- Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- High Button Shoes (1947). Musical comedy. Book by Stephen Longstreet; Music by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. Lyrics by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. Based on "The Sisters Liked Them Handsome" by Stephen Longstreet. Dance arrangements by Genevieve Pitot. Music orchestrated by Phil Lang and Philip J. Lang. Vocal arrangements by Bob Martin. Musical Director: Milton Rosenstock. Choreographed by Jerome Robbins. Directed by 'George Abbott (I)'. New Century Theater (moved to The Shubert Theatre from 22 Dec 1947- 18 Oct 1948, then moved to The Broadway Theatre from 18 Oct 1948- close): 9 Oct 1947- 2 Jul 1949 (727 performances). Cast: Mark Dawson, Lois Lee, Jack McCauley, Nancy Babcock, Jean Marie Caples, Vincent Carbone, Gloria Casper, Raul Celada, Leonard Claret, Clay Clement (as "General Longstreet"), Edward Cole, Carole Coleman, Ray Cook, Erno Czako, William David, Evans Davis, Mark Dawson, John Dennis, Jacqueline Dodge, Nanette Fabray (as "Sara Longstreet"), Joey Faye (as "Mr. Pontdue"), Nathaniel Frey, Helen Gallagher (as "Nancy"), Estelle Gardner, Margaret Gavan, Evelyn Giles, Tom Glennon, Paul Godkin, Virginia Gorski, June Graham, Donald Harris, Ronnie Hartman, Neil Harwood, Edward Hayes, Fred Hearn, Betty Hyatt, Christine Karner, Dorothy Karrol, Ray Kirchner, Elena Lane, Lois Lee, Sondra Lee, Howard Lenters, Kay Lewis, Louisa Lewis, Fay Moore, Tommy Morton, Ben Murphy, Hannah O'Leary, Arthur Partington, Audrey Peters, William Pierson, Phil Silvers (as "Harrison Floy"), Gloria Smith, Kenneth Spaulding, Johnny Stewart, Toni Stuart, William Sumner, Roy Tobias, Eleonore Treiber, Don Weissmuller, Helene Whitney. Replacement actors included: Rex Cooper (as "Corps de Ballet"- Replacement) [Broadway debut]. Produced by Monte Proser and Joseph Kipness.
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949). Musical comedy. Book by Joseph Fields and Anita Loos. Music by Jule Styne. Lyrics by Leo Robin. Adapted from the novel by Anita Loos. Dance arrangements by Trude Rittman. Musical Direction by Milton Rosenstock. Music arranged by Don Walker. Vocal direction and arrangements by Hugh Martin. Assistant to Miss de Mille: Dania Krupska. Choreography by Agnes de Mille. Directed by John C. Wilson. Ziegfeld Theatre: 8 Dec 1949- 15 Sep 1951 (740 performances). Cast: Yvonne Adair (as "Dorothy Shaw"), Anita Alvarez (as "Gloria Stark"), Suzanne Ames (as "Dancer"), Cholly Atkins (as "Dance Team"), Charles Basile (as "Dancer"), Florence Baum (as "Dancer"), Peter Birch (as "Bill, a dancer"), Bill Bradley (as "Dancer"), Eric Brotherson (as "Henry Spofford"), Bob Burkhardt (as "Deck Steward/Singer"), Angela Castle (as "Singer"), Carol Channing (as "Lorelei Lee"), Joan Coburn (as "Singer"), Charles 'Honi' Coles (as "Dance Team"), Rex Cooper (as "Dancer"), Robert Cooper (as "Frank, The Olympic Team/Dancer"), Jerry Craig (as "A Steward/Singer"), Crandall Diehl (as "Maitre d'Hotel/Dancer"), William Diehl (as "Policeman/Singer"), Pat Donohue (as "Sun Bather/Show Girl"), Anna Rita Duffy (as "Show Girl"), Rex Evans (as "Sir Francis Beekman"), Nicole France (as "A Flower Girl/Dancer"), Aristide J. Ginoulias (as "Dancer"), Pauline Goddard (as "Dancer"), Peter Holmes (as "Leon, a Valet/Dancer"), George S. Irving (as "Josephus Gage"), Patty Ann Jackson (as "Dancer"), Fran Keegan (as "Deck Walker/Show Girl"), Annette Kohl (as "Girl"), Kazimir Kokic (as "Taxi Driver/Headwaiter"), William Krach (as "The Tenor/Singer"), Alicia Krug (as "Dancer"), John Laverty (as "Dancer"), Shelton Lewis (as "Deck Steward/Singer"), Mort Marshall (as "Robert Lemanteur"), Mary Martinet (as "Dancer"), Jack McCauley (as "Gus Esmond"), Ellen McCown (as "Singer"), Irving Mitchell (as "Mr. Esmond Sr."), Candy Montgomery (as "Singer"), Howard Morris (as "Louis Lemanteur"), Bob Neukum (as "Pierre, a Steward/Singer"), Alice Pearce (as "Mrs. Ella Spofford"), Caren Preiss (as "Dancer"), Reta Shaw(as "Lady Phyllis Beekman"), Judy Sinclair (as "Zizi