- (1953 - 1975) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1953) Stage Play: The Trip to Bountiful. 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, Armina Marshall and Fred Coe [earliest Broadway credit]. Note: Filmed by Island Pictures as The Trip to Bountiful (1985). Miss Gish and Mr. Overton recreated their roles in a 1953 NBC TV adaptation of the production that was broadcast on 1 Mar 1953.
- (1958) Stage Play: Two for the Seesaw. Drama. Written by William Gibson. Scenic Design by George Jenkins. Costume Design by Virginia Volland. General Press Representative: Arthur Cantor. Directed by Arthur Penn. Booth Theatre: 16 Jan 1958- 31 Oct 1959 (750 performances). Cast: Henry Fonda (as "Jerry Ryan"), Anne Bancroft (as "Gittel Mosca") [Broadway debut]. Replacement actors during run: Dana Andrews (as "Jerry Ryan") [from ? Jul 1958- ?], Lee Grant (as "Gittel Mosca"), Hal March (as "Jerry Ryan"), Darren McGavin (as "Jerry Ryan"). Understudies: James Pritchett (as "Jerry Ryan"), Mary Tahmin (as "Gittel Mosca"). Produced by Fred Coe.
- (1959) Stage Play: The Miracle Worker. Drama. Written by William Gibson. Directed by Arthur Penn. Playhouse Theatre: 19 Oct 1959- 1 Jul 1961 (719 performances). Cast: Anne Bancroft (as "Annie Sullivan"), Patty Duke (as "Helen Keller") [Broadway debut], Dale Ellen Bethea (as "Child"), Juanita Bethea (as "Mary"), Miriam Butler (as "Martha"), Kathleen Comegys (as "Aunt Ev"), James Congdon (as "James Keller"), Michael Constantine (as "Anagnos"), Roger De Koven (as "Doctor"), Caswell Fairweather (as "Percy"), Lori Heineman (as "Child"), Rita Levy (as "Child"), John Marriott (as "John"), Eileen Musumeci (as "Child"), Patricia Neal (as "Kate Keller"), Donna Pastore (as "Child"), Beah Richards (as "Viney') [Broadway debut], Lynn Schoenfeld (as "Child"), Torin Thatcher (as "Captain Keller"). Understudies: Dale Ellen Bethea (as "Martha/Percy"), Juanita Bethea (as "Mary/Viney), Clarice Blackburn (as "Kate Keller"). Replacement actors during run: R.G. Armstrong (as "Captain Keller"), Mary Bell (as "Aunt Ev"), Dale Ellen Bethea (as "Martha"), Clarice Blackburn (as "Kate Keller"), Clifford Cothren (as "Doctor"), Candace Culkin (as "Child Jack Hollander (as "Anagnos/Doctor"), Karen Lee (as "Child"), Geoffrey Lumb (as "Captain Keller"), Suzanne Pleshette (as "Annie Sullivan"). Understudies: Clifford Cothren (as "Anagnos"), Candace Culkin (as "Helen Keller"), Jack Hollander (as "Anagnos/Captain Keller"), Ruth Hope (as "Aunt Ev"), Tresa Hughes (as "Annie Sullivan"), Karen Stride (as "Helen Keller"), Bronia Wheeler [credited as Bronia Stefan] (as "Annie Sullivan"). Note: Filmed by Playfilm Productions (distributed by United Artists) as The Miracle Worker (1962).
