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Following is a list of notable actors and actresses from Broadway musicals This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
The original production of On the Town was notable for its racially diverse cast and intentional avoidance of racial stereotypes. The Japanese-American dancer Sono Osato starred as Ivy; there were six African-Americans in the cast, who were treated as part of the citizenry; and nine months into the run, the black conductor Everett Lee took over ...
The show opened on Broadway on February 26, 1989 at the Imperial Theatre and closed on September 1, 1990 after 633 performances and 55 previews. [1] [2] Directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins with Grover Dale as co-director, the cast featured Jason Alexander as the narrator, Charlotte d'Amboise, Faith Prince, Debbie Shapiro, Susann Fletcher and Scott Wise.
In 2008, Shannon was featured in the off-Broadway production of Stephen Adly Guirgis's The Little Flower of East Orange, presented by LAByrinth Theater Company and The Public Theater, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman. [13] In 2007, Shannon began the first of his many collaborations with director, Jeff Nichols, when cast in the movie Shotgun ...
Steve Lawrence (born Sidney Liebowitz, 1935–2024), singer and actor (The Carol Burnett Show) Shari Lewis (born Sonia Phyllis Hurwitz, 1933–1998), ventriloquist, puppeteer, and children's TV show host [427] Hal Linden (born Harold Lipshitz, 1931), actor and TV director (Barney Miller) [428] Tina Louise (born 1934), model, singer, and film/TV ...
In Town is a musical comedy written by Adrian Ross and James T. Tanner, with music by F. Osmond Carr and lyrics by Ross. The plot of In Town, though thin, is a smart tale of backstage and society intrigue. [1] One of the popular songs from the show was "The Man About Town".
Recently, the cast and creative team of the play—including T&C September cover star Katie Holmes, Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch, Ephraim Sykes, director Kenny Leon, scenic designer Beowulf Boritt ...
The Black Crook, which ran from 1866 to 1868, was the first Broadway show to run for over one year. [127]This is a list of shows that have held the record for being the longest-running show (including straight plays and musicals) on Broadway since 1853.