- (1924 - 1957) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1924) Stage Play: The Greenwich Village Follies. Musical revue. Music by Cole Porter. Lyrics by Cole Porter, Irving Caesar. Featuring songs by Isham Jones. Choreographed by Jack Manning. Directed by John Murray Anderson. Shubert Theatre: 16 Sep 1924- 3 Jan 1925 (127 performances). Cast: Roshanara, Robert Alton [Broadway debut], Bobbe Arnst, Don Barclay, America Chedister, George Christie, James Clemons, Maisie Clifton, Ethel Davies, Billie De Rex, Jenny Dolly, Rosie Dolly (billed as "Roszika Dolly"), Georgie Hale, Vincent Lopez, Ludmilla, Charles Mack, George Moran, James Naulty, Dorothy Neville, George Rasely, John Sheehan, Julia Silvers. Produced by The Bohemians, Inc., A.L. Jones and Morris Green.
- (1933) Stage Play: Hold Your Horses . Musical comedy. Music by Robert Russell Bennett, Robert A. Simon, Louis Alter, Arthur Swanstrom, Ben Oakland and Owen Murphy. Book by Russel Crouse and Corey Ford. Based on a play by Charles Beahan, Russel Crouse and Corey Ford. With many nonsensical moments by Joe Cook. Lyrics by Robert Russell Bennett, Robert A. Simon, Louis Alter, Arthur Swanstrom, Ben Oakland and Owen Murphy. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Musical Director: Gene Salzer. Featuring songs by Margot Millham and Leslie Stuart. Featuring songs with lyrics by Margot Millham, Owen Hall and J.P. Murray. Directed by John Shubert. All dances, ensembles and principals' dances by Robert Alton. Ballets created and staged by Harriet Hoctor. Stage Manager: Frederick De Cordova. Book directed by R.H. Burnside. Winter Garden Theatre: 25 Sep 1933- 9 Dec 1933 (88 performances). Cast: Jack Anthony, Walter Armin (as "Charles Rector"), James Babbitt, Julia Barker, Alayne Blair, W.K. Brady, Jack Burleigh, Lehman Byck, Jack Byrne, Phyllis Carroll, Emeeta Casanova, Andre Charise, Dave Chasen (as "Frothington"), Cecile Clancy, Jay Conley, Mary Connor, Joe Cook (as "Broadway Joe"), Colleen Cooper, Barbara Coswell, Inez Courtney (as "Gwen Fordyce"), Carmen Cuyler, Hene Damur, Helen Day, Dorothy Drum, Helene Ecklund, Marion Farrish, Margie Finley, Helen Folsom, Frances Ford, Jimmie Fox, Peggy Gallimore, Douglas Gilmore, John Glenn, Ruth Gormley, Edwin Guhl, Clarence Harvey, Maurine Holmes, Jack Howard, Meredith Howard, Virginia Howard, Jeryl Joyce, Adelaide Kaye, Josephine Kaye, Marguerite Kennedy, Connie Madison, Jane Manners, Lila Manor, Lola Manor, Gene Martel, Rosalie McCallion, Joe McKeon, Edward J. McNamara, Tully Millet, Jack Morrissey, R.J. Mulligan, Ona Munson (as "Marjory Ellis"), Donnell O'Brian, Emmett O'Brien, Eileen O'Connor, Ethel O'Dell, Olaf Olsen (as "Kid Hogan's Second"), Evelyn Page, Walter Palm (as "Bartender at Nigger Mike's"), Pat Palmer, Tom Patricola, Tesha Pierson, Ernest Recco, Harry Rogers, Polly Rose, Jean Ryan, Lovee Sabalis, George Schiller, Myra Scott, Charles Senna, C. Ellsworth Smith, Stanley Smith, Edna Strong, Frances Stutz, Tanya Tschergi, Frances Upton (as "Dolly Montague"), Dick Wallace, Rex Weber, Eugene Winchester, Jack Wolf, Sunny Wright, Dan Wyler. Produced by Producing Associates Inc., Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert and Joe Cook. Produced under the supervision of John Shubert.
- (1934) Stage Play: Ziegfeld Follies of 1934. Musical revue. Directed by Bobby Connolly. Winter Garden Theatre: 4 Jan 1934- 9 Jun 1934 (182 performances). Cast included John Adair, Eve Arden, Fanny Brice, Robert Cummings, Buddy Ebsen, Vilma Ebsen, June Preisser. Produced by Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld (Billie Burke).
- (1934) Stage Play: Keep Moving. Musical revue.
