- Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- House of Flowers (1954). Musical.
- Jamaica (1957). Musical. Book by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy. Music by Harold Arlen. Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. Musical Direction, Continuity and Vocals by Lehman Engel. Dance Music and Additional Vocals by Peter Matz. Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang. Choreographed by Jack Cole. Directed by Robert Lewis. Imperial Theatre: 31 Oct 1957- 11 Apr 1959 (555 performances). Cast: Lena Horne (as "Savannah") [Broadway debut], Ricardo Montalban (as "Koli"), Adelaide Hall, Josephine Premice, Joe Adams, Alvin Ailey, Ethel Ayler, Adelaide Boatner, George Boreland, Hugh Bryant, Herb Coleman, Jayne Craddock, Ossie Davis (as "Cicero"), Hugh Dilworth, Norma Donaldson, Patricia Dunn, Doris Galiber, Frank Glass, Harold Gordon, Lavinia Hamilton, Sandra Hinton, Nat Horne, Albert Johnson, Chailendra Jones, Cristyne Lawson, Tony Martinez, Audrey Mason, Jim McMillan, Charles Moore, Sally Neal, Pearl Reynolds, Erik Rhodes (as "The Governor"), Allen Richards, Augustine Rios, Alan Shayne, Christine Spencer, Carolyn Stanford, Claude Thompson, Roy Thompson, Ben Vargas, Jacqueline Walcott, James E. Wall, Billy Wilson, Barbara Wright, Michael Wright. Produced by David Merrick.
- Whoop-Up (1958). Musical comedy. Music by Moose Charlap. Lyrics by Norman Gimbel. Material adaption by Cy Feuer, Ernest H. Martin and Dan Cushman. Based on "Stay Away, Joe" by Dan Cushman. Music and Vocal Director: Stanley Lebowsky. Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang. Dance arrangements by Peter Matz. Choreographed by Onna White. Scenic Design and Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Cy Feuer. Shubert Theatre: 22 Dec 1958- 7 Feb 1959 (56 performances). Cast: Mari Arnell, Asia, Ann Barry, Edward Becker, Jeanna Belkin, Socrates Birsky, Tim Brown, Sandra Devlin, Eleanor Dian, Tina Faye, Paul Ford (as "Karl Kellenbach"), Tony Gardell, Martha Granese, H.F. Green, Susan Johnson, Salvador Juarez, Robert Karl, P.J. Kelly, Michael Kermoyan, Robert Lenn, Earl Lippy, Julienne Marie, Rae McLean, Danny Meehan, Paul Michael, Michelle Newton, Estelle Parsons (as "Reservation Resident"), Yolanda Poropat, Thomas Raskin, Wallace Rooney, Tony Rosa, Bobby Shields, Marla Stevens, Sylvia Syms, Ben Vargas, Romo Vincent (as "Louis Champlain") [final Broadway role], Vera Walton, Jackie Warner, Barbara Webb, Steve Wiland, Ralph Young. Produced by Cy Feuer and Ernest H. Martin.
- Beg, Borrow or Steal (1960). Musical.
- Vintage '60 (1960). Musical revue.
- (1961) Stage Play: Sail Away. Musical comedy/satire. Book by Noël Coward. Music by Noël Coward. Lyrics by Noël Coward. Musical Director: Peter Matz. Dance arrangements by Peter Matz. Music orchestrated by Irwin Kostal. Vocal arrangements by Fred Werner. Choreographed by Joe Layton. Directed by Noël Coward. Broadhurst Theatre: 3 Oct 1961- 24 Feb 1962 (167 performances + 1 preview on 2 Oct 1961). Cast: Elaine Stritch (as "Mimi Paragon"), Jere Admire (as "Ensemble"), Bobby Allen (as "Ensemble"), Don Atkinson (as "Ensemble"), Paula Bauersmith (as "Mrs. Sweeney"), Charles Braswell (as "Joe, the ship's purser/Ali, an Arab guide"), Gary Crabbe (as "Ensemble"), Grover Dale (as "Barnaby Slade"), Stafford Dickens (as "Sir Gerard Nutfield"), David Evans (as "Ensemble"), Pat Ferrier (as "Ensemble"), Dorothy Frank (as "Ensemble"), Anne Fraser (as "Ensemble"), James Frasher (as "Ensemble"), Gene Gavin (as "Ensemble"), Margalo Gillmore (as "Mrs. Van Mier, John Van Mier's mother"), Paul Gross (as "Ensemble"), Patricia Harty (as "Nancy Foyle, Elinor's niece"), Alan Helms (as "Glen Candijack, Elmer and Maimie's son"), S. Curtis Hood (as "Ensemble"), Wish Mary Hunt (as "Ensemble"), James Hurst (as "John Van Mier"), Cheryl Kilgren (as "Ensemble"), Bridget Knapp (as "Ensemble"), Henry Lawrence (as "Elmer Candijack"), Nancy Lynch (as "Ensemble"), Patti Mariano (as "Shirley Candijack, Elmer and Maimie's daughter/Ensemble"), Margaret Mower (as "Lady Nutfield"), Mary Ellen O'Keefe (as "Ensemble"), Paul O'Keefe (as "Alvin Lush"), Alice Pearce (as "Elinor Spencer-Bollard"), Alan Peterson (as "Ensemble"), Keith Prentice (as "Shuttleworth, a steward"), James Pritchett (as "Rawlings, a passenger who drinks"), Jon Richards (as "Mr. Sweeney"), Evelyn Russell (as "Mrs. Lush, Alvin Lush's mother"), Dennis Scott (as "Ensemble"), Alice Shanahan (as "Ensemble"), Dan Siretta (as "Ensemble"), Gloria Stevens (as "Ensemble"), Christopher Votos (as "Ensemble"), Betty Jane Watson (as "Maimie Candijack, Elemer's wife"), Richard Woods (as "Man from American Express"). Produced by Bonard Productions. Produced in association with Charles Russell.
