (as "Voice"), Kathryn Mylorie (as "Queen Chlorophyl/Specialty Singer/Miss Flaherty"), Dell Parker (as "Clown's Assistant/Russian Wolfhound/Showgirl"), Stanley Prager (as "Conductor/Higgins/The Dragon/Piper"), John Raye (as "Denizen of Venus/Singing Ensemble"), Elliott Reid (as "Announcer/Husband/Performer - "Here's What You Said"/Hubby/He"), Victor Reilley (as "Urchin/Trainer for Cocker Spaniels/Dancing Ensemble"), Frank Reynolds (as "1st Suitor/Urchin/Passer-by/Dancing Ensemble"), Arthur Rubin (as "Conductor"), Mira Stefan (as "Russian Wolfhound/Singing Ensemble"), Patricia Tobin (as "Mrs. Higgleston/Singing Ensemble"), Jeanne Tyler (as "Clown's Assistant/Russian Wolfhound/Showgirl"), Charlotte Van Lein (as "Russian Wolfhound/Showgirl"). Understudies: John Allen (as "Specialty Singer"), Perry Bruskin (as "Conductor/Higgins/Piper/The Dragon"), Betty Buday (as "French Poodle/Girl/Specialty Dancer"), Bob Emmett (as "Cameraman/Conductor/Hitchcock/Inspector/Specialty Dancer/The American"), Robert Gallagher (as "Announcer/He/Hubby, Husband/Performer - "Here's What You Said"), Walter Kelvin (as "Man on Bench/Producer"), Vera Lee (as "French Poodle/Girl/Specialty Dancer"), Loney Lewis (as "A Vaudevillian/Captain Universe/Close Friend/Him/Lefty Hogan/Lovey/Mr. Murdock/Schneider/Siegfried/Specialty Performer/The Clown"), Jane Mason (as "Little Girl/Maid") and Betty O'Neil (as "A Vaudevillian/Br³nnhilde/Miss Travers/She/Specialty Performer/The Girl/Wife/Wifey"). Replacement actors: John Allen (as "The Man"), Jeanette Aquilina (as "Pekinese"), Betty Buday (as "Specialty Dancer/The Other Woman"), Gloria Danyl (as "Miss Flaherty/Queen Chlorophyl"), Bob Emmett (as "Hotchkiss"), John Ford (as "Cameraman/Hodgkins/Policeman"), Roscoe French (as "Dancing Ensemble/Denizen of Venus/Lover/Trainer for Pekinese"), Phil Gerard (as "2nd Suitor/Dancing Ensemble/Judge/Urchin"), Doris Goodwin (as "Mrs. Higgleston"), Buford Jasper (as "Denizen of Venus/Singing Ensemble"), Marion Lauer (as "Singing Ensemble"), Kathryn Lee (as "French Poodle/Girl/Specialty Dancer"), Loney Lewis (as "Man on Bench/Producer"), Leila Martin (as "Specialty Singer"), James McCracken (as "Singing Ensemble"), Beverly McFadden (as "Singing Ensemble"), Slats McKinney (as "Russian Wolfhound/Showgirl"), Dean Michener (as "Conductor/Denizen of Venus/Singing Ensemble"), Leslie Parry (as "Singing Ensemble"), Pat Poole (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Peggy Reiss (as "Singing Ensemble"), Frank Reynolds (as "Trainer for Dalmations"), Carol Sawyer (as "Singing Ensemble"), Joanne Spiller (as "Singing Ensemble"), Julie Williams (as "Singing Ensemble"). Produced by Arthur Lesser.
- (1952) Stage Play: Two's Company. Musical revue.
- (1953) Stage Play: Room Service.
- (1954) Stage Play: The Pajama Game. Musical comedy. Book written by George Abbott and Richard Bissell. Music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. Based on the novel "7-1/2 Cents" by Richard Bissell. Musical Director: Hal Hastings. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Dance arrangements by Roger Adams. Scenic/Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers. Assistant to Mr. Ayers (Scenery): Robert O'Hearn. Assistant to Mr. Ayers (Costumes): Frank Thompson. Choreographed by Bob Fosse. Directed by George Abbott and Jerome Robbins. St. James Theatre (moved to The Shubert Theatre from 12 Nov 1956 to close): 13 May 1954- 24 Nov 1956 (1063 performances). Cast: Eddie Foy Jr. (as "Hines"), Janis Paige (as "Babe Williams" from 13 May 1954- 23 Jun 1955), John Raitt, Marion Colby, Ralph Dunn, Peter Gennaro, Carol Haney, Buzz Miller, Thelma Pelish, Stanley Prager, Reta Shaw, Jack Waldron, Rudy Adamo, Rae Allen (as "Poopsie / Singer"), Carmen Alvarez, Ralph Chambers, William David, Sara Dillon, Bob Dixon, Jack Drummond, Robert Evans (as "Dancer"), Ralph Farnsworth (as "Joe/Singer"), John Ford, Marilyn Gennaro, Jim Hutchison, Lida Loehring, Eric Kristen, Mara Landi, Shirley MacLaine (as "Dancer"), Virginia Martin, Dale Moreda, Marsha Reynolds, Mary Roche, Augustin Rodriguez, Mary Stanton, Ben Vargas, Ann Wallace, Gordon Woodburn. Understudy: Stanley Prager (as "Hines"). Produced by Frederick Brisson, Robert E. Griffith and 'Harold Prince (I)'. Note: Pat Marshall replaced Janis Paige as Babe Williams. Filmed as The Pajama Game (1957).