- (1934) Stage Play: Life Begins at 8:40. Musical revue. Music by Harold Arlen. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin and E.Y. Harburg. Comedy scenes directed by Philip Loeb. Principal director: John Murray Anderson. Winter Garden Theatre: 27 Aug 1934- 16 Mar 1935 (237 performances). Cast: Ray Bolger, Luella Gear, Bert Lahr, Frances Williams, Eugene Ashley, Jack Barrett, Mary Bay, Regina Beck, Vicki Belling, Helen Bennett, George Bockman, Hazel Boffinger, Edward Browne, Sally Bynum, Mary Ann Carr, Noreen Carr, Jean Carson, Geri Chopin, Frances Comstock, Aida Conkey, Hope Dare, Maxine Darrell, Aline Davis, Brian Donlevy, Tom Draper, Dixie Dunbar, Helene Ecklund, William Ehlers, Marjorie Ezequelle, Charles Fowler, Darley Fuller, Peggy Gallimore, Williem Gerard, Sally Gibbs, Ilse Gronau, Kai Hansen, Pearl Harris, Winifred Harros, Josephine Houston, Mary Howard, Julie Jenner, Esther Junger, Jane Lane, Michael Logan, Arthur Manning, Adrienne Matzenauer, James McColl, Ethel Medsker, Jane Moxon, Ofelia & Pimento, Emmett Oldfield, Earl Oxford, Jessica Pepper, Gloria Pierre, Sid Salzer, Betty Schlaffer, Josephine Schwarz, Bartlett Simmons, Grena Sloan, Jack Starr, Donald Stewart, Sherry Stuart, Anya Taranda, Peggy Thomas, Ethel Thorsen, Walter Wahl, Mildred Webb, The Charles Weidman Dancers, Grover Whalen, Robert Wildhack. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1935) Stage Play: Jumbo. Musical comedy/puppets. Music by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Book by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. Lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Choreographed by Allan K. Foster and Marjery Fielding. Directed by John Murray Anderson and George Abbott. Hippodrome Theatre: 16 Nov 1935- 18 Apr 1936 (233 performances). Cast: Dave Adams, Dave Ballard, Barbette, Jack Barnes, Big Rosie, Donald Black, Tom Breen, Helen Brooks, Willard Dashiell, Charles De Camo, Josie DeMotte, Dr. Ostermeier's "Doheos", Lipman Duckat, Lenze Duo, Jimmy Durante (as "Claudius B. Bowers"), Sybil Elaine, Lynn Eldredge, William J. Ferry, Roger Gerry, Gloria Grafton (as "Mickey Considine"), Gene Greenlaw, Grace Elizabeth Hanneford, Poodles Hanneford (as "Poodles"), Helen Harvey, Harry Jackson, Mary Jackson, Julius Johnson, Robert Johnson, A.P. Kaye (as "Mr. Jellico"), Tiny Kline, Karl Kosicsky, John Kuebler, Arthur La Fleur, Henry La Marr, Minnie LaPell, Bob Lawrence, Jack Leslie, Walter Lewis, Tom Lomas, Jim Mardy, W.J. McCarthy, Ray Miller, Victoria Miller, Donald Novis, William Parker, Jack Phillips, A. Robins, William Selig, Arthur Sherwood, Arthur Sinclair, Fred Spear, Takayama, The Kimris, The Nazfys, The Stonleys, Lomas Troupe, Olivette Tyana, Frances Van Ritter, George Watts, Solon West (as "Razorback"), Cliff Whitcombe, Philip Wood. Produced by Billy Rose.
- (1934) Stage Play: Thumbs Up! Musical revue. Music by James Hanley and Henry Sullivan. Based on material by H.I. Phillips, Harold Atteridge and Alan Baxter. Lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and Earle Crooker. Musical Director: Gene Salzer. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Conrad Salinger and David Raksin. Vocal arrangements by Jane Pickens. Additional music by Vernon Duke, Gerald Marks and Steve Child. Additional lyrics by Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin, Karl Stark, Jean Herbert, James Hanley, John Murray Anderson and Irving Caesar. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Directed by Edward C. Lilley. St. James Theatre: 27 Dec 1934- 11 May 1935 (156 performances). Cast: Margaret Adams, Robert Alan, Louene Ambrosius, Adrian Anthony, Sheila Barrett, Helen Bent, Prescott Brown, Hugh Cameron, William Chandler, George Church, Bobby Clark, Jack Cole, The Delmars, The Demnati Troupe, Henry Dick, Ray Dooley, Eddie Dowling, Paul Draper, Alice Dudley, Althea Elder, Dolly Falla, Holly Falla, Dionne Farrelle, John Fearnley, Agnes Franey, Emerson Frone, Ruben Garcia, Eddie Garr, Sandra Gould, Dawn Greenwood, Eunice Healy, Rose King, Don Knobloch, Hal Le Roy, Phyllis Lind, Lucy Mann, Vida Manuel, Yvonne Marchand, Irene McBride, Paul McCullough, Howard Morgan, J. Harold Murray, Joan Nelson, Frances Nevins, Ruth Nicholson, Barnett Parker, Helen Pickens, Jane Pickens, Patti Pickens, Frances Rand, Stanley Rash, Marty Rhiele, Beth Roland, Al Sexton, Phil Shaw, Marion Vannemann, Billie Worth. Produced by Eddie Dowling.
- (1935) Stage Play: Parade. Musical revue/satire.
