- She choreographed the 1946 Broadway revival of "Show Boat". The team of Rodgers and Hammerstein produced this revival, and the inclusion of extended dance sequences in this production of "Show Boat" was a direct result of the influence of their hit shows "Oklahoma!" and "Carousel", which were still in the middle of their original Broadway runs.
- She choreographed the original Broadway productions of "Annie Get Yor Gun", "Up in Central Park", and "Fanny".
- Touch and Go (1949). Musical revue. Music by Jay Gorney. Sketches by Jean Kerr and Walter Kerr. Lyrics by Jean Kerr and Walter Kerr. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Musical Director: Antonio Morelli. Ballet music by Genevieve Pitot. Vocal arrangements by Antonio Morelli. Choreographed by Helen Tamiris. Directed by Walter Kerr. Broadhurst Theatre: 13 Oct 1949- 18 Mar 1950 (176 performances). Cast: Nancy Andrews, Mary Anthony, Eleanor Boleyn, Art Carroll, Peggy Cass, Arlyne Frank, Lydia Fredericks, Nat Frey, Helen Gallagher, Pearl Hacker, George hall, Pearl Lang, David Lober, Greg Lober, Jonathan Lucas, Kyle MacDonnell, Illona Murai, Daniel Nagrin, Carl Nicholas, Louis Nye, Muriel O'Malley, Ray Page, Beverly Purvin, Richard Reed, George Reich, Larry Robbins, Dorothy Scott, William Summer, Dick Sykes, Beverly Tassoni, Merritt Thompson, Parker Wilson. Presented by 'George Abbott (I)'. Produced by George Hall.
- Fanny (1954). Musical. Book by S.N. Behrman and Joshua Logan. Music by Harold Rome. Lyrics by Harold Rome. Based on the trilogy "Marius," "Fanny" and "Cesar" by Marcel Pagnol. Musical Director: Lehman Engel. Vocal arrangements by Lehman Engel. Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang. Musical Continuity by Trude Rittman. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Alvin Colt. Hair Design by Ernest Adler. Make-Up Design by Ernest Adler. Assistant Designer to Mr. Mielziner: John Harvey and Warren Clymer. Assistant to Mr. Mielziner: John Harvey and Warren Clymer. Assistant to Mr. Colt: Joseph Fretwell III and Frank Spencer. Choreographed by Helen Tamiris. Directed by Joshua Logan. Majestic Theatre (moved to The Belasco Theatre from 4 Dec 1956- close): 4 Nov 1954- 16 Dec 1956 (888 performances). Cast: Ezio Pinza (as "Cesar, proprietor of café on waterfront"), Walter Slezak (as "Panisse, wealthy sailmaker"), Florence Henderson (as "Fanny, daughter of Honorine"), William Tabbert (as "Marius", Son of Cesar"), Nejla Ates, Herb Banke (as "Sailor"), Margaret Baxter, Jack Beaber, Charles Blackwell (as "Moroccan Drummer/Acrobat"), Don Braswell, Alan Carney, Betty Carr, Ronald Cecill, Dean Crane, Michael De Marco, Norma Doggett, Ray Dorian, Florence Dunlap, Pat Finch, Tom Gleason, Katherine Graves, Michael Gugleotti, Jane House, Lindsay Kirkpatrick, Ruth Kuzub, Daniel Labielle, Mike Mason, Ellen Matthews, Carolyn Maye, Don McHenry, Henry Michel, Bill Pope, Edna Preston, Gerald Price, Lloyd Reese, Ruth Schumacher, Michael Scrittorale, Dran Seitz, Tani Seitz, Dolores Smith, Wally Strauss, Jack Washburn, Toni Wheelis, Steve Wiland, Gary Wright. Replacement crew during Majestic Theatre run (4 Nov 1954- close): Production Stage Manager: David Kanter. Assistant Stage Mgr: Kevin Scott, Beau Tilden. Replacement actors: Jack Beaber (as "Friend of Charles/Living Statue/Priest"), Don Braswell (as "Clown"), Lynne Broadbent (as "Claudine/Trained Seal"), Kippy Campbell (as "Cesario"), Don Cerulli (as "Fisherman/Pony Trainer"), Barry Clifford (as "Acolyte"), Dulcie Cooper (as "Fish-stall Woman"), Mohammed el Bakkar [Originally billed as "Arab Rug Seller]/Arab Singer"), Patricia Finch (as "Nun"), Warren Galjour (as "Butler/Clown"), Billy Gilbert (as "Panisse") [final Broadway role], Michael Gugleotti (as "Solo Acrobat"), Ruth Kuzub (as "Living Statue"), Henry Lascoe (as "Escartifique"), Ellen McCown (as "Michellette"), Melinda Mills (as "Claudette"), Eloise Milton (as "Trained Seal"), Janet Pavek (as "Mimi"), June Roselle (as "Fanny"), Sybil Scotford Acrobat/Marie"), Kevin Scott (as "Clown/Sailmaker"), Michael Scrittorale (as "Living Statue"), Shawnee Smith (as "Arab Dancing Girl"), Lawrence Tibbett (as "Cesar") [final Broadway role], Jack Washburn (as "Marius"), Betty Zollinger (as "Lace Vendor"). Produced by David Merrick and Joshua Logan.