- (1961) Stage Play: Come Blow Your Horn. Comedy. Written by Neil Simon. Directed by Stanley Prager. Brooks Atkinson Theatre: 22 Feb 1961- 6 Oct 1962 (677 performances + 1 preview). Cast: Hal March (as "Alan Baker"), Warren Berlinger (as "Buddy Baker"), Lou Jacobi, Pert Kelton, Sarah Marshall (as "Connie Dayton") [final Broadway role], Carolyn Brenner (as "A Visitor"), Arlene Golonka. Replacement actors: Audrey Christie (as "Mrs. Baker"), Joel Grey (as "Buddy Baker") [Broadway debut], Henrietta Jacobson (as "Mrs. Baker"), Tom Poston (as "Alan Baker") [from 16 Jul 1962- ?], Natalie Ross (as "Connie Dayton"). Understudy: Millette Alexander (as "Connie Dayton/Peggy Evans"). Produced by William Hammerstein and Michael Ellis. Notes: (1) Exhibition of pastel drawings in promenade by Lou Jacobi. (2) Filmed by Paramount Pictures as Come Blow Your Horn (1963).
- (1961) Stage Play: Let It Ride. Musical comedy. Music/lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Material adaption by Abram S. Ginnes. Based on "Three Men on a Horse" by John Cecil Holm and George Abbott. Musical Direction by Jay Blackton. Dance arrangements by Billy Goldenberg. Choreographed by Onna White. Scenic Design by William Eckart and Jean Eckart. Directed by Stanley Prager. Eugene O'Neill Theatre: 12 Oct 1961- 9 Dec 1961 (68 performances + 1 preview on 11 Oct 1961). Cast: Francine Bond, Dort Clark (as "Nice Nose Brophy"), Sandra Devlin, John Ford, Harold Gary, Carol Glade, George Gobel (as "Erwin"), Stanley Grover, Ann Johnson, Sally Kirk, Sally Lee, Jack Leigh, Sam Levene (as "Patsy"), Albert Linville, Barbara Marcon, Rae McLean, Barbara Nichols (as "Mabel"), Stanley Simmonds, Paula Stewart, Ted Thurston, Pat Turner, Sandy Walsh, Maggie Worth. Produced by Joel Spector. Note: Mr. Abbott had no direct involvement with this production.
- (1962) Stage Play: Bravo Giovanni. Musical.
- (1966) Stage Play: Don't Drink the Water. 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 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 "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).
- (1970) Stage Play: Minnie's Boys. Musical.
- (1971) Stage Play: 70, Girls, 70. Musical. Book by Fred Ebb and Norman L. Martin. Music by John Kander. Lyrics by Fred Ebb. Book adapted by Joe Masteroff. Based on the play "Breath of Spring" by Peter Coke. Musical Director: Oscar Kosarin. Vocal arrangements by Oscar Kosarin. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Dance arrangements by Dorothea Freitag. Associate Musical Dir.: Karen Gustafson. Choreographed by Onna White. Associate Choreographer: Martin Allen. Production Supervised by Stanley Prager [final Broadway credit]. Directed by Paul Aaron. Broadhurst Theatre: 15 Apr 1971- 15 May 1971 (35 performances + 9 previews that began on 7 Apr 1971). Cast: Hans Conried (as "Harry"), Mildred Natwick (as "Ida Dodd"), Lillian Roth (as "Gert"), Joey Faye (as "Detective Callahan"), Dorothea Freitag (as "Lorraine"), Lillian Hayman (as "Melba"), Henrietta Jacobson (as "Grandmother"), Gil Lamb (as "Walter"), Lucie Lancaster (as "Eunice"), Goldye Shaw (as "Fritzi") [Broadway debut], Coley Worth (as "Officer Kowalski"), Thomas Anderson (as "Ensemble Player"), Tommy Breslin (as "Eddie"), Robert G. Dare (as "Ensemble Player"), Sally De May (as "Ensemble Player"), Ruth Gillette (as "Ensemble Player"), Lloyd Harris (as "Ensemble Player"), Marjorie Leach (as "Ensemble Player"), Abby Lewis (as "Ensemble Player"), Steve Mills (as "Ensemble Player"), Naomi Price (as "Ensemble Player"), Beau Tilden (as "Ensemble Player"), Bobbi Tremain (as "Ensemble Player"), Jay Velie (as "Ensemble Player") [final Broadway role]. Produced by Arthur Whitelaw. Produced in association with Seth Harrison.
- (1966) He directed Clare Boothe Luce's play, "The Women," at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Peggy Cass, Sheila Macrae, Phyllis Thaxter and Bernice Massi in the cast.
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