- (1936) Stage Play: Ziegfeld Follies of 1936. Musical revue. Music by Vernon Duke. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Based on material by David Freeman. Musical Director: John McManus. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Conrad Salinger, Robert Russell Bennett and Don Walker. Scenic Design and Costume Design by Vincente Minnelli. Sketches directed by Eddie Dowling. Ballets directed by George Balanchine. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Directed by John Murray Anderson and Edward C. Lilley. Winter Garden Theatre: 30 Jan 1936- 9 May 1936 (115 performances). Cast: Fanny Brice, Bob Hope, Gertrude Niesen, Eve Arden, Gene Ashley, Josephine Baker, Milton Barnett, Vicki Belling, Herman Belmonte, Prescott Brown, Edward Browne, Florine Callahan, Judy Canova, George Church, Stella Clauson, Evelyn Dale, Dorothy Daly, Maxine Darrell, Roger Davis, Nancy Dolan, Tom Draper, Althea Elder, George Enz, Helene Fromson, Thomas Gleason, Vera Haal, Georgia Hiden, Harriet Hoctor, Gay Hoff, John Hoyt, Stan Kavanaugh, Irene Kelly, Lyn Leslie, Ula Love, Elena Marano, Helene Marchand, Duke McHale, Rodney McLennan, Betty McMahon, Mary Alice Moore, Jean Moorhead, Howard Morgan, Jane Moxon, Paul Nelson, The Nicholas Brothers, Gertrude Niesen, Hugh O'Connell, Eileen O'Driscoll, Jessica Pepper, Gloria Pierre, Cherry Preisser, June Preisser, Isabel Pulsford, William Quentmeyer, Peggy Quinn, J. Ramos, Erminie Randolph, Frances Rands, Cornelia Rogers, J. Sastere, Marion Semler, Thelma Shearon, Didi Skoug, Marlyn Stuart, Ricki Tanzi, Peggy Thomas, Ethel Thorsen, Williem Van Loon, Marie Vanneman, Everette West, Irving West, Ben Yost. Produced by Billie Burke, Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1936) Stage Play: Ziegfeld Follies of 1936. Musical revue [return engagement]. Music by Vernon Duke. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Based on material by David Freeman. Musical Director: John McManus. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Conrad Salinger, Robert Russell Bennett and Don Walker. Scenic Design and Costume Design by Vincente Minnelli. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Directed by John Murray Anderson and Edward C. Lilley. Winter Garden Theatre: 14 Sep 1936- 19 Dec 1936 (112 performances). Cast: Fanny Brice, Bobby Clark, Edward Alvarez, Ann Anderson, Del Arden, Gloria Arden, Florence Baker, Betty Bannister, Mary Bay, Vicki Belling, Helen Bennett, Mary Bicks, Hiawana Booth, Betty Boyce, Julie Bryan, Florine Callahan, Hugh Cameron, Virginia Collins, Cass Daley, Jyll Egger, Irmgard Erik, Marjorie Ezequelle, James Farrell, Alex Fisher, Joe Frederic, Helene Fromson, Kay Gable, Sidney Greene, Ruth Harrison, George Herman, Rita Horgan, Diane Hunter, Henning Irgens, Stan Kavanaugh, Georgette Lampsi, Artheda Lane, Virginia Langdon, Marvin Lawler, Marjorie Leach, Gypsy Rose Lee, Linda Lee, Fay Lentz, Dionis Little, Evelyn Low, Christine Beau Mar, Sylvia Marsh, Beth Meredith, Mae Merrick, Melton Moore, Joan Myles, Paul Nelson, Bernard Pearce, Cherry Preisser, June Preisser, William Quentmeyer, Erminie Randolph, Jo Raskin, Ruth Rathbun, Clare Scott, Terry Shannon, Shirley Stevens, Marie Vannemen, Eddie Wells, Ben Yost. Produced by Billie Burke (Ziegfeld).
- (1942) Stage Play: By Jupiter. Musical comedy. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Book by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers. Based on "The Warrior's Husband" by Julian F. Thompson. Musical Director: Johnny Green. Vocal arrangements by Johnny Green and Clay Warnick. Music arranged by Don Walker. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Directed by Joshua Logan. Shubert Theatre: 3 Jun 1942- 12 Jun 1943 (427 performances). Cast: Margaret Bannerman, Bertha Belmore, Helen Bennett, Ray Bolger (as "Sapiens"), Ruth Brady, Martha Burnett, Irene Corlett, Betty Jo Creager, Mark Dawson, Bob Douglas, Ralph Dumke, Berni Gould, June Graham, Ronald Graham, Barbara Heath, Lewis Hightower, Robert Hightower, Flower Hujer, Rose Inghram, Kay Kimber, Ray Koby, Janet Lavis, Don Liberto, Michael Mann, Jane Manners, Tony Matthews, Virginia Meyer, Constance Moore, Margery Moore, Monica Moore, Mary Morris, Beth Nichols, Dorothy Poplar, Bobby Priest, Joyce Ring, Rosemary Sankey, George Schwalbe, William Silvers, Toni Stuart, Olga Suarez (as "Ensemble"), Maidel Turner (as "Caustica"), William Vaux, Benay Venuta, Vera-Ellen (as "Minerva, First Camp Follower"), Wana Wenerholm, Ken Whelan, Robert Wilson. Replacement actor: Nanette Fabray (as "Antiope"). Produced by Dwight Wiman and Richard Rodgers. Produced in association with Richard Kollmar.