- Annie Get Your Gun (1946). Musical comedy. Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. Book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields. Musical Director: Jay Blackton. Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang, Russell Bennett and Ted Royal. Vocal arrangements by Joe Moon. Piano Arangements by Helmy Kresa. Stage Manager: Beau Tilden. Lighting and Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Choreographed by Helen Tamiris. Directed by Joshua Logan. Imperial Theatre: 16 May 1946- 12 Feb 1949 (1147 performances). Cast: Ethel Merman, Ray Middleton, Franca Baldwin, Truly Barbara, Art Barnett, Jack Beaber, Harry Bellaver, Leon Bibb, Janice Bodenhoff, Kenny Bowers, Bernice Brady, Marlene Cameron, Pete Civello (as "Timothy Gardner/Ensemble"), Victor Clarke (as "Clyde Smith"), Marjorie Crossland (as "Sylvia Potter-Porter"), Camilla DeWitt (as "Jessie, Annie's Sister"), Robert Dixon (as "Freddie"), Cliff Dunstan (as "Mac, Property Man"), John Garth III (as "Trainman/Major Domo"), Mary Ellen Glass (as "Little Girl"), Marvin Goodis, Mary Grey (as "Cowgirl/Girl in White"), Bernard Griffin (as "Cowboy/Dr. Percy Ferguson"), Ellen Hanley (as "Mary"), Vincent Henry, Bobby Hookey (as "Little Jake, Annie's Brother"), Ray Hyson, Walter John (as "Yellow Foot/Pawnee's Messenger"), Don Liberto (as "Harry/Mr. Schuyler Adams"), Christina Lind (as "Girl in Pink"), Ostrid Lind (as "Louise/Ensemble"), George Lipton (as "Major Gordon Lillie/Pawnee Bill"), Roslynd Lowe, Elizabeth Malone (as "Mrs. Black Tooth"), Marty May (as "Charlie Davenport"), Dusty McCaffrey (as "Ensemble"), Roy Milton (as "Ensemble"), Ruth Mitchell, Daniel Nagrin, Duncan Noble, Betty Anne Nyman (as "Winnie Tate"), William O'Neal, Lea Penman, Edward Pfeiffer, Jack Pierce, Nancy Jean Raab, Nellie Ranson, Dorothy Richards (as "Nancy/Mrs. Schyler Adams"), Fred Rivett (as "Mr. Lockwood/Ensemble"), Harriet Roeder, Alma Ross, Lubov Roudenko (as "Riding Mistress"), Clifford Sales (as "Little Boy"), Bernice Saunders (as "Ensemble"), Earl Sauvain (as "Andy Turner"), Rob Taylor (as "Cowboy/John/Mr. Clay"), Beau Tilden (as "Coolie"), Clyde Turner (as "Porter/1st Waiter"), Katrina Van Oss (as "Girl With Bouquet"), Marietta Vore (as "Mrs. Percy Ferguson/Ensemble"), Ruth Vrana (as "Debutante"), William Weslow (as "Ensemble"), Ken Whelan (as "Ensemble"), Mary Woodley, Helen Wysatt. Replacement actors: Barbara Barlow (as "Mary/Ensemble"), Art Barnett (as "Charlie Davenport"), Jack Beaber, Warren Berlinger (as "Little Boy"), Wes Bowman, Marlene Cameron, Tessie Carrano, Pete Civello, Lloyd Cole, Joseph Cunneff, Camilla DeWitt, Sandra Deel, Madeleine Detry, Pat Dexter, Charles Dickson, Robert Dixon, Andrea Downing, Jane