- (1950 - 1959) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1950) Stage Play: Come Back, Little Sheba. Drama. Written by William Inge. Scenic Design and Lighting Design by Howard Bay. Costume Design by Lucille Little. Directed by Daniel Mann. Booth Theatre: 15 Feb 1950- 29 Jul 1950 (190 performances). Cast included Sidney Blackmer, Shirley Booth (as "Lola"), Olga Fabian, Joan Lorring, Wilson Brooks, Lonny Chapman, Robert Cunningham, Paul Krauss, John Randolph, Daniel Reed, Arnold Schulman. Undertsudies: Polly Rowles, Olive Stacey, Dennis Weaver. Produced by The Theatre Guild. Note: Filmed by Paramount Pictures as Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) (directed by Mr. Mann).
- (1951) Stage Play: The Rose Tattoo. Drama. Written by Tennessee Williams. Incidental music by David Diamond. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Directed by Daniel Mann. Martin Beck Theatre: 3 Feb 1951- 27 Oct 1951 (306 performances). Cast: Maureen Stapleton (as "Serafina Delle Rose"), Eli Wallach (as "Alvaro Mangiacavallo"), Martin Balsam (as "Man"), Daisy Belmore, Robert Carricart, Andrew Duggan (as "Doctor"), Nancy Franklin, Jane Hoffman, Eddie Hyans, Dorrit Kelton (as "Miss Yorke"), Phyllis Love, Augusta Merighi, Sal Mineo (as "Salvatore"), Don Murray (as "Jack Hunter"), Vivian Nathan, Judy Ratner, Rossana San Marco, Penny Santon, Sonia Sorel, David Stewart, Florence Sundstrom (as "Bessie"), Salvatore Taormina, Ludmila Toretzka (as "Assunta"). Produced by Cheryl Crawford. Note: Filmed by Paramount Pictures as a Burt Lancaster (in the part originated by Eli Wallach) vehicle as The Rose Tattoo (1955) (directed by Mr. Mann).
- (1951) Stage Play: Paint Your Wagon. Musical comedy. Based on material by Alan Jay Lerner (also lyrics). Music by Frederick Loewe. Choreographed by Agnes de Mille. Directed by Daniel Mann. Shubert Theatre: 12 Nov 1951- 19 Jul 1952 (289 performances). Cast: James Barton (as "Ben Rumson"), Tony Bavaar, James Mitchell, Olga San Juan, Richard Aherne, Tom Aim Delbert Anderson, John Anderson, Gino Baldi, Edward Becker, Ralph Bunker, Mary Burr, Tamara Chapman, Stephen Cheng, Jack Dabdoub, Gemze de Lappe, Gordon Dilworth, Joan Djorup, John Faulkner, Robert Flavellem Katia Geleznova, Lorraine Havercroft, Dorothy Hillm Stuart Hodes, Jean Houloose, Carmelita Lanza, Marijane Maricle, Bert Mattews, Kay Medford, Robert Morrow, Ilona Murai, Paul Olson, Robert Penn, Jake Whippany, Dick Price, John Randolph, Charlotte Ray, Mavis Ray, Jared Reed, Frederick Schaeffen, John Schickling, John Schmidt, John Sheehan (as "Dutchie"), Jan Sherwood, Rufus Smith (as "Steve Bullnack"), John Smolko, John Spach, Guy Stanbaugh, Newton Sullivan, Gisella Svetlik, James Tarbutton, Feodore Tedick, David Thomas, Edgar Thompson, Ted Thurston, Norman Weise, Josh Wheeler. Produced by Cheryl Crawford. Replacement actor: Eddie Dowling (as "Ben Rumson" [from 12 Nov 1951- unknown]. Note: Burl Ives would later replace Dowling in role. Louis B. Mayer would buy the rights to this hit play but would be unable to produce it independently after his forced departure from MGM. It would be brought to the screen in drastically altered form in 1969 with mediocre box-office results.
- (1954) Stage Play: The Immoralist. Drama. Written by Augustus Goetz and Ruth Goetz. Based on the novel by André Gide. Scenic Design by George Jenkins. Costume Design by Motley. Lighting Design by Abe Feder. Directed by Daniel Mann. Royale Theatre: 8 Feb 1954- 1 May 1954 (96 performances + 8 previews). Cast: Louis Jourdan (as "Michel"), Geraldine Page (as "Marcelline"), Charles Dingle, James Dean (as "Bachir"), Bill Gunn, John Heldabrand, Paul Huber (as "Dr. Garrin"), Adelaide Klein. David J. Stewart. Produced by Billy Rose. Note: James Dean would drop out from the production after 2 weeks [replaced by Phillip Pine] to star in East of Eden (1955).
- (1959) Stage Play: A Loss of Roses. Written by William Inge. Music Edited by Robert Emmett Dolan. Directed by Daniel Mann [final Broadway credit]. Eugene O'Neill Theatre: 38 Nov 1959- 19 Dec 1959 (25 performances + 2 previews that began on 28 Nov 1959). Cast: Betty Field (as "Mrs. Helen Baird"), Carol Haney (as "Lila Green"), Warren Beatty (as "Kenny, Mrs. Helen Baird's son"), Robert Webber (as "Ricky Powers"), Margaret Braidwood Mme. Olga St. Valentine"), Joan Morgan (as "Mrs. Mulvany"), James O'Rear (as "Ronny Cavendish"), Michael J. Pollard (as "Geoffrey Beamis/Jelly"). Understudies: Dennis Cooney (as "Geoffrey Beamis/Kenny"), Anne Hegira (as "Mme. Olga St. Valentine/Mrs. Helen Baird"), Athan Karras (as "Ricky Powers/Ronny Cavendish"), Joan Morgan (as "Lila Green"). Produced by Arnold Saint Subber and Lester Osterman. Note: Filmed as The Stripper (1963).
- (December 29, 1950) He directed Tennessee Williams' play, "The Rose Tattoo," at the Erlanger Theater in Chicago, Illinois with Maureen Stapleton (Serafina Delle Rose); Eli Wallach (Alvarro Mangiacavallo); Phyliss Love (Rose Delle Rose); Don Murray (Jack Hunter); Ludmilla Toretzka (Assunta); Sonia Sorel (Estelle Hohengarten); Eddie Hyans (salesman); Andrew Duggan (doctor); Theo Goetz (Father De Leo); Daisy Belmore (The Strega); Rossana San Marco (Giusepina); Jane Hoffman (Flora) and Florence Sundstrom (Bessie) in the cast. Boris Aronson was scenic designer. David Diamond was composer.
- (January 14, 1952) He was director for Tennessee Williams' play, "The Rose Tattoo," in a National Tour Production at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Maureen Stapleton, Eli Wallach, Alfonso Cancelmo, Dorothy Estler, Salvatore Taormina, Ludmilla Toretzka, Sally Hester, Lila Paris, Georgia Simmons, Rossina San Marco, Pearl Somner, Augusta Merighi, Sybil Levenson, Martin Balsam, William Major, Dorrit Kelton, Connie Davis, Camila Ashland, Don Murray, Claude Akins, William Krot, and Bill Froelich in the cast. Boris Aronson was set designer. Rose Bogdanoff was costume designer. Cheryl Crawford was producer. David Diamond was composer.
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