- (1953) Stage Play: Me and Juliet. Musical comedy. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Book by Oscar Hammerstein II. Vocal arrangements by Don Walker. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Musical Director: Salvatore Dell'Isola. Ballet arrangements: Roger Adams. Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Robert Alton. Assistant to Mr. Dell'Isola: Robert Stanley. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Assistant Designer to Mr. Mielziner: John Harvey. Directed by George Abbott. Majestic Theatre: 28 May 1953- 3 Apr 1954 (358 performances). Cast: Lance Avant, Isabel Bigley, Francine Bond, Betty Buday, Barbara Carroll, Adele Castle, Mark Dawson, Grant Delaney, Jack Drummond, John Ford, Bob Fortier, John George, Penny Ann Green, Randy Hall, Henry Hamilton, Gwen Harmon, Lorraine Havercroft, Bill Hayes, Richard Hermany, George S. Irving, Patty Ann Jackson, Jackie Kelk, Helene Keller, Warren Kemmerling, Michael King, Jack Konzal, Lucia Lambert, Larry Laurence, Joe Lautner, Harriet Leigh, Sonya Lindgren, Ralph Linn, Elizabeth Logue, Susan Lovell, Shirley MacLaine (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Therese Mari, Arthur Maxwell, Joan McCracken, Svetlana McLee, Buzz Miller, Cheryl Parker, Eddie Pfeiffer, Edwin Philips, Jack Rains, Georgia Reed, Deborah Remsen, Augustin Rodriguez, Joe Schulman, Helena Scott, Thelma Scott, Dorothy Silverherz, Barbara Lee Smith, Bob St. Clair, Thelma Tadlock, Norma Thornton, Janyce Ann Wagner, Ray Walston (as "Mac, Stage Manager"), Herbert Wasserman, William Weber, Rosemary Williams. Produced by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
- (1944) Stage Play: Laffing Room Only. Musical comedy/revue. Music by Burton Lane. Lyrics by Burton Lane. Book by Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson and Eugene Conrad. Arranger for Glee Club: Pam Davenport, Roy Ringwald and Robert Shaw. General Director for Olsen and Johnson David Murray. Production Supervised by Harry A. Kaufman. Scenic Design by Stewart Chaney. Costume Design by Billy Livingston. Assistant to Mr. Livingston: Kasia Spilos. Assistant to Mr. Chaney: Peggy Clark. Company Manager: George Leffler. Stage Director: Dennis Murray. Stage Manager: Henning Irgens. Assistant Stage Mgr: Cliff Crist. Conducted by John McManus. Assistant to Robert Alton: Harry Pogue. Press Representative: C.P. Greneker, Joe Flynn and Stanley Seiden. Assistant to John Murray Anderson: Arny Saint Subber. Company Manager: George Leffler. Production staged by John Murray Anderson. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Comedy directed by Edward F. Cline [final Broadway credit]. Winter Garden Theatre: 23 Dec 1944- 14 Jul 1945 (232 performances). Cast: Jack Allen (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/British Soldier/Go Down To Boston Harbor/On Broadway/Stop That Dancing/Uncle/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'"), Tony Anzy (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"The Ghost Train" Performer"), William Archibald (as "Go Down To Boston Harbor" Dancer/ The Sailor/Stop That Dancing/"Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'" Dancer McCoy Son/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/The Hollywood Producer/Sunny California"), Ray Arnett (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/In Harlem/Stop That Dancing/"This Is As Far As I Go" Singer"), Vicki Barrett (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer"), Virginia Barrett (as "An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/"The Ghost Train" Performer/Neighbor/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/In the box/Intermission/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), George Beach (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer/British Soldier/Go Down To Boston Harbor/"The Ghost Train" Performer"), O'Donnell Blair (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"The Piano Movers" Performer"), May Block (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/At El Morocco Stop That Dancing"), Gene Bone (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer/Firing Squad/The Russian Art Players"), Margaret Brander (as "Soprano/Moments Musicals"), Margot Brander (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/In the box Intermission"), Robert Breton (as "Count Dimitri Resluvsky/The Russian Art Players/Son/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/Hollywood Announcer/In a Radio Station"), Kenny Buffett (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/At El Morocco Stop That Dancing/The Beau/Got That Good Time Feelin'/Juvenile Star/Sunny California"), Harry Burns (as "In the lobby/Before the Show/Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/Son/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'"), Francis Cooke (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer/Firing Squad/The Russian Art Players/The Cameraman/Sunny California"), Cliff Crist (as "In a Radio Station" Ensemble"), Lillion Cross (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Girl Patriot/Go Down To Boston Harbor/On Broadway/Stop That Dancing"), Ernie D'Amato (as "Guest/Tourist City Hall/"The Ghost Train" Performer/Son/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'"), Shannon Dean (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble "In a Radio Station" Ensemble/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Dorothy Demolina (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Girl Patriot/Go Down To Boston Harbor/At El Morocco/Stop That Dancing"), Dippy Diers (as "In the lobby/Before the Show/In the box/Intermission"), Norman Drew (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/British Soldier/ Go Down To Boston Harbor/"This Is As Far As I Go" Singer/Uncle/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'"), Penny Edwards (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/At El Morocco/Stop That Dancing/"The Ghost Train" Performer/The Hollywood Star/Sunny California"), Bruce Evans (as "Prince Vasiloff/The Russian Art Players/Guest/Tourist/City Hall/Colonel/The Russian Art Players/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/Judge/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble"), Tom Fletcher (as "The Ghost Train" Performer"), Betty Garrett (as "Go Down To Boston Harbor" Singer/"Stop That Dancing" Singer/"This Is As Far As I Go" Singer/"Sunny California" Singer/"The Steps of the Capitol" Singer"), Betty Gilpatrick (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer/"The Steps of the Capitol" Singer"), Dolores Goodman (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer"), Virginia