- (1960) Stage Play: All the Way Home. Drama. Written by Tad Mosel [final Broadway credit]. Based on the Pulitzer Prize novel "A Death in the Family" by James Agee. Assistant Director: Gene Lasko. Directed by Arthur Penn. Belasco Theatre: 30 Nov 1960- 16 Sep 1961 (333 performances + 1 preview on 29 Nov 1960). Cast: Robert Ader (as "A Boy"), Thomas Chalmers (as "Joel Lynch") [final Broadway role], Jeff Conaway (as "A Boy") [Broadway debut], Colleen Dewhurst (as "Mary Follet"), Lillian Gish (as "Catherine Lynch"), Arthur Hill (as "Jay Follet"), Clifton James (as "Ralph Follet"), Dorrit Kelton (as "Aunt Sadie Follet"), Aline MacMahon (as "Aunt Hannah Lynch"), John Megna (as "Rufus"), Christopher Month (as "Jim-Wilson"), Gary Morgan (as "A Boy"), Lenka Peterson (as "Sally Follet"), Larry Provost (as "A Boy"), Georgia Simmons (as "Jessie Follet"), Art Smith (as "Father Jackson"), Lylah Tiffany (as "Great-Great-Granmaw") [Broadway debut], Tom Wheatley (as "Andrew Lynch"), Edwin Wolfe (as "John Henry Follet"). Understudies: Robert Ader (as "Jim-Wilson"), Shirley Gale (as "Catherine Lynch/Great-Great-Granmaw") [final Broadway role], Charles Gerald (as "Father Jackson/Ralph Follet"), Christopher Month (as "Rufus), Richard Mulligan (as "Andrew Lynch/Jay Follet"), Mary Perry (as "Aunt Sadie Follet, Jessie Follet") and Lenka Peterson (as "Mary Follet"). Replacement actors: Elizabeth Lawrence (as "Sally Follet"), Lenka Peterson (as "Mary Follet"), Frank Tweddell (as "Joel Lynch"). Produced by Fred Coe. Produced in association with Arthur Cantor. Note: Filmed by Paramount Pictures as All the Way Home (1963).
- (1961) Stage Play: Gideon. Written by Paddy Chayefsky. Directed by Tyrone Guthrie. Plymouth Theatre: 9 Dec 1961- 2 Jun 1962 (236 performances + 2 previews). Cast: Douglas Campbell, Fredric March (as "Angel"), Eric Berry, Lorraine Egypt, David Hooks, Mitchell Jason, Victor Kilian (as "Abimelech"), Mark Lenard (as "Malchiel"), Alan Manson, Florence Anglin, Anna Berger, Alan Bergmann (as "Zebah"), Bernard Chessler, Martin Garner, Bathsheba Garnett, Edward K. Holmes, Tom Klunis, Gubi Mann, Paul Marin, Amnon Meskin, Meir Ovadia, George Segal (as "Purah"), Ilene Tema, Robert Weiss. Produced by Fred Coe and Arthur Cantor. Produced in association with Carnegie Productions Inc.
- (1966) Stage Play: A Thousand Clowns. Comedy. Written by Herb Gardner. Directed by Fred Coe. Eugene O'Neill Theatre: 4 Apr 1962- 13 Apr 1963 (428 performances + 2 previews). Cast: Jason Robards (as "Murray Burns"), Sandy Dennis (as "Sandra Markowitz"), Gene Saks (as "Leo Herman"), William Daniels (as "Albert Amundson"), Barry Gordon, A. Larry Haines. Replacement actors: Thomas A. Carlin (as "Albert Amundson"), Dane Clark (as "Murray Burns"). Produced by Fred Coe and Arthur Cantor. Note: Produced on film by Harrell Productions as A Thousand Clowns (1965) and distributed by United Artists.
- (1965) Stage Play: Xmas in Las Vegas. Written by Jack Richardson and Heywood Hale Broun. Directed by Fred Coe. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 4 Nov 1965- 6 Nov 1965 (4 performances + 9 previews). Cast: Shannon Bolin, Heywood Hale Broun, MacIntyre Dixon, Tom Ewell, Joe Ponazecki. Produced by Fred Coe and David Karr.
- (1966) Stage Play: Wait Until Dark. Drama. Written by Frederick Knott. Directed by Arthur Penn. Ethel Barrymore Theatre (moved to The Shubert Theatre from 11 Jul 1966 to 1 Oct 1966, then moved to The George Abbott Theatre from 3 Oct 1966 to 26 Nov 1966 then moved to The Music Box Theatre 28 Nov 1966 to close): 2 Feb 1966- 31 Dec 1966 (374 performances + 7 previews). Cast: Lee Remick (as "Susy Hendrix"), Robert Duvall (as "Harry Roat, Jr."), Val Bisoglio, James Congdon, Julie Herrod, William Jordan (as "Policeman"), Richard Kuss, Mitchell Ryan (as "Mike Talman"). Produced by Fred Coe. Produced in association with Hiller Productions Ltd. Note: Produced on film by Warner Bros. as Wait Until Dark (1967).
