- (1939) Stage: "Jeremiah" on Broadway. Music by Chemjo Vinaver. Written by Stefan Zweig. Translated by Eden Paul and Cedar Paul. Acting version by John Gassner and C. Worthington Miner (also director). Choreographed by Felicia Sorel. Guild Theatre: 3 Feb 1939-Mar 1939 (closing date unknown/35 performances). Cast: Joan Adrian (as "Ruth"), Katharine Bard (as "Solom's Daughter"), St. Clair Bayfield (as "Nahum"), Roberta Bellininger (as "Solom's Wife"), Henry Bennett (as "Imre"), Arthur Byron (as "Zedekiah"), Hannam Clark (as "Zebulon"), Vincent J. Donehue (as "Jochebed's Young Son/Second Assyrian Soldier") [Broadway debut], Mary Fischer (as "Zephania's Wife"), Charles Furcolowe (as "Zephania"), Virginia Gregori (as "Merchant's Wife"), Kathryn Grill (as "Jochebed"), Nell Harrison (as "Micha's Mother"), Robert Harrison (as "Abimelech"), John Hendrick (as "The Elder"), Harold Hoha (as "Second Guard"), Harry Irvine (as "Hananiah"), Morgan James (as "Joab"), Charles Jordan (as "Gad"), George Lee (as "Elder's Niece's Husband"), Henry Levin (as "A Huckster"), Philip Lewis (as "Herald"), Robert Malcolm Jochebed's Husband"), Byron McGrath (as "Second Sentry"), John McKee (as "Micha"), Benedict McQuarrie (as Pashur"), Cameron Mitchell (as "Merchant's Nephew"), Tom Morrison (as "Aaron"), Katherine Murphy (as "Rebecca"), Gordon Nelson (as "Solom"), John O'Connor (as "First Sentry"), Theodore Paul (as "Solom's Son-in-Law/First Assyrian Solider"), Mary Perry (as "Zilpah"), George Petrie (as "Shephan"), David Rosen (as "A Merchant/Third Assyrian Officer"), Ernest Rowan (as "Issacher"), Elizabeth Royce (as "Leah"), Marian Rudley (as "Gad's Wife"), Byron Russell (as "Ahab/Second Assyrian Officer"), Alfred Ryder (as "Baruch"), Arthur Sachs (as "First Guard"), Mark Schweid (as "Uriah"), Effie Shannon (as "Mother"), Kent Smith (as "Jeremiah"), Alexei Tcherkassky (as "Third Guard"), Robert Thomsen (as "Laban"), Paul Tripp (as "Jochebed's Older Son"), Arthur Villars (as "Ahab's Father"), Cornel Wilde (as "Nehemiah"), Mervin Williams (as "Assyrian Captain"), Kay Wilt (as "Uriah's Wife"), Betty Young (as "Elder's Niece"). Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1939) Stage: "Christmas Eve" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Gustav Eckstein. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Guthrie McClintic. Henry Miller's Theatre: 27 Dec 1939-30 Dec 1939 (6 performances). Cast: Anthony Blair (as "Father Flynn"), John Dione (as "Italian Boy"), Vincent J. Donehue (as "Tim, the first child"), Katherine Locke (as "Julia, the second child"), Sidney Lumet (as "Leo, the third child"), Michael Macready (as "Ignace, the fourth child"), Beth Merrill (as "Hanka, the mother"), Mildred Natwick (as "Mother McGlory, the grandmother"), Peter Palmieri (as "Italian Boy"), James Rennie (as "Joe McGlory, the father"), Robert Ross (as "Doctor Harris"), Peter Scott (as "A Delivery Boy"), Kent Smith (as "Peter Tor"). Produced by Guthrie McClintic.
- (1940) Stage: "The Old Foolishness" on Broadway.
- (1954) Stage: "The Traveling Lady: on Broadway. Music by Milton Davidson. Written by Horton Foote. Directed by Vincent J. Donehue. Playhouse Theatre: 27 Oct 1954- 20 Nov 1954 (30 performances). Cast: Helen Carew (as "Clara Breedlove"), Lonny Chapman, Kathleen Comegys (as "Mrs. Tillman"), Jack Lord (as "Slim Murray"), Mary Perry, Brook Seawell, Tony Sexton, Katherine Squire, Kim Stanley (as "Georgette Thomas"), Calvin Thomas. Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard).
- (1953) Stage: "The Trip to Bountiful" on Broadway. Written by Horton Foote. Directed by Vincent J. Donehue. Henry Miller's Theatre: 3 Nov 1953- 5 Dec 1954 (39 performances). Cast: Lillian Gish (as "Mrs. Carrie Watts"), Gene Lyons, Eva Marie Saint (as "Thelma"), Jo Van Fleet (as "Jessie Mae Watts"), David Clive, Helen Cordes, Frederic Downs, Will Hare, Neil Laurence, Salem Ludwig, Patricia MacDonald, Frank Overton (as "Sheriff"). Produced by The Theatre Guild (Theresa Helburn and Lawrence Langner, Administrative Directors. Armina Marshall. Associate Director) and Fred Coe.