Gorski (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer"), Frances Henderson (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Guest/Tourist/City Hall/In Greenwich Village/Stop That Dancing/"The Ghost Train" Performer/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Gae Hess (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Girl Patriot/Go Down To Boston Harbor/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/In Greenwich Village/Stop That Dancing/"The Ghost Train" Performer"), Penny Holt (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/In Central Park/Stop That Dancing/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Gretchen Houser (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Guest/Tourist/City Hall/In Harlem/Stop That Dancing/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Catherine Johnson (as "Anna/The Russian Art Players"), Chic Johnson (as "General Duquesne/Go Down To Boston Harbor/Mr. Tenant/An Apartment in 1980/"Pocatello, Idaho" Performer "The Ghost Train" Performer/Bride/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin' "The Piano Movers" Performer/The Sound Man/In a Radio Station"), Marjorie Johnstone (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/At El Morocco/Stop That Dancing"), Lee Joyce (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Guest/Tourist/City Hall/In Harlem/Stop That Dancing"), Elana Keller (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Conspirator/Go Down To Boston Harbor"), James Kovach (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer"), Sam Kramer (as "Cellist/Moments Musicals"), Mary La Roche (as "Sonya/The Russian Art Players/"Got That Good Time Feelin'" Singer/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Jean Lawrence (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer"), Eleanor Leaman (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Girl Patriot/Go Down To Boston Harbor/On Broadway/Stop That Dancing/ "The Ghost Train" Performer/Mother Hatfield/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Kathryn Lee (as "Go Down To Boston Harbor" Dancer/"Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'" Dancer/Daughter/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/The Ballerina/Got That Good Time Feelin'"), Patricia Lenn (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer"), Jennie Lewis (as "An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/"The Ghost Train" Performer/Ma McCoy/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble"), Frank Libuse (as "In the audience/Before the Show/The Conductor/Overture/Guest/Tourist/City Hall/Harpist/Moments Musicals/In the box/Intermission"), J.C. McCord (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/"Go Down To Boston Harbor" Dancer/Conspirator/Go Down To Boston Harbor/In Greenwich Village/Stop That Dancing/"This Is As Far As I Go" Singer"), Ted McGinty (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble"), Tom McKee (as "Flutist/Moments Musicals/"The Ghost Train" Performer/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble"), Lee Michel (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/In Greenwich Village/Stop That Dancing/"This Is As Far As I Go" Singer"), Jean Moorhead (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/Mrs. Tenant/An Apartment in 1980/"The Ghost Train" Performer/"Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'" Singer/Child/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble"), Olive Nicolsen (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/In Greenwich Village/Stop That Dancing"), Mariane Oliphant (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/At El Morocco/Stop That Dancing"), Ole Olsen (as "Real Estate Agent/An Apartment in 1980/"Pocatello, Idaho" Performer/"The Ghost Train" Performer/Bridegroom/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/"The Piano Movers" Performer/A Radio Announcer/In a Radio Station"), Olsen & Johnson (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall"), Frederick Peters (as "Company Manager/overture/"Hooray for Anywhere" Singer/Conspirator/Go Down To Boston Harbor/"The Ghost Train" Performer/Neighbor/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'"), Kenneth Petersen (as "This Is As Far As I Go" Singer/British Soldier/Go Down To Boston Harbor/In Harlem/Stop That Dancing"/"Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer"), Jack Pierce (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/In Central Park/Stop That Dancing/"This Is As Far As I Go" Singer"), Andrew Ratousheff (as "An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/In the box/Intermission/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble"), Buddy Rogers (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/"This Is As Far As I Go" Singer"), Herbert Ross (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/British Soldier/Go Down To Boston Harbor/On Broadway/Stop That Dancing/"This Is As Far As I Go" Singer/Father/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/The Suitor/Got That Good Time Feelin'"), Roy Russell (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer"), Edward Sanders (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer"), Charles Senna (as "Stage Manager/Overture/Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/"The Ghost Train" Performer/Son/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble"), Otto Simanek "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer"), Allen Stewart (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer"), Doris Sward (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Tommy Thompson (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer/Firing Squad/The Russian Art Players/Juvenile Star/Sunny California"), June Walker (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Grandmother/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Billy West (as "In the lobby/Before the Show/"The Ghost Train" Performer"), Susan West (as "An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Lou Wills Jr. (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'" Singer"), Doris York (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Bill Young (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/ "The Ghost Train" Performer/Neighbor/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble"), Joe Young (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/"Pocatello, Idaho" Performer/"The Ghost Train" Performer/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble"). Produced by Lee and J.J. Shubert, Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson.