Earle, Rose Marie Wlliott, Bert Freed (as "Chief Sitting Bull"), Gerald Fries, Cyprienne Gableman, Barbara Gaye, Evelyn Giles, Mary Ellen Glass, Gloria Gordon, Harold Gordon, Noel Gordon, Gilbert Green, Bernard Griffin, Clarence Hall, Henry Hamilton, Betty Lou Holland, Eddie Howland, Ray Hyson, Jack Konzal, Martin Kraft, Don Liberto, Christina Lind, Paula Lloyd, Roslyn Lowe, Michael Maule, Phil McEneny, Ruth Mitchell, Kam Moran, Fernand Nault, James Newill, Doreen Oswald, Ralph Patterson, Jack Pierce, Fred Rivett, Beverly Sales, Bernice Saunders, William Skipper, Clifford Tatum Jr., Susan Taylor, Arthur Ulisse, Katrina Van Oss, Milton Watson, Jean Weeks, Elaine Baker Welch, William Weslow, Gordon West, Parker Wilson, Stanley Zompakos. Produced by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Note: Filmed as Annie Get Your Gun (1950). Sold to MGM at a then-record $650,000. It was intended as a Judy Garland vehicle with Frank Morgan to co-star as Buffalo Bill Cody. Garland took ill and was replaced after taking ill and Morgan died and was replaced by veteran Louis Calhern.
- (1948) Stage Play: Inside U.S.A. Musical revue. Music by Arthur Schwartz. Lyrics by Howard Dietz. Sketches by Arnold Auerbach, Moss Hart and Arnold B. Horwitt. Suggested by the book by John Gunther. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Incidental Music for Dances by Genevieve Pitot. Additional Sketch Material by Arnold Auerbach. Musical Conducted by Jay Blackton. Production Design by Lemuel Ayers. Costume Design by Eleanor Goldsmith. Miss Lillie's Costumes and Gowns by Castillo. Mask Design by John Robert Lloyd. Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Helen Tamiris. Sketches Directed by Robert H. Gordon. New Century Theatre (moved to The Majestic Theatre from 23 Sep 1948- close): 30 Apr 1948- 19 Feb 1949 (399 [performances). Cast: Jack Haley [final Broadway role], Beatrice Lillie, Rod Alexander, Talley Beatty, Valerie Bettis, Mary Lou Boyd, Beverlee Bozeman, Thelma Carpenter, Jack Cassidy, Michael Charnley, Ronald Chetwood, Jacqueline Fisher, Court Fleming, Bob Hamilton, Robert Hamilton [final Broadway role], Holly Harris, Jim Hawthorne, Randell Henderson, Alfred Homan, Pat Horn, Norma Larkin, Jane Lawrence, William LeMassena, Estelle Loring, Mara Lynn, Dorothy MacNeill, Joan Mann, J.C. McCord, Nanon Mills, John Mooney, Betty Nichols, Louis Nye [credited as Lewis Nye], Hilde Palmer, Albert Popwell, Richard Reed, George Reich, Thomas Reider, Carl Reiner [Broadway debut], Ricky Riccardi, Michael Risk, Boris Runanin, Dorothy Scott, Sherry Shadburne, Herb Shriner, Raymond Stephens, Gloria Stevens, John Tyers, Erice Victor, Royce Wallace. Understudy: Paula Laurence. Produced by Arthur Schwartz.
