- (1920) Stage: Appeared (Broadway debut) in "Ziegfeld Follies of 1920" on Broadway. Musical revue/spectacle. Music / lyrics by Irving Berlin, Dave Stamper, Gene Buck, Joseph McCarthy, Harry Tierney and Victor Herbert. Musical Direction by Frank Tours. Music orchestrated by Maurice De Packh, Charles Grant, Stephen Jones and Frank Saddler. Featuring songs with lyrics by James Montgomery, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Gus Van, Joe Schenck, Eddie Cantor, Mac Emery, King Zany, George Fairman, Alex Gerber, Abner Silver, Jack Yellen, Abe Olman, Roger Lewis and Ernie Erdman [earliest Broadway credit]. Tableaux by Ben Ali Haggin. Directed by Edward Royce. New Amsterdam Theatre: 22 Jun 1920-16 Oct 1920 (123 performances). Cast: Delyle Alda, William Blanche, Fanny Brice, Lillian Broderick, Eddie Cantor, Jane Carroll, Juliet Compton, Olive Cornell, Eleanor Dell, Ray Dooley, Emily Drange, Doris Eaton, Mary Eaton, W.C. Fields, Edna French, Eva Grady, Bernard Granville, Ethel Hallor, Margaret Irving, Jerome & Herbert, Alta King, Phebe Lee, Gladys Loftus, Jack Mahan, Albertine Marlowe, Beatrice Milner, Moran and Mack, Margaret Morris, Betty Morton, Carl Randall, Jessie Reed, Helen Shea, John Steel, Avonne Taylor, Van and Schenck, Olive Vaughn, Charlotte Wakefield, Florence Ware, Charles Winninger, Addison Young. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr..
- (1931) Stage: Choreographer for "Fast and Furious" on Broadway. Musical revue. Sketches by Forbes Randolph (also producer/director), John Wells, Zora Neale Hurston, Lottie Meaney, Tim Moore (also in cast), Clinton "Dusty" Fletcher, Moms Mabley (also in cast; credited as Jackie Mabley), Leighton K. Brill and Sigmund Herzig. Lyrics mostly by Mack Gordon. Music mostly by Harry Revel. New Yorker Theatre: 15 Sep 1931-19 Sep 1931 (7 performances). Cast: Melva Boden, Lois Deppe, Clinton "Dusty" Fletcher, Baby Goins, Edna Guy, Juano Hernandez, Zora Neale Hurston, Midgie Lane, Emma Maitland, Etta Moten, Al Richard, Neeka Shaw, Grace Smith, Aurelia Wheeldin, Hemsley Winfield.
- (1932) Stage: "A Little Racketeer" on Broadway. Musical revue.
- (1956) Stage: Directed "Mr. Wonderful" on Broadway. Musical comedy. Book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman. Music by Lawrence Holofcener, Jerry Bock [earliest Broadway credit] and George David Weiss (credited as George Weiss). Lyrics by Jerry Bock, Lawrence Holofcener [credited as Larry Holofcener] and George Weiss. Musical Director: Morton Stevens (credited as Morton L. Stevens). Music orchestrated by Ted Royal and Morton Stevens (credited as Morton L. Stevens; final Broadway credit). Production Conceived by Jule Styne. Featuring songs by Sam Coslow ("Sing, You Sinners"), W. Franke Harling ("Sing, You Sinners"), Sid Kuller ("Daddy, Uncle and Me"), Arthur Hammerstein ("Because of You"), Dudley Wilkinson ("Because of You"), Harold Arlen ("That Old Black Magic"), Johnny Mercer ("That Old Black Magic"), Buddy G. DeSylva ("Birth of the Blues"), Lew Brown ("Birth of the Blues"), Ray Henderson ("Birth of the Blues"), Cole Porter ("It's All Right With Me"), Benny Davis ("Dearest"), Harry Akst ("Dearest"), George Gershwin ("Liza"), Ira Gershwin ("Liza") and Gus Kahn ("Liza'). Scenic Design by Oliver Smith. Costume Design by Robert Mackintosh. Lighting Design by Peggy Clark. Broadway Theatre: 22 Mar 1956-23 Feb 1957 (383 performances). Cast: Jack Carter (as "Fred Campbell"), Sammy Davis Jr. (as "Charlie Welch"; Broadway debut), Olga James (as "Ethel Pearson"), The Will Mastin Trio, Chita Rivera (as "Rita Romano"), Marvin Arnold (as "Hoofer"), Malcolm Lee Beggs (as "Mr. Foster"), Ann Buckles (as "Unemployed Actress"), Marilyn Cooper (as "Little Girl"), Richard Curry (as "Song Plugger"), Sammy Davis, Sr. (as "Dad"), Dorothy D'Honau (as "Acrobat"), Rina Falcone (as "Soprano"), Herb Fields (as "Counterman"), Tempy Fletcher (as "Dancer"), Charlotte Foley (as "Annie's Friend"), Harold Gordon (as "Bop Musician"), Shirley Graser (as "Dancer"), Jerri Gray (as "Cigarette Girl"), T.J. Halligan (as "Talent Scout"), Suan Hartman (as "Dancer"), Bob Kole (as "Stage Manager"), Gail Kuhr (as "Sister"), Ronnie Lee (as "Sophie's Boy"), Barbara Leigh (as "Sister"), Bob Leslie (as "A Comic"), Larry B. Leslie (as "A Comic"), Hal Loman (as "Hal"), Pat Marshall (as "Lil Campbell"), Frank Marti (as "Stagehand"), Will Mastin (as "Uncle"), Sherry McCutcheon (as "Sister"), Sally Neal (as "Dancer"), John Pelletti (as "Johnnie"), Ginny Perlowin (as "Script Girl"), Albert Popwell (as "Bop Musician"), Bill Reilly (as "Hoofer"), Patti Ann Rita (as "Dancer"), Tony Rossi (as "Stagehand"), Sylvia Shay (as "Dancer"), Karen Shepard (as "A Singer"), Claude Thompson (as "Bop Musician"), Jimmie Thompson (as "Hoofer"), Patti Wharton (as "Dancer"), Pat Wilkes (as "Audition Annie"). Understudies: T.J. Halligan (as "Mr. Foster"), Bob Leslie (as "Fred Campbell"), Jimmie Thompson (as "Hal"), George Watts (as "Dad" / "Uncle"), Patti Wharton (as "Rita Romano"), Pat Wilkes (as "Lil Campbell"), Louise Woods (as "Ethel Pearson"). Replacement actors: Bob Burkhardt (as "Hal" / "Agent"), Charlotte Foley (as "Audition Annie"), T.J. Halligan (as "Mr. Foster [from 28 May 1956-?], Larry Kert (as "Stagehand"), Larry B. Leslie (as "Talent Scout"), Jackie McElroy (as "A Singer"), Kay Medford (as "Lil Campbell"), Gary Morton (as "A Comic" / "Talent Scout"), Robert Neukum (as "Stage Manager"), Lew Parker (as "Fred Campbell"), Elizabeth Taylor (as "Dancer" / "Soprano"). Understudies: Ann Buckles (as "Lil Campbell"), Rina Falcone (as "Unemployed Actress"), Bob Leslie (as "Mr. Foster" / "Bartender"), Joan Morton (as "Rita Romano"). Produced by Jule Styne and George Gilbert. Produced in association with Lester Osterman Jr.
- (1933) Stage: "Shady Lady" on Broadway. Musical comedy.
- (1945) Stage: "Are You With It?" on Broadway. Musical comedy.
- (1933) Stage: Directed dances / ensembles for "Shady Lady" on Broadway. Musical comedy. Book by Estelle Morando. Uncredited revisions by Irving Caesar. Lyrics by Bud Green and Stanley Adams. Music by Sam H. Stept and Jesse Greer. Additional music / lyrics by Serge Walter. Musical Director: Max Hoffman Sr. Music orchestrated by Charles L. Cooke and Henry Redfield. Directed by Ted Hammerstein. Shubert Theatre: 5 Jul 1933- 29 Jul 1933 (30 performances). Cast: Lester Allen (as "Al Darcy"; final Broadway role), Maurice Ash (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Lauretta Brislin (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Kay Cameron (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Phyllys Cameron (as "Clarisse"), 'Audrey Christie' (qv_ (as "Francine"), Joan Connor (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Jack Donohue (as "Specialty Dancer"), Marie Felique (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Max Hoffmann Jr. (as "Geoffrey Benson"), Rita Jason (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Helen Kane (as "Millie Mack"), Gladyse Keating (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Louise Kirtland (as "Peggy Stetson"), Dick Langdon (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Jean Lawrence (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Jeanette Lea (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), William Meader (as "Taxi Driver"), Tully Millet (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Ed Murray (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Emmett O'Brien Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Charles Purcell (as "Richard Brandt"), Helen Raymond (as "Lulu Stetson"), Beth Reynolds (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Bruce Riley (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Dorothy Van Hest (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Vivian Vernon (as "Sonia"), Harold Webster (as "Tracy"), Janice Winter (as "Lady of the Ensemble"). Produced by Harry Meyer.
- (1952) Stage: Directed "Top Banana" at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, OH, with Phil Silvers, Kaye Ballard, Jack Albertson, Judy Lynn, Johnny Coy, Joey Faye, Herbie Faye, Walter Dare Wahl, Bradford Hatton, Dick Dana, Johnny Trama, Gloria Smith, George Marci, "Flash" Hogan and Danny Scholl in the cast. Johnny Mercer wrote the music and lyrics. Hy Kraft wrote the book. Jo Mielziner was set designer. Alvin Colt was costume designer. Ron Fletcher was choreographer. Paula Stone and Mike Sloane were producers.
- (1952) Stage: Directed "Top Banana" on Broadway. Winter Garden Theatre, New York City.
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