- (1940) Stage Play: Pal Joey. Musical comedy. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Book by John O'Hara. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Costume Design by John Koenig. Scenic Design and Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Directed by George Abbott. Ethel Barrymore Theatre (moved to The Shubert Theatre from 1 Sep 1941- 21 Oct 1941 then moved to The St. James Theatre from 21 Oct 1941- close): 25 Dec 1940- 29 Nov 1941 (374 performances). Cast: Gene Kelly (as "Joey Evans") [final Broadway role; replaced by George Tapps on 1 Sep 1941 and moved to Hollywood], Vivienne Segal (as "Vera Simpson"), Claire Anderson, Adrian Anthony, Sondra Barrett, John Benton, Jean Casto, Milton Chisholm, John Clarke, Alice Craig, Louise de Forrest, Stanley Donen (as "Albert Doane/Dancer"), Clifford Dunstan, Jack Durant, Wnez Early, Leila Ernst, Jane Fraser, Tilda Getz, Charlene Harkins, Averell Harris, June Havoc (as "Gladys Bumps"), Henning Irgens, Van Johnson (as "Victor/Dancer"), Frances Krell, James Lane, Janet Lavis, Howard Ledig, June Leroy, Michael Moore, Amarilla Morris, Robert J. Mulligan, Olive Nicolson, Shirley Paige, Mildred Patterson, Dorothy Poplar, Nelson Rae, Edison Rice, Albert Ruiz, Diane Sinclair, Mildred Solly, Dummy Spelvin, Jeanne Trybom, Marie Vanneman, Jerry Whyte, Vincent York. Produced by George Abbott. Note: Alton also supervised the production of the 1952 revival starring Harold Lang.
- (1940) Stage Play: Higher and Higher. Comedy. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Material by Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan. Based on an idea by Irving Pincus. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Directed by Joshua Logan. Shubert Theatre: 4 Apr 1940- 15 Jun 1940 (84 performances). Cast: Ted Adair, June Allyson, Irene Austin, Jane Ball, Robert Chisholm, Eva Condon, Ronnie Cunningham, Sigrid Dagnie, Lee Dixon, Kay Duncan, Eleanor Eberle, Marta Eggert, Vera-Ellen, Leif Erickson, Cliff Ferre, Janet Fox, Miriam Franklin, William Geery, Joseph Granville, George Griffith, Jack Haley (as "Zachary Ash"), Bunnie Hightower, Louis Hightower, Gloria Hope, Marguerite James, Michael Moore, Richard Moore, Marie Nash, Frederic Nay, Fin Olsen, Kay Picture, Burton Pierce, Marie Louise Quevli, Jane Richardson, Harry Rogue, Shirley Ross, Joseph Scandur, Jack Seymour, Robert Shanley, Hollace Shaw, Billy Skipper Jr., Hilda Spong (as "Miss Whiffen"), Lyda Sue, Carl Trees, Jack Whitney, Billie Worth. Produced by Dwight Wiman.
- (1940) Stage Play: Higher and Higher. Comedy [return engagement]. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Material by Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan. Based on an idea by Irving Pincus. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Directed by Joshua Logan. Shubert Theatre: 5 Aug 1940- 24 Aug 1940 (24 performances). Cast: Ted Adair, Jane Ball, Robert Chisholm, Eva Condon, Sigrid Dagnie, Lee Dixon, Kay Duncan, Marta Eggert, Leif Erickson, Janet Fox, Joseph Granville, Miriam Franklin, William Geery, Joseph Granville, George Griffith, Jack Haley (as "Zachary Ash"), Gloria Hope, Richard Moore, Richard Moore, Marie Nash, Frederic Nay, Fin Olsen, Marie Louise Quevli, Jane Richardson, Shirley Ross, Robert Rouseville, Joseph Scandur, Robert Shanley, Sharkey, Hollace Shaw, Hilda Spong (as "Miss Whiffen"), Lyda Sue, Carl Trees, Jack Whitney, Billie Worth. Produced by Dwight Wiman.