- No Strings (1962). Musical. Book by Samuel Taylor. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Richard Rodgers. Dance arrangements by Peter Matz. Choreographed by Joe Layton. Associate Choreographer: Buddy Schwab. Musical Director: Peter Matz. Directed by Joe Layton. 54th Street Theatre (moved to The Broadhurst Theatre from 1 Oct 1962- close): 15 Mar 1962- 3 Aug 1963 (580 performances + 1 preview on 14 Mar 1962). Cast: Diahann Carroll (as "Barbara Woodruff"), Richard Kiley (as "David Jordan"), Noëlle Adam (as "Jeanette Valmy"), Don Chastain (as "Mike Robinson"), Alvin Epstein (as "Luc Delbert"), Mitchell Gregg (as Louis dePourtal"), Bernice Massi (as "Comfort O'Connell"), Polly Rowles (as "Mollie Plummer"), Paul Cambeilh (as "Marcello Agnolotti"), Susanne Cansino (as "Dancer"), Julie Drake (as "Dancer"), Jean Eliot (as "Dancer"), Ginny Gan (as "Dancer"), Gene GeBauer (as "Dancer"), Ellen Graff (as "Dancer"), Ann Hodges (as "Gabrielle Bertin/Dancer"), Diana Hrubetz (as "Dancer"), Kay Hudson (as "Dancer"), Scott Hunter (as "Dancer"), Alan Johnson (as "Dancer"), Sandy Leeds (as "Dancer"), Michael Maurer (as "Dancer"), Larry Merritt (as "Dancer"), Anna Marie Moylan (as "Dancer"), David Neuman (as "Dancer"), Patti Pappathatos (as "Dancer"), Janet Paxton (as "Dancer"), Wakefield Poole (as "Dancer"), Dellas Rennie (as "Dancer"), Bea Salten (as "Dancer"), Carol Sherman (as "Dancer"), Calvin von Reinhold Dancer"), Mary Zahn (as "Dancer"). Produced by Richard Rodgers. Produced in association with Samuel Taylor.
- (1967) Stage Play: Hallelujah, Baby! Musical. Music by Jule Styne. Lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden. Book by Arthur Laurents. Musical Director: Buster Davis. Vocal arrangements by Buster Davis. Music orchestrated by Peter Matz. Dance arrangements by Luther Henderson. Choreographed by Kevin Carlisle. Scenic Design by William Eckart and Jean Eckart. Directed by Burt Shevelove. Martin Beck Theatre: 26 Apr 1967- 13 Jan 1968 (293 performances + 22 previews that began on 6 Apr 1967). Cast: Allen Case (as "Harvey"), Robert Hooks (as "Clem"), Leslie Uggams (as "Georgina"), Lou Angel (as "Calhoun"), Chad Dee Block (as "Bouncer"), Hope Clarke (as "Maid/Ensemble"), Marilyn Cooper (as "Mrs. Charles/Mistress/Ethel/Dorothy"), Carol Flemming (as "Princess"), Frank Hamilton (as "Mister Charles/Timmy"), Lillian Hayman (as "Momma"), Winston DeWitt (as "Hemsley Tip/G.I."), Justin McDonough (as "Captain Yankee/Ensemble"), Saundra McPherson (as "Cutie"), Garrett Morris (as "Prover/Ensemble") [Broadway debut], Michele Murray (as "Cutie"), Alan Peterson (as "Director"), Ann Rachel (as "Brenda"), Barbara Sharma (as "Mary"), Don Strong (as "Sugar Daddy/Master"), Bud Vest (as "Prince/Ensemble"), Alan Weeks (as "Prover/Tap/G.I."), Standby: Norma Donaldson (as "Georgina"). Understudy: Justin McDonough (as "Harvey"). Replacement actors: Clifford Allen (as "Ensemble/G.I./Prover"), Lou Angel (as "Ensemble"), Judith Austin (as "Ensemble"), Michael Beirne (as "Captain Yankee/Ensemble"), Chad Dee Block (as "Ensemble/Official"), Carol Flemming (as "Ensemble"), Lee Hooper (as "Ensemble"), Bernard Johnson (as "Ensemble/G.I./Tip"), Louis Johnson (as "Ensemble"), Carolyn Kirsch (as "Ensemble"), Saundra McPherson (as "Ensemble/Maid"), Gerrianne Raphael (as "Dorothy/Ethel/Mistress/Mrs. Charles"), Larry Roquemore (as "Ensemble/Prince"), Kenneth Scott (as "Ensemble/G.I./Prover"), Don Strong (as "Ensemble"), Ella Thompson (as "Ensemble"), Billy Dee Williams (as "Clem"). Standbys: Lincoln Kilpatrick (as "Clem"), Lu Parks (as "Momma"), Freda Payne (as "Georgina"). Understudies: Michael Beirne (as "Harvey"), Carol Flemming (as "Ethel"), Louis Johnson (as "Tap/Tip"), Suzanne Rogers (as "Mary"). Produced by Albert W. Selden, Hal James, Jane C. Nussbaum and Harry Rigby.
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- (May 29, 1955 - July 4, 1955) Noél Coward's (age 55) four week engagement at Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn Casino and Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. Peter Matz (age 27) performed as Coward's accompanist and orchestrator, two performances a night, closing July 4, 1955,
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