- (1970) Stage Play: Georgy. Musical. Book by Tom Mankiewicz. Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager. Music by George Fischoff. Based on the novel and screenplay by Margaret Forster. Based on the screenplay by Peter Nichols. Musical Director: Elliot Lawrence. Vocal arrangements by Elliot Lawrence. Music orchestrated by Eddie Sauter. Dance arrangements by Marvin Laird. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt. Hair Design by Ernest Adler. Associate Designer: John H. Doepp. Assistant to Miss Zipprodt: Sarah Gifft. Assistant Hair Design: Werner Sherer, John Quaglia and Bobby Abbott. Audio Design by Robert Liftin. Choreographed by Howard Jeffrey. Directed by Peter Hunt. Winter Garden Theatre: 26 Feb 1970- 28 Feb 1970 (4 performances + 7 previews). Cast: John Castle, Stephen Elliott, Melissa Hart, Dilys Watling, Louis Beachner, Helena Carroll, Cynthia Latham, Rick Atwell, Kelley Boa, Mona Daleo, Kathryn Doby, Pi Douglass, Sherry Durham, Arthur Faria, Patricia Garland, Charlie Goeddertz, Susan Goeppinger, Dewey Golkin, Jeffrey Golkin, Margot Head, Del Horstmann, Mary Jane Houdina, Don Jay, Neil Jones, Jane Karel, Geoff Leon, Regina Lynn, Anthony Marciona, Barbara Monte-Britton, Roger Morgan, Jackie Paris, Michon Peacock, Sal Pernice, Richard Quarry, Donna Sands, Allan Sobek, Tony Stevens, Jill Streisant, Johnny Welch, Mary Zahn. Produced by Fred Coe. Produced in association with Joseph P. Harris and Ira Bernstein.
- (1972) Stage Play: Night Watch. Written by Lucille Fletcher. Scenic Design by George Jenkins. Costume Design by Donald Brooks. Lighting Design by Tharon Musser. Directed by Fred Coe. Morosco Theatre: 28 Feb 1972- 10 Jun 1972 (121 performances + 19 previews that began on 11 Feb 1972). Cast: Rudy Bond (as "Sam Hoke"), Len Cariou (as "John Wheeler"), Barbara Cason (as "Dr. Tracey Lake"), Keene Curtis (as "Curtis Appleby"), Joan Hackett (as "Elaine Wheeler") [final Broadway role], Jeanne Hepple (as "Helga"), Elaine Kerr (as "Blanche Cooke"), William Kiehl (as "Lieutenant Walker"), Martin Shakar (as "Vanelli"). Standbys: Frank Hartenstein (as "Vanelli"), William Kiehl (as "Curtis Appleby/John Wheeler"), Linda Selman (as "Elaine Wheeler"). Replacement actor: Edward Winter (as "John Wheeler"). Produced by George W. George and Barnard S. Straus. Note: Filmed as Night Watch (1973).
- (1972) Stage Play: Promenade, All!
- (1974) Stage Play: In Praise of Love. Written by Terence Rattigan. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Research Assistant to Mr. Melziner: J. Robin Modereger. Lighting Assistant to Mr. Mielziner: Richard Nelson. Wig Design by Paul Huntley. Miss Harris's Hair Styles by Ray Iagnocco. Directed by Fred Coe. Morosco Theatre: 10 Dec 1974- 31 May 1975 (200 performances + 7 previews that began on 3 Dec 1974). Cast: Julie Harris (as "Lydia Cruttwell"), Rex Harrison (as "Sebastian Cruttwell "), Martin Gabel (as "Mark Walters") [final Broadway role], Peter Burnell (as "Joey Cruttwell"). Standbys: Jennifer Bassey [credited as Joan Bassie] (as "Lydia Cruttwell"), Paul Sparer (as "Mark Walters/Sebastian Cruttwell"). Understudy: Bill Biskup (as "Joey Cruttwell"). Produced by Arthur Cantor.
- (October 16, 1961) He and Martin Tashe produced William Gibson's play, "The Miracle Worker," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Eileen Brennan (Annie Sullivan); Donna Zimmerman (Helen Keller); Douglas Herrick; Laurinda Barrett; C.M. Gampel; Sharane McCurry; Perry Greene; Javotte Sutton Greene; Thomas Connolly; Alice Yourman; Frank Shaw Stevens; Lorraine Abate; Laurie Millar; Annette Hunt; and Stanley Greene in the cast. George Jenkins was set designer. Ruth Morley was costume designer. Arthur Penn was director.
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