- (1939) Stage Play: Du Barry Was a Lady. Musical comedy. Music by Cole Porter. Lyrics by Cole Porter. Book by Herbert Fields and Buddy G. DeSylva. Orchestra Arrangements by Hans Spialek. Additional Arrangements by Robert Russell Bennett and Ted Royal. Choral Arrangements by Hugh Martin. Assistant to Hugh Martin: Ralph Blanc. Scenic Design by Raoul Pene Du Bois. Costume Design by Raoul Pène du Bois. Lighting Design by Albert A. Ostrander. Assistant to Robert Alton: Charles Millang. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Directed by Edgar J. MacGregor. 46th Street Theatre (moved to The Royale Theatre from 21 Oct 1940- close): 6 Dec 1939- 12 Dec 1940 (408 performances). Cast: Bert Lahr (as "Louis Blore, His Most Royal Majesty, The King of France"), Ethel Merman (as "May Daly/Mme. La Comtesse du Barry"), Benny Baker (as "Charley, His Royal Highness, The Dauphin of France"), Betty Grable (as "Alice Barton, Mme. La Marquisse Alisande de Vernay"), Betty Allen, Gloria Arden, Walter Armin (as "Bill Kelly/Docteur Michel"), Gene Ashley, Johnny Barnes, Helen Bennett, Marguerite Benton, Ruth Bond, Evelyn Bonefine, Boris Butleroff, Hugh Cameron, Janice Carter, Virginia Cheneval, Stella Clauson, Harold Cromer, Mary Daniels, Jacqueline Franc, Joel Friend, Ronda Gale, Russell Georgiev, Tilda Getze, Anne Graham, Ronald Graham, Stanley Grill, Marion Harvey, Douglas Hawkins, Peter Holliday, Beverly Hosier, Dorothea Jackson, Adele Jergens (as "Dancing Girl"), Mel Kacher, Patricia Knight, Nancy Knott, Frances Krell, Don Liberto, Gloria Martin, Jean Moorehead, Carl Nicholas, Audrey Palmer, Barbara Pond, Tito Renaldo, Roy Ross, David Shelly, Geraldine Spreckels, Jane Sproule, Jane Sprowl, Jack Stanton, Kay Sutton, Paul Thorne, Edith Turgell, Lewis Turner, Marie Vannemen, Arlyne Varden, William Vaux, Charles Walters (as "Harry Norton, Captain of King's Guard"), Nina Wayler. Produced by Buddy G. DeSylva.
- (1940) Stage Play: Panama Hattie. Musical comedy.
- (1937) Stage Play: The Show is On [Return engagement]. Sketches by David Freedman. "Mr. Gielgud Passes By" by Moss Hart. Music mostly by Vernon Duke. Lyrics mostly by Ted Fetter. Additional music by Hoagy Carmichael, Arthur Schwartz, George Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Herman Hupfeld, Will Irwin and Richard Rodgers. Additional lyrics by Stanley Adams, Howard Dietz, Ira Gershwin, E.Y. Harburg, Herman Hupfeld, Norman Zeno and Lorenz Hart. Music orchestrated by Gordon Jenkins. Additional orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett and Hans Spialek. Conceived by Vincente Minnelli. Sketches directed by Edward C. Lilley. Choreographed by Robert Alton. "Casanova" choreographed by Harry Losee. Production Design by Vincente Minnelli. Conducted by Gordon Jenkins. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Winter Garden Theatre: 18 Sep 1937- 2 Oct 1937 (17 performances).
- (1939) Stage Play: Too Many Girls. Musical comedy. Material by George Marion Jr. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Musical Staging by Robert Alton. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by 'Raoul Pène Du Bois'. Directed by George Abbott. Imperial Theatre (moved to The Broadway Theatre from unknown date 1940- 18 Mar 1940): 18 Oct 1939- 18 May 1940 (249 performances). Cast: Desi Arnaz, Robert Arnold, Margorie Baglin, Sondra Barrett, Libby Bennett, John Beton, Betty Boyce, Eddie Bracken, Florine Callahan, Renee Cettel, Diosa Costello, Alice Craig, Betty De Elmo, Louise de Forrest, Romolo Di Spirito, Willis Duncan, Marge Ellis, Leila Ernst (as "Talullah Lou"), Vera Fern, Clyde Fillmore (as "Harvey Casey"), Vernon Hammer, Charlene Harkins, Bob Howard, Randolph Hughes, Harry Jackson, Clarence Jaeger, Van Johnson, Richard Kollmar (as "Clint Kelley"), Jeanette Lavis, Mildred Law, Lita Lede, Hal Le Roy (as "Al Terwillinger"), La Verne Lupton, Herb Lurie, James MacColl, William Mende, Russ Milton, Amarilla Morris, Mildred Patterson, Harry Pedersen, Dorothy Poplar, Edison Rice, Jack Riley, Hans Robert, Ivy Scott, Bob Shaw, Byron Shores, Diane Sinclair, Leonor Sola, Mildred Solly, Olga Suarez (as "Co-Ed"), Key Taylor, Anna Mae Tesslo, Mary Jane Walsh, Davenie Watson, Marcy Wescott, James Wilkinson, Claire Wolf, Harold Young. Produced by George Abbott.
- (1937) Stage Play: Between the Devil. Musical comedy.
