- (1944 - 1980) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1957) Stage Play: Miss Lonelyhearts. Drama. Written by Howard Teichmann, from the novel by Nathanael West. Scenic and Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Alan Schneider. Music Box Theatre: 3 Oct 1957- 12 Oct 1957 (12 performances). Cast: Irene Dailey, Maurice Ellis, Henderson Forsythe, William Hickey (as "Goldsmith"), Jo Anna March, Anne Meara (as "Sick-of-it-All"), Dan Morgan, Pat O'Brien (as "William Spain") [final Broadway role], Marian Reardon, Pippa Scott (as "Betty"), Janet Ward, Ruth Warrick, Fritz Weaver (as "A Boy"). Produced by Lester Osterman Jr. and Alfred R. Glancy Jr. Notes: O'Brien appeared on What's My Line? (1950) on the Sunday following the play's close as the celebrity guest. There were allusions to the production's failure and wishes to see him in another Broadway play soon (he never again appeared on Broadway). (2) Filmed by Dore Schary Productions [distributed by United Artists] as Lonelyhearts (1958).
- (1959) Stage Play: Kataki. Drama. Directed by Alan Schneider.
- (1948) Stage Play: A Long Way From Home.
- (1964) Stage Play: Tiny Alice.
- (1955) Stage Play: The Skin of Our Teeth. Comedy (revival). Written by Thornton Wilder. Scenic Design by Lester Polakov. Costume Design by Helene Pons. Lighting Design by Feder. Directed by Alan Schneider. ANTA Playhouse: 17 Aug 1955- 3 Sep 1955 (22 performances). Cast: George Abbott (as "Mr. Antrobus"), Helen Hayes (as "Mrs. Antrobus"), Mary Martin (as "Sabina"), Florence Reed (as "Fortune Teller"), Heller Halliday (as "Gladys"), Don Murray (as "Henry"), Jonathan Anderson (as "Professor"), Charles Boaz (as "Lifeguard"), Vinie Burrows (as "Dinosaur/Ivy"), Emily Cobb (as "Ensemble"), Jack Delmonte (as "Ensemble"), John Dorman (as "Ensemble"), David Elliott (as "Ensemble"), Alice Fay (as "Drum Majorette") [only Broadway role], Howard Fischer (as "Homer/Fred Bailey"), Earl George (as "Announcer/Broadcast Official"), Tom Geroghty (as "Ensemble"), Frank Hamilton (as "Doctor/Ass't Broadcast Official"), Fred Kareman (as "Telegraph Boy"), Eileen Lear (as "Miss E. Muse"), Lily Lodge (as "Ensemble"), Paul Morrison (as "Mr. Fitzpatrick"), Richard O'Neil (as "Ensemble"), Maud Scheerer (as "Miss M. Muse/Bingo Caller/Hester"), Frank Silvera (as "Judge/Chair Pusher/Mr. Tremayne"), Ann Stanwell (as "Ensemble"), Frances Sternhagen (as "Miss T. Muse"), Patricia Taffe (as "Mammoth"), Norma Veney (as "Drum Majorette"). Produced by Robert Whitehead and ANTA ('Alfred de Liagre Jr': executive producer. Jean Dalrymple: executive director).
- (1954) Stage Play: All Summer Long. Musical revue. Written by Robert Anderson. Based on the novel by Donald Wetzel. Incidental music by Albert Hague. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Lighting design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Alan Schneider. Coronet Theatre (moved to The Booth Theatre from 1 Nov 1954- close): 23 Sep 1954- 13 Nov 1954 (60 performances). Cast: Carroll Baker, Ed Begley, Daniela Boni, Clay Hall, John Kerr, John Randolph, June Walker. Produced by The Playwright's Company.
- (1953) Stage Play: The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker. Comedy. Written by Liam O'Brien. Music by Jack Kelly's Ensemble. Directed by Alan Schneider. Coronet Theatre: 30 Dec 1953- 10 Jul 1954 (221 performances). Produced by Robert Whitehead and Roger L. Stevens. A Production by The Producers Theatre.
- (1948) Stage Play: David's Crown. Tragedy (played in repertory with The Dybbuk, The Golem, Oedipus Rex). Written by Pedro Calderon De La Barca. Translated by I. Lamdan. Music by Shlomo Rosovsky. Musical Director: Fordhaus Ben-Zissi. Directed by Alexei D. Dicky. Broadway Theatre: 8 May 1948- 13 May 1948 (8 performances). Produced by Theatre Incorporated and American Fund for Palestinian Institutions.