- (1958) Stage: Directed "Sunrise at Campobello" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Dore Schary. Scenic Design by Ralph Alswang. Costume Design by Virginia Volland. Cort Theatre: 30 Jan 1958-30 May 1959 (556 performances). Cast: Ralph Bellamy (as "Franklin Delano Roosevelt"), James Bonnet (as "James Roosevelt"), Alan Bunce (as "Gov. Alfred E. Smith"), Clifford Carpenter (as "Mr. Brimmer"), Jerry Crews (as "Daly"), Floyd Curtis (as "Policeman/Stretcher Bearer"), Roni Dengel (as "Anna Roosevelt"), Vincent Dowling (as "Sen. Walsh/Stretcher Bearer"), Ethel Everett (as "Marie"), Mary Fickett (as "Eleanor Roosevelt"), William Fort (as "Franklin Calder"), Henry Jones (as "Louis McHenry Howe"), James Earl Jones (as "Edward"), Kenneth Kakos (as "Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr."), Edwin Philips (as "A Speaker/Stretcher Bearer"), James Reese (as "Doctor Bennet"), Richard Robbins (as "Mr. Lassiter"), Jeffrey Rowland (as "John Roosevelt"), Anne Seymour (as "Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt"), Perry Skaar (as "Elliott Roosevelt"), Mary Welch (as "Miss Marguerite (Missy) LeHand"). Understudies: James Bayer (as "Elliott Roosevelt/Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr."), Clifford Carpenter (as "Louis McHenry Howe"), Vincent Dowling (as "Gov. Alfred E. Smith/Mr. Lassiter"), Ethel Everett (as "Miss Marguerite (Missy) LeHand/Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt"), William Fort (as "Mr. Brimmer/Sen. Walsh"), Kenneth Kakos (as "John Roosevelt"), Richard Robbins (as "Franklin Delano Roosevelt"), Linda Seff (as "Anna Roosevelt/Marie"), Perry Skaar (as "James Roosevelt") and Mary Welch (as "Eleanor Roosevelt"). Produced by Dore Schary and The Theatre Guild. NOTES: (1) Mr. Schary won a Tony Award as Best Author, Best Co-Producer. (2) Filmed as Sunrise at Campobello (1960). (3) Donahue won a Tony award as Best Director.
- (1959) Stage: Directed "The Sound of Music" on Broadway. Musical. Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Based on "The Trapp Family Singers" by Maria Augusta Trapp. Musical Director: Frederick Dvonch. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Choral arrangements by Trude Rittman. Musical staging by Joe Layton. Scenic Design by Oliver Smith (I). Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (moved to The Mark Hellinger Theatre from 6 Nov 1962-close): 16 Nov 1959-15 Jun 1963 (1443 performances + 5 previews). Cast: Mary Martin (as "Maria Rainer, a postulant at Nonnberg Abbey"), Theodore Bikel (as "Capt. Georg von Trapp"), Kurt Kasznar (as "Max Detweiler"), Marion Marlowe (as "Elsa Schraeder"), Patricia Neway (as "The Mother Abbess"), Joanne Birks (as "Ensemble"), Patricia Brooks (as "Ensemble"), June Card (as "Ensemble"), Dorothy Dallas (as "Ensemble"), Brian Davies (as "Rolf Gruber"), Ceil Delli (as "Ensemble"), Kathy Dunn (as "Louisa von Trapp"), Luce Ennis (as "Ursula, a maid/Ensemble"), Cleo Fry (as "Ensemble"), Barbara George (as "Ensemble"), Stefan Gierasch (as "Herr Zeller"), Michael Gorrin (as "Admiral von Schreiber"), Joey Heatherton (as "Ensemble"), Lucas Hoving (as "Ensemble"), Elizabeth Howell (as "Sister Berthe, Mistress of Novices"), Patricia Kelly (as "Ensemble"), Maria Kova (as "Ensemble"), Evanna Lien (as "Gretl von Trapp"), Mary Susan Locke (as "Marta von Trapp"), Nan McFarland (as "Frau Schmidt, the housekeeper"), Shirley Mendonca (as "Ensemble"), Kathy Miller (as "Ensemble"), Lorna Nash (as "Ensemble"), Muriel O'Malley (as "Sister Margaretta, Mistress of Postulants"), Lauri Peters (as "Liesl von Trapp"), Keith Prentice (as "Ensemble"), John Randolph (as "Franz, the butler"), Nancy Reeves (as "Ensemble"), Marilyn Rogers (as "Brigitta von Trapp"), Bernice Saunders (as "Ensemble"), Connie Sharman (as "Ensemble"), Karen Shepard (as "Sister Sophia"), Kirby Smith (as "Baron Elberfeld"), William Snowden (as "Friedrich von Trapp"), Gloria Stevens (as "Ensemble"), Joseph Stewart (as "Kurt von Trapp"), Tatiana Troyanos (as "Ensemble"), Mimi Vondra (as "Ensemble"), Sue Yaeger (as "A Postulant"). Standbys: Renée Guérin (as "Maria Rainer") and Kenneth Harvey (as "Captain Georg von Trapp"). Understudies: Dorothy Dallas (as "Sister Berthe"), David Gress (as "Friedrich von Trapp/Kurt von Trapp"), Joey Heatherton (as "Liesl von Trapp/Louisa von Trapp"), Lucas Hoving (as "Herr Zeller"), Elizabeth Howell (as "Frau Schmidt/The Mother Abbess"), Sheppard Kerman (as "Max Detweiler"), Maria Kova (as "Sister Sophia"), Mary Susan Locke (as "Brigitta von Trapp"), Keith Prentice (as "Rolf Gruber"), Nancy Reeves (as "Sister Margaretta"), Karen Shepard (as "Elsa Schraeder"), Kirby Smith (as "Admiral von Schreiber/Franz") and Frances Underhill (as "Gretl von Trapp/Marta von Trapp"). Replacement cast [during Lunt-Fontanne Theatre run]: Maureen Bailey (as "Ensemble"), Jay Barney (as "Franz, the butler"), Richard Carafa (as "Kurt von Trapp"), Jeannie Carson (as "Maria Rainer, a postulant at Nonnberg Abbey") [from ? Jul 1962- ?], Imelda De Martin (as "Ensemble/Liesl von Trapp"), Nancy Dussault (as "Maria Rainer, a postulant at Nonnberg Abbey") [from ? Sep 1962- ?], Helen Feit (as "Ensemble"), Dan Ferrone (as "Ensemble"), Catherine Gale (as "Ensemble"), Geraldine Gale (as "Ensemble"), Ann Gardner (as "Ensemble"), Barbara Gregory (as "Ensemble"), Sarah Hageman (as "Ensemble"), Elizabeth Howell (as "The Mother Abbess"), Lois Hunt (as "Elsa Schraeder"), Tommy Leap (as "Kurt von Trapp"), Valerie Lee (as "Gretl von Trapp"), Sara Letton (as "A Postulant/Ensemble"), Nadine Lewis (as "Sister Margaretta, Mistress of Postulants"), Evanna Lien (as "Marta von Trapp"), Paul Lipson (as "Max Detweiler"), Mary Susan Locke (as "Brigitta von Trapp"), Milton Luchan (as "Herr Zeller"), Marissa Mason (as "Liesl von Trapp"), Laura Michaels (as "Gretl von Trapp"), Jen Nelson (as "Elsa Schraeder"), Nita Novy (as "Brigitta von Trapp"), Lizabeth Pritchett (as "Sister Berthe, Mistress of Novices/The Mother Abbess"), Lu Ann Ragle (as "Ensemble"), Bernice Saunders (as "Ursula, a maid"), Donald Scott (as "Captain Georg von Trapp"), Leslie Smith (as "Gretl von Trapp"), Royston Thomas (as "Friedrich von Trapp"), Webb Tilton (as "Baron Elberfeld"), Ronnie Tourso (as "Friedrich von Trapp"), Peter Van Hattum (as "Rolf Gruber"), Jay Velie (as "Admiral von Schreiber") [final Broadway role], Gina Viglione (as "Ensemble"), Jon Voight (as "Rolf Gruber") [Broadway debut], Arthur Warren (as "Friedrich von Trapp"), Connie Webber (as "Ensemble"), Mitzi Wilson (as "Ensemble"), Martha Wright (as "Maria Rainer, a postulant at Nonnberg Abbey") [from ? Oct 1961 - ?]. Standby: Barbara Meister (as "Maria Rainer"). Understudies: Maureen Bailey (as "Liesl von Trapp"), Imelda De Martin (as "Liesl von Trapp/Louisa von Trapp"), Kenny Doré (as "Friedrich von Trapp/Kurt von Trapp"), Dan Ferrone (as "Rolf Gruber"), Cleo Fry (as "Sister Berthe"), Sarah Hageman (as "Frau Schmidt"), Valerie Lee (as "Gretl von Trapp/Marta von Trapp"), Sara Letton (as "Liesl von Trapp"), Evanna Lien (as "Marta von Trapp/Brigitta von Trapp"), Shirley Mendonca (as "Sister Sophia"), Steven Meyer (as "Herr Zeller"), Laura Michaels (as "Gretl von Trapp/Marta von Trapp"), Patty Michaels (as "Louisa von Trapp"), Lizabeth Pritchett (as "The Mother Abbess"), Wayne Sullivan (as "Friedrich von Trapp/Kurt von Trapp"), Webb Tilton (as "Admiral von Schreiber/Franz/Herr Zeller"). [During Mark Hellinger Theatre run]: Nancy Dussault (as "Maria Rainer, a postulant at Nonnberg Abbey"). Understudy: Phil Proctor [credited as Philip Proctor] (as "Rolf Gruber") [earliest Broadway credit]. Produced by Leland Hayward, Richard Halliday, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. NOTES: (1) Filmed as The Sound of Music (1965). (2)kl Donehue was nominated for a Tony award as Best Director.
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