- (1997) Stage Play: One For the Money. Musical revue. Conceived by John Murray Anderson. Musical Staging by Robert Alton. Sketches Staged by Edward C. Lilley. Scenic Design by Raoul Pene Du Bois. Costume Design by Raoul Pène du Bois. Lighting Design by John Murray Anderson. Directed by John Murray Anderson. Booth Theatre: 4 Feb 1939- 27 May 1939 (132 performances). Cast: William Archibald, Maxine Barrat [Broadway debut] (as "Friend/Ensemble/Secretary/Lucy Timpkin/The Archduchess/A Client"), Philip Bourneuf (as "The Father/Mr. Marbury/Fifth King/Mr. Lippencott/Mr. Ernest Sprockett/Dick McQuade"), Frances Comstock, Alfred Drake (as "The Brother/Mr. Fuller/Singer/Orson Welles/The Groom/The Manager/Reporter"), Brenda Forbes, Nadine Gae, Nancy Hamilton, Ray Kavanaugh and His Orchestra, Gene Kelly [Broadway debut] (as "Friend/Ensemble/Mr. Gordon/The Best Man/Reporter/Singer/Western Union Boy"), Don Loper (as "Friend/Ensemble/Bebe's Manager/Third King/The Archduke/Officer in charge of Bureaus of Missing Persons/Western Union Boy"), Ruth Matteson (as "Friend/Sylvia Turnbridge/Mrs. Jamison/Singer/Barbara McQuade/A Client"), Grace McDonald (as "Friend/Ensemble/Secretary/The Princess/Singer/Bridesmaid/A Client"), Nell O'Day, Robert Smith, Keenan Wynn (as "Friend/Ensemble/First King/W.P.A. Worker/Mike/Customs Inspector/The Emperor/Reporter/Western Union Boy"). Produced by Gertrude Macy and Stanley Gilkey. Produced by arrangement with Robert F. Cutler.
- (1937) Stage Play: Hooray for What! Musical comedy. Music by Harold Arlen. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. Conceived by E.Y. Harburg. Additional orchestrations by Joseph Glover, Conrad Salinger and Paul Sterrett. Musical Director: Robert Emmett Dolan. Music arranged by Kay Thompson and Hugh Martin. Based on material by Howard Lindsay. Scenic Design by Vincente Minnelli. Costume Design by Raoul Pene Du Bois. Dances directed by Robert Alton. Directed and supervised by Vincente Minnelli. Winter Garden Theatre: 1 Dec 1937- 21 May 1938 (200 performances). Cast: Anthony Albert (as "Department Head/Dancing Ensemble"), Joanna Allen (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Peggy Badey (as "Singing Ensemble"), Margorie Baglin (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Al Baron (as "Second Tough"), Dorothy Bird (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Bidda Blakely (as "Singing Ensemble"), Ralph Blane (as "A Spy/Singing Ensemble"), Ruthanna Boris (as "Principal Dancer"), The Briants (as "Specialty Act"), Florine Callahan (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Constance Carr (as "Singing Ensemble"), Leo Chalzel (as "The Mayor/Herr Zingaroff"), William Chandler (as "Singing Ensemble"), Carrol Clarke (as "Singing Ensemble"), June Clyde, Harold Cook (as "Singing Ensemble"), Ford Crane (as "Singing Ensemble"), Maxine Darrell (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Louise de Forrest (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Helene Ecklund (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Will Ferry (as "Mr. Harriman"), The Five Reillys, Franklyn Fox (as "First Tough/Admiral Sir Basil Entwhistle"), Joel Friend (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Peggy Gallimore (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Phillip Gordon (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Al Gordon's Dogs (as "Specialty Act"), Paul Haakon (as "Princial Dancer"), Helen Hannan, William Hawley (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Rita Horgan (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Beverly Hosier (as "Singing Ensemble"), Frank Howard (as "Singing Ensemble"), Arthur Kay, Evelyn Laurie (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Hugh Martin (as "Singing Ensemble"), Mary Joan Martin (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Mary Meyer (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Mickey Moore (as "Department Head/Dancing Ensemble"), Evelyn Moser (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Meg Mundy (as "Singing Ensemble"), Edward Murray (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Dagmar Nilsson (as "Singing Ensemble"), Mary Ann Parker, Wynelle Patterson (as "Singing Ensemble"), Bill Pillick (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Leon Polinsky (as "Specialty Act"), Don Popikoff (as "Comrade Popikoff"), Jo Raskin (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Gracie Reilly (as "Gracie"), Marcel Rousseau, Sid Salzer (as "Department Head/Dancing Ensemble"), Charles Senna (as "Daniel/Generalissimo Di Gregorio"), Robert Shafer (as "Benjamin Benedict/Benjy"), Ruth Shaw (as "Dancing Ensemble"), John Smedberg (as "Singng Ensemble"), Virginia Smith (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Sue Hastings' Marionettes (as "Specialty Act"), Barbara Towne (as "Singing Ensemble"), Vivian Vance (as "Stephanie Stephanovich"), Marie Vanneman (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Virginia Vonne (as "Singing Ensemble"), Carol Louise Wanderman (as "Little Girl"), Jack Whiting (as "Breezy Cunningham"), Armonce Wilkins (as "Singing Ensemble"), Castle Williams (as "Manager/Singing Ensemble"), Ed Wynn (as "Chuckles"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
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