- (1946) Stage Play: Show Boat. Musical Drama (revival). Music by Jerome Kern. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Lyrics for "Bill" by P.G. Wodehouse. Music and lyrics for "Goodbye, My Lady Love" by Joseph E. Howard. Music and lyrics for "After the Ball" by Charles Harris. Book by Oscar Hammerstein II. Based on the novel by Edna Ferber. Musical Director: Edwin McArthur. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Choral Director: Pem Davenport. Associate Choral Dir: Will Vodery. Scenic Design by Howard Bay. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. Choreographed by Helen Tamiris'. Staged by Hassard Short. Book directed by Oscar Hammerstein II. Ziegfeld Theatre: 5 Jan 1946- 4 Jan 1947 (418 performances). Cast: Jerome Addison (as "Singer"), Gilbert Adkins (as "Singer"), Carmine Alexandria (as "Singer"), Robert Allen (as "Steve"), Betty Barker (as "Child"), Ivory Bass (as "Singer"), Talley Beatty (as "Bora/Dancer"), Marta Becket (as "English/Dancer"), William Bender (as "Singer"), Seldon Bennett (as "Pete"), Janice Bodenhoff (as "French/Dancer"), Eleanor Boleyn (as "Indian/Dancer"), Thomas Bowman (as "Man with guitar"), Tom Bowman (as "Singer"), Grace Brenton (as "Singer"), Carol Bruce (as "Julie"), Robert Bulger (as "Singer"), Ralph Chambers (as "Vallon"), Edward Chappel (as "Singer"), Vivian Cherry (as "Italian/Dancer"), Jan Clayton(as "Magnolia/Kim"), William Cole (as "Singer"), Clarise Crawford (as "Singer"), Erno Czako (as "Singer"), Jack Daley (as "Jim"), Terry Dawson (as "Dancer"), Billy De Forest (as "Child"), Richard Di Silvera(as "Singer"), Helen Dowdy (as "Queenie"), Andrea Downing (as "Spanish Dancer"), Ralph Dumke (as "Cap'n Andy"), Buddy Ebsen (as "Frank"), Sara Floyd (as "Landlady"), Howard Frank (as "Backwoodsman"), Charles Fredericks (as "Gaylord Ravenal"), Lydia Fredericks (as "Dolly/Singer"), La Verne French (as "Sam/Dancer"), Adah Friley (as "Singer"), Dolores Gamble (as "Child"), Roland Gamble (as "Child"), John Garth III (as "Singer"), Betty Jane Geiskopf (as "Dancer"), Thomas Gomez (as "The Show Boat Ensemble"), Hayes Gordon (as "Singer/Barker"), Marion Hairston (as "Singer"), George H. Hall (as "Singer"), Katie Hall (as "Singer"), Carol Harriton (as "Dancer"), Edward Hayes(as "Child"), Vickie Henderson (as "Dancer"), Sheila Hogan (as "Sister"), Marion Holaves (as "Singer"), Eddie Howland (as "Dancer"), Jean Jones (as "Singer"), Elmira Jones-Bey (as "Dancer"), Frances Joslyn (as "Singer"), Charlotte Junius (as "Singer"), Paula Kaye (as "Strong Woman/Dancer"), Audrey Keane (as "Greek/Dancer"), Elana Keller (as "Scotch/Dancer"), Nancy Kenyon (as "Lottie"), Robert Kimberly (as "Singer"), James Lapsley (as "Singer"), Ora Leak (as "Dancer"), Gerard Leavitt (as "Dancer"), Carol Lewis (as "Child"), Olga Lunick (as "Russian/Dancer"), Collette Lyons [credited as Colette Lyons] (as "Ellie") [final Broadway role], Alyce Mace (as "Kim, child"), Francis X. Mahoney (as "Rubber Face"), Iris Manley (as "Mother Superior"), Bowling H. Mansfield (as "Singer"), Claude Marchant(as "Mala/Dancer"), Assotta Marshall (as "Ethel/Singer"), Linda Mason (as "Singer"), Albert McCary (as "Singer"), William McDaniel (as "Singer"), William Miller (as "Dancer"), Scott Moore (as "Windy"), Walter Mosby (as "Singer"), Nick Nadeau (as "Dancer"), Joe Nash (as "Dancer"), Billy O'Connor (as "Child"), Ethel Owen (as "Parthy Ann Hawks"), Pearl Primus (as "Sal/Dahomey Queen"), Miriam Quinn (as "Child"), Clarence Redd (as "Singer") [final Broadway role], Jean Reeves (as "Fatima"), Jeanne Reeves (as "Dancer"), Eulabel Riley (as "Singer"), Duncan Scott (as "Jeb"), Paul Shiers (as "Singer/Drunk"), Max Showalter (as "Jake"), Stanley Simmons (as "Dancer"), Frederica Slemons (as "Old Lady on the Levee"), William C. Smith (as "Doorman at Trocadero/Singer"), William Sol (as "Singer"), Kenneth Spencer (as "Joe"), Eugene Steiner (as "Child"), Sybil Stocking (as "Child"), Agnes Sundgren (as "Singer"), Alma Sutton (as "Ata/Dancer"), Charles Tate (as "Jimmy Craig"), Viola Taylor (as "Dancer"), Bettina Thayer (as "Sally/Singer"), Yvonne Tibor (as "Dancer"), Rodester Timmons (as "Singer"), Willie Torpey (as "Old Sport"), David Trimble (as "Singer"), Fannie Turner (as "Singer"), William Weber (as "Dancer"), Henry Wessel (as "Dancer"), Ethel Brown White (as "Singer"), Evelyn Wick (as "Singer"), Francisco Xavier (as "Dancer"). Replacement actors: Harry Asmus (as "Dancer"), Herbert Bennettson (as "Child"), Kenneth Demeaux (as "Child"), Gene Ferguson (as "Child"), Joan Jackson (as "Child"), Nancy Kenyon (as "Magnolia"), Michael Lee (as "Child"), Christina Lind (as "Singer"), Marcia Maier (as "Dancer/Greek"), Earl Redding (as "Singer"), Frances Schneider (as "Child"), Fred Thomas (as "Singer"), Grace Varick (as "Singer"), William Vaux (as "Dancer"), Evelyn Wick (as "Magnolia"), Tivis Wicker (as "Singer"), Lavinia Williams (as "Dancer"). Produced by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II. Note: Carole Bruce was the first actress to play (and sing) the role of Julie in a Broadway production of the show after it had been played by the legendary Helen Morgan. Ms. Morgan, who died in 1941, virtually owned the role and had played it in the original 1927 production, the first (1932) revival and Universal's hit 1936 movie Show Boat (1936)_. Ms. Bruce withstood favorable comparisons to Helen Morgan. Film remade by MGM as Show Boat (1951).
- (1951) Stage Play: Flahooley. Musical comedy/puppets. Based on material by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy. Music by Sammy Fain. Musical Director: Maurice Levine. Music orchestrated by Ted Royal. Special material for Miss Sumac written by Moises Vivanco. Choreographed by Helen Tamiris. Scenic Design by Howard Bay. Costume Design by David Ffolkes and Lucinda Ballard. Directed by Fred Saidy. Broadhurst Theatre: 14 May 1951- 16 Jun 1951 (40 performances). Cast: Edith Atwater (as "K.T. Pettigrew"), Bil Baird's Marionettes, Barbara Cook, Irwin Corey (as "Abou Ben Atom"), Jerome Courtland, Yma Sumac (as "Najla"), Ernest Truex (as "B.G. Bigelow"), Sara Aman, John Anderson (as "Singer/Clyde, F.D.R. Puppets Singing Voice"), Andy Aprea, Bil Baird, Cora Baird, Lee Ballard, Vicki Barrett, Lulu Bates, Lewis Bolyard, Stanley Carlson, Ray Cook, Fay DeWitt, Carol Donn, Franz Fazakas, Clifford Fearl, Jane Fischer, Carl Harms, Urylee Leonardos, Elizabeth Logue (as "Flahooley"), Normand Maxon, Joe Nash, Louis Nye (as "El-Akbar, The Elder Arab"), Sheldon Ossosky, Nehemiah Persoff (as "Fowzi, The Younger Arab"), Marilyn Ross, Lois Shearer, Laurel Shelby, Franklin T. Syme, James Tarbutton, Richard Temple [final Broadway role], Edgar Thompson, Ted Thurston, Norval Tormsen, Tafi Towers, Antony Tudor (as "Arab") [final Broadway role], Rowan Tudor, Annaliese Widman. Produced by Cheryl Crawford. Produced in association with E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy.
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