- (1948 - 1974) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1948) Stage Play: Lend an Ear. Musical revue. Music by Charles Gaynor [earliest Broadway credit]. Lyrics by Charles Gaynor. Material adaption by Charles Gaynor. Additional sketches by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman [earliest Broadway credit]. Musical Director: George Bauer. Music orchestrated by Clare Grundman. Sketches by Charles Gaynor. Additional arrangements by George Bauer. Vocal arrangements by Dorothy Freitag. Musical Staging by Gower Champion. Directed by Hal Gerson. National Theatre (moved to The Broadhurst Theatre from 21 Feb 1949- 8 Oct 1949 then moved to The Shubert Theatre from 10 Oct 1949- 29 Oct 1949 then moved to The Mansfield Theatre from 31 Oct 1949 to close): 16 Dec 1948- 21 Jan 1950 (460 performances). Cast: Yvonne Adair, Anne Renee Anderson, Dorothy Babb, Carol Channing, Al Checco, Peter Conlow, Robert Dixon, William Eythe, Nancy Franklin, Antoinette Guhlke, Hal Hackett, George Hall, Gloria Hamilton, Bob Herget, Beverly Hosier, Jenny Lou Law, Betty Low, Arthur Maxwell, Tommy Morton, Gene Nelson, Bob Scheerer, William Skipper, Jeanine Smith, Larry Stewart, Bill Woods. Produced by William R. Katzell, Franklin Gilbert and William Eythe.
- (1961) Stage Play: Show Girl. Musical revue/comedy. Sketches by Charles Gaynor. Additional sketches by Ernest Chambers. Music by Charles Gaynor. Lyrics by Charles Gaynor. Musical Director: Robert Hunter. Music orchestrated by Robert Hunter. Additional orchestrations by Clare Grundman. Assistant Musical Director: Sam Goldstein. Assistant Choreographer: Forest Bonshire [credited as Forrest Bonshire] (final Broadway credit). Scenic Design by Oliver Smith. Costume Design by Miles White. Lighting Design by Peggy Clark. Sound Design by Jack Mann. Miss Channing's gowns designed and executed by Orry-Kelly. Miss Channing's hats by Emmé. Assistant to Oliver Smith: Jack Brown Sketches directed by Charles Gaynor. Musical numbers directed by 'Richard D'Arcy'. Eugene O'Neill Theatre: 12 Jan 1961- 8 Apr 1961 (100 performances + 2 previews that began on 11 Jan 1961. Cast: Carol Channing (as "Lynn/Naomi/Performer"), Jules Munshin (as "Alfred/Elijah/Performer"), Les Quat' Jeudis (as "Performer"). Produced by Oliver Smith, James A. Doolittle and Charles Lowe.
- (1973) Stage Play: Irene. Musical comedy (revival). Music by Harry Tierney. Lyrics by Joseph McCarthy. Additional lyrics by Charles Gaynor, Otis Clements and Jack Lloyd. Additional music by Charles Gaynor [final Broadway credit] and Otis Clements. Book by Hugh Wheeler and Joseph Stein. Book from an adaptation by Harry Rigby. Based on the original play by James Montgomery. Music and Vocal Direction: Jack Lee. Music orchestrated by Ralph Burns. Dance arrangements by Wally Harper. Incidental music by Wally Harper. Musical Staging by Peter Gennaro. Production Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois. Costume Design by 'Raoul Pène Du Bois'. Vocal Consultant to Debbie Reynolds: Nora Dunfee. Miss Reynold's costumes by Irene Sharaff. Lighting Design by David F. Segal. Sound Design by Tony Alloy. Directed by Gower Champion. Minskoff Theatre: 13 Mar 1973- 8 Sep 1974 (594 performances + 13 previews that began on 1 Mar 1973). Cast: Debbie Reynolds (as "Irene O'Dare"), George S. Irving (as "Madame Lucy"), Patsy Kelly (as "Mrs. O'Dare"), Monte Markham (as "Donald Marshall"), Ruth Warrick (as "Emmeline Marshall") [final Broadway role], Carmen Alvarez (as "Helen McFudd"), Meg Bussert (as "Debutante"), Trudy Carson (as "Debutante"), Paul Charles (as "Ninth Avenue Fella"), Arlene Columbo (as "Debutante"), Dennis Edenfield (as "Ninth Avenue Fella"), David Evans (as "Ninth Avenue Fella"), Carrie Fisher (as "Debutante"), Bob Freschi (as "Clarkson/Ninth Avenue Fella"), Dorothy Wyn Gehgan (as "Debutante"), John Hamilton (as "Ninth Avenue Fella"), Bruce Lea (as "Jimmy O'Flaherty/Ninth Avenue Fella"), Frances Ruth Lea (as "Debutante/Swing Dancer"), Jeanne Lehman (as "Debutante"), Joe Lorden (as "Ninth Avenue Fella"), Bryan Nicholas (as "Ninth Avenue Fella"), Kate O'Brady (as "Arabella Thornsworthy/Debutante"), Julie Pars (as "Debutante"), Pamela Peadon (as "Debutante"), Ted Pugh (as "Ozzie Babson"), Robert Rayow (as "Ninth Avenue Fella"), Dennis Roth (as "Ninth Avenue Fella"), Kenn Scalice (as "Ninth Avenue Fella/Swing Dancer"), Ron Schwinn (as "Ninth Avenue Fella"), Janie Sell (as "Jane Burke"), David Steele (as "Ninth Avenue Fella"), Albert Stephenson (as "Ninth Avenue Fella"), Pat Trott (as "Debutante"), Sandra Voris (as "Debutante"), Jeanette Williamson (as "Debutante"), Penny Worth (as "Debutante"). Replacement cast: Don Bonnell (as "Ninth Avenue Fella"), Ralph Braun (as "Ninth Avenue Fella"), Arlene Columbo (as "Swing Dancer"), Hans Conried (as "Madame Lucy"), Christy Curtis (as "Debutante"), Linda Edelman (as "Debutante"), Judy Endacott (as "Debutante"), Mary Flowers (as "Debutante"), Gary Gendell (as "Ninth Avenue Fella/Swing Dancer"), Bette Glenn (as "Debutante"), Olivia Hahn (as "Debutante"), Ron Husmann (as "Donald Marshall") [from 31 May 1973- ?], Stephanie James (as "Debutante"), J.J. Jepson (as "Jimmy O'Flaherty/Ninth Avenue Fella"), Patti Karr (as "Helen McFudd"), Marybeth Kurdock (as "Debutante"), Bobbi Lange (as "Debutante"), Merilee Magnuson (as "Debutante") [circa. Aug 1974- 8 Sep 1974], Mary McCarty (as "Mrs. O'Dare") [from 2 Aug 1973- ?], Jacqueline Payne (as "Debutante"), Stan Picus (as "Ninth Avenue Fella"), Jane Powell (as "Irene O'Dare") [from 6 Feb 1974- ?], Kathryn Sandy (as "Debutante"), Steve Short (as "Ninth Avenue Fella"), Karen Weeden (as "Jane Burke"), Penny Worth (as "Helen McFudd"). Produced by Harry Rigby, Albert W. Selden and Jerome Minskoff. Associate Producer: Steven Beckler.
- (1959) His musical, "Lend An Ear," was performed at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts with Jenny Lou Law and Elizabeth Allen in the cast.
- (January 11, 1961) His musical revue, "Show Business," was performed at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York City for 100 performances.
- (June 6, 1960) He wrote the music, lyrics, sketches, and directed his musical revue, "Show Business," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Carol Channing, Les Quat Jeudis, and Wally Griffin in the cast. Glenn Holse was set designer. Miles White was costume designer. Robert Hunter was music director. Tom Hansen was choreographer. Charles Lowe was producer.
- (September 1959) He wrote the book, music and lyrics for the musical, "Lend An Ear," at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine with Jenny Lou Law in the cast.
- (Summer 1976) He wrote additional lyrics for the musical, "Irene," in a Kenley Players production at the Packard Music Hall Theatre in Warren; the Veterans Memorial Theatre in Columbus and Memorial Hall in Dayton, Ohio with Jane Powell in the cast. John Kenley was artistic director. Harry Tierney and Joseph McCarthy wrote the score. Otis Clements also wrote additional lyrics. Hugh Wheeler and Joseph Stein wrote the book.
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