- (1949 - 1960) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1949) Stage Play: At War With the Army. Comedy/farce. Written by James B. Allardice. Directed by Ezra Stone. Booth Theatre: 8 Mar 1949- 16 Jul 1949 (151 performances). Cast: Mitchell Agruss (as "T/5 Corporal Clark") [Broadway debut], Kenneth Forbes (as "Second Lieutenant Davenport"), Sally Gracie (as "Helen Palmer"), Jerry Jarrett (as "Staff Sergeant Krieger"), Bernard Kates (as "Private Jack Edwards"), Joseph Keen (as "Another Soldier"), Mike Kellin (as "Staff Sergeant McVay"), William Lanteau (as "Private First Class Alvin Hawkins") [Broadway debut], Al Leberfeld (as "A Soldier"), William Mendrek (as "Captain Ernest Caldwell"), Gary Merrill (as "First Sergeant Robert Johnson"), Tad Mosel (as "A Lost Private"), Ty Perry (as "First Lieutenant William Terray"), Ernest Sarracino (as "Corporal Di Ruccio"), Sara Seegar (as "Mrs. Caldwell"), John Shellie (as "Colonel Davies"), Maxine Stuart (as "Millie"). Produced by Henry May and Jerome E. Rosenfeld. Produced in association with Charles Ray McCallum. Note: Filmed as At War with the Army (1950).
- (1952) Stage Play: Mrs. McThing. Comedy/fantasy. Written by Mary Chase. Background music (played on the Theremin) by Mischa Tulin. Scenic Design and Lighting Design by Lester Polakov. Directed by Joseph Buloff. Martin Beck Theatre (moved to The Morosco Theatre from 25 Mar 1952- 1 Nov 1952, then moved to The 48th Street Theatre from 3 Nov 1952- close): 20 Feb 1952- 10 Jan 1952 (320 performances). Cast: Helen Hayes (as "Mrs. Howard V. Larue III"), Brandon De Wilde (as "Boy/Howay"), Jules Munshin (as "Poison Eddie Schellenbach"), Minnette Barrett (as "Mrs. Schellenbach"), Ernest Borgnine (as "Nelson") [only Broadway role], Ann Buckles (as "Fairy"), Solen Burry (as "First Policeman") [final Broadway role], Mildred Chandler (as "Grace Lewis"), Irwin Corey (as "Dirty Joe"), Marga Ann Deighton (as "Maude Lewis"), Elsa Freed (as "Crone"), Fred Gwynne (as "Stinker") [Broadway debut], William Lanteau (as "Waiter/Virgil"), Enid Markey (as "Evva Lewis"), Mary Michael (as "Carrie"), Lydia Reed (as "Mimi"), Robert Sagalyn (as "Second Policeman"), Paula Trueman (as "Sybil"), Iggie Wolfington (as "Chef/Ellsworth"). Understudy: Solen Burry (as "Dirty Joe/Poison Eddie Schellenbach"). Replacement cast during Morosco Theatre run: Lee Bergere (as "Nelson"), Frank Corsaro (as "Dirty Joe"), Robert Mariotti (as "Boy/Howay"), Raymond Niemi (as "Boy") [Alternate], Jada Rowland (as "Mimi") [Alternate]. Replacement cast during 48th Street Theatre Theatre run: Lee Bergere (as "Nelson"), Frank Corsaro (as "Dirty Joe"), Robert Mariotti (as "Boy/Howay"), Raymond Niemi (as "Boy") [Alternate], Jada Rowland (as "Mimi") [Alternate]. Produced by ANTA (Robert Whitehead, Managing Director).
- (1953) Stage Play: The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker. Comedy.
- (1954) Stage Play: What Every Woman Knows. Comedy (revival).
- (1955) Stage Play: The Matchmaker. Comedy.
- (1956) Stage Play: Li'l Abner. Musical comedy. Book by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank. Based on cartoon characters by Al Capp. Music by Gene de Paul. Lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Musical Direction and Continuity: Lehman Engel. Vocals by Lehman Engel. Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang. Ballet Music Arranged by Genevieve Pitot. Assistant to Mr. Engel: John Passaretti. Choreographed by Michael Kidd. Directed by Michael Kidd. St. James Theatre: 15 Nov 1956- 12 Jul 1958 (693 performances). Cast: Edie Adams (as "Daisy Mae") [credited as Edith Adams], Stubby Kaye (as "Marryin' Sam"), Peter Palmer (as "L'il Abner"), Charlotte Rae (as "Mammy Yokum"), Howard St. John, William Lanteau (as "Available Jones"), Joe E. Marks (as "Pappy Yokum"), Julie Newmar (as "Stupefyin' Jones"), Stanley Simmonds (as "Dr. Rasmussen T. Finsdale"), Carmen Alvarez (as "Moonbeam McSwine/Wife/Dancer"), Margaret Baxter, Chad Block, Don Braswell, Marc Breaux, Joan Cherof, Pat Creighton, Grover Dale, Lanier Davis (as "President/State Department Man/Colonel/Secretary/Singer"), Lillian D'Honau, Bonnie Evans, Joyce Gladmond, Jan Gunnar, Bern Hoffman (as "Earthquake McGoon"), Hope Holiday (as "Wife/Singer"), Maureen Hopkins, Jane House, James Hurst (as "Clem Scragg/Radio Commentator/Singer"), James J. Jeffries, Lucky Kargo, Robert Karl, Barbara Klopfer, Mario Lamm, Ralph Linn, Tina Louise (as "Appassionata Von Climax"), Richard Maitland (as "Government Man/Dancer"), Jack Matthew, Robert McClure, Anthony Mordente, Reed Morgan, Al Nesor (as "Evil Eye Fleagle"), Oran Osburn, Tom Panko, Louise Pearl, Christy Peterson, George Reeder, George Ritner, Anthony Saverino, Jeanette Scovotti, Sharon Shore, Ted Thurston, Aldo Ventura, Rebecca Vorno, Robert Weinsko, Deedee Wood. Produced by Norman Panama, Melvin Frank and Michael Kidd. Note: Filmed as Li'l Abner (1959).
- (1960) Stage Play: Vintage '60. Musical revue. Book by Jack Wilson, Alan Jeffreys and Maxwell Grant. Additional Material By: David Rogers, Mickey Deems, Mark Bucci, Sheldon Harnick, David Baker, Phil Green, Tommy Garlock, Fred Ebb, Paul Klein, William Lanteau [final Broadway credit], Alice Clark, David Morton, Lee Goldsmith, Michael Ross, Barbara Heller, Fay DeWitt, Ronald Axe, William Link and Richard Levinson. Music arranged by Allyn Fergusen, Sid Ramin, Robert Ginzler, Peter Matz, Johnny Mandel, John Lesko and Gershon Kingsley. Musical Director: Gershon Kingsley. Scenic Design by Fred Voelpel. Choreographed by Jonathan Lucas. Production Supervised by Michael Ross. Comedy direction by Michael Ross. Directed by Jonathan Lucas. Brooks Atkinson Theatre: 12 Sep 1960- 17 Sep 1960 (8 performances). Cast: Vilma Auld, Larry Billman, Harvey Church, Bert Convy (as "Dino"), Fay DeWitt (as "Wife"), Mickey Deems, Barbara Heller, Emmaline Henry, Michele Lee (as "Singer"), Garrett Lewis, Sylvia Lewis, Bob Hevelone (as "Officer"), Dick Patterson, Bonnie Scott, Sue Sellors, Bob Trevis, Marc Wilder. Produced by David Merrick, George Skaff and Max Perkins. Produced in association with Zev Bufman.
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