- (1955) Stage Play: Tonight in Samarkand. Melodrama. Written by Jacques Deval and Lorenzo Semple Jr. Incidental music by Sol Kaplan. Music arranged by Sol Kaplan. Directed by Alan Schneider. Morosco Theatre: 16 Feb 1955- 12 Mar 1955 (29 performances). Cast: Theodore Bikel (as "Inspector Massoubre"), Jan Farrand, Michael Gorrin, Halliwell Hobbes (as "Perignolles"), Louis Jourdan (as "Sourab Kayam"), Sheppard Kerman, Joyce Lear, Rosemary Prinz, Marian Reardon, Pernell Roberts (as "Angelo Farinacci"), Alexander Scourby (as "Paul Tabourier"), Rita Grapel (as "Leontine Tabourier"). Produced by Bruce Becker and Robert Ellis Miller.
- (1954) Stage Play: Anastasia. Drama. Written by Marcelle Maurette. English adaptation by Guy Bolton. Directed by Alan Schneider. Lyceum Theatre: 29 Dec 1954- 24 Sep 1955 (272 performances). Produced by Elaine Perry. Note: Filmed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation as Anastasia (1956).
- (1963) Stage Play: The Ballad of the Sad Café. Written by Edward Albee. Incidental music by William Flanagan. Based on the story by Carson McCullers. Assistant Director: Melvin Bernhardt. Directed by Alan Schneider. Martin Beck Theatre: 30 Oct 1963- 15 Feb 1964 (123 performances + 2 previews that began on 28 Oct 1963). Produced by Lewis Allen and Ben Edwards.
- (1962) Stage Play: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Drama. Written by Edward Albee. Production Design by William Ritman. Directed by Alan Schneider. Billy Rose Theatre: 13 Oct 1962- 16 May 1964 (664 performances + 5 previews that began on 10 Oct 1962). Produced by Theater 1963 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder), A.B.W. Productions Inc. and Pisces Productions Inc. Notes: (1) One of the most profitable shows in Broadway history. (2)Filmed by Warner Bros. as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966).
- (1965) Stage Play: Entertaining Mr. Sloane.
- (1944) Stage Play: Storm Operation. Drama. Written by Maxwell Anderson. Scenic Design by Howard Bay. Costume Design by Rose Bogdanoff. Lighting Design by Moe Hack. Directed by Michael Gordon. Belasco Theatre: 11 Jan 1944- 29 Jan 1944 (23 performances). Cast: Michael Ames (as "Dougie"), Sara Anderson (as "Mabroukha"), Marianne Bier (as "Arab Woman"), Nick Dennis (as "Squillini"), Maurice Doner (as "Bread Seller/Arab Guide"), Joseph Dorn (as "Abe"), Charles Ellis (as "Chuck, a Technical Sgt."), Louis Fabien (as "Corp. Hermann Geist"), Bramwell Fletcher (as "Capt. Sutton"), Dorothea Freed (as "Lt. Kathryn Byrne"), Cy Howard (as "Simeon, a Technical Sgt"), Elizabeth Inglise (as "Arab Woman"), Walter Kohler (as "Lt. Dammartin"), Myron McCormick (as "1st Sgt. Peter Moldau"), Millard Mitchell (as "Mart, a Technical Sgt"), Gertrude Musgrove (as "Lt. Thomasina Grey"), Julie O'Brien (as "Arab Woman"), Carlo Respighi (as "Stefano"), Alan Schneider (as "Winkle") [Broadway debut], Nehem Simone (as "The Muezzin"), Bertram Tanswell (as "Corp. Ticker"), Neil Towner (as "Arab Boy"), Lela Vanti (as "Arab Woman"). Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard).
- (1956) Stage Play: Little Glass Clock. Comedy. Written by Hugh Mills. Directed by Alan Schneider.
- (1964) He directed Edward Albee's play, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Vicki Cummings and Kendall Clark in the cast.
- (April 10 to May 6, 1951) He directed Tennessee Williams' play, "The Glass Menagerie," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (June 17, 1952) He directed John Patrick's play, "The Hasty Heart," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C. with George Grizzard, Roy Poole, Edward Hall, John Pincombe, Bernard Diamond, Henry Oliver, Pamela Ritchard, Warner Schreiner and Stanley Pitts in the cast.
- (October 7, 1952) He directed Eugene O'Neill's play, "Desire Under The Elms," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C. with George Grizzard, Allen Joseph, Thomas Hill, Henry Danilowicz, Marian Reardon, Frank Hamilton, Richard Brewer, Michael Seeger, Stanley Pitts, Louis Teitel, Dana Dudley, Sue Eagan, John Vail, Paula Leake and Augugsta Convisser in the cast. Leo Gallenstein was set designer. Barbara Cole was square dance director.
- (May 18, 1953) He directed Clifford Odets' play, "The Country Girl," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (March 16, 1953) He directed Thornton Wilder's play, "Our Town," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (December 9, 1952) He directed S.I. Hsiung's play, "Lady Precious Stream," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (January 13, 1953) He directed Robert Anderson's play, "All Summer Long," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (August 11, 1953) He directed William Saroyan's play, "My Heart's in the Highlands," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (September 1, 1953) He directed Thornton Wilder's play, "The Happy Journey," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (October 20, 1953) He directed Joel Hammil's play, "The Bad Angel," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (February 9, 1954) He directed Tennessee Williams' play, "Summer and Smoke," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (November 7 to 25, 1956) He directed Arthur Miller's play, "A View from the Bridge," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (April 29, 1958) He directed Ray Lawler's play, "Summer of the 17th Doll," at The Arena Stage in Washington D.C.
- (May 5, 1959) He directed John Osborne and Anthony Creighton's play, "Epitaph for George Dillon," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (November 24, 1959) He directed Josh Greenfeld's play, "Clandestine on the Morning Line," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (January 12, 1960) He directed Stark Young's adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play, "The Cherry Orchard," at The Arena Stage in Washington D.C.
- (April 4, 1961) He directed Samuel Beckett's play, "Krapp's Late Tape," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (October 30 to November 26, 1961) He directed John Holmstrom's adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's play, "The Caucasian Chalk Circle," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (November 28 to December 25, 1961) He directed Edward Albee's play, "The American Dream," and John Mortimer's play, "What Shall We Tell Caroline?," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (March 20 to April 15, 1962) He directed Wallace Hamilton's play, "The Burning of the Lepers," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (May 15 to June 10, 1962) He directed William Saroyan's play, "The Time of Your Life," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (April 16 to May 13, 1962) He directed Stark Young's adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play, "Uncle Vanya," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (April 17 to May 13, 1962) He directed Stark Young's adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play, "Uncle Vanya," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (March 12 to April 7, 1963) He directed Tad Mosel's play, "All The Way Home," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (May 14 to June 23, 1963) He directed Marc Blitzstein's adaptation of the musical, "The Threepenny Opera," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C. Bertolt Brecht wrote the text and lyrics. Kurt Weill was composer.
- (April 10 to May 5, 1963) He directed William Shakespeare's play, "Othello," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washignton D.C. with Brock Peters (Othello); Inga Swenson (Desdemona); Ray Reinhardt (Iago); Rene Auberjonois; Robert Prosky; Jonathan Farwell; J. Robert Deitz; Kendall Clark; Tom Toner; Alan Oppenheimer; Theron Potter; Bella Jarrett; Harry Bergman; Kelly Jean Peters and Kathleen Carothers in the cast. Robert Green was set designer. Marianna Elliott was costume designer. Rod Colbin was fencing choreographer. Alan Schneider was director.
- (October 29 to December 5, 1971) He directed Michael Weller's play, "Moonchildren," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (March 17 to April 30, 1972) He directed A. Leslie Wilson and Ralph Manheim's translation of Gunter Grass' play, "Uptight," in The Arena Stage Theatre production at the Kreeger Theater in Washington D.C. Alan Schneider was director.
- (December 15, 1972 to January 21, 1973) He directed Thornton Wilder's play, "Our Town," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (November 3 to December 10, 1972) He directed E. A. Whitehead's play, "The Foursome," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (March 16 to April 22, 1973) He directed Kitty Hunter-Blair and Jeremy Brooks' translation of Maxim Gorky's play, "Enemies," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C.
- (September 18 to October 7, 1973) He directed Samuel Beckett's plays, "Krapp's Last Tape," and "Not I," in The Arena Stage Theatre production at the Kreeger Theater in Washington D.C.
- (October 24 to 27, 1973) He directed Thornton Wilder's play, "Our Town," in The Arena Stage Theatre production at the Kreeger Theater in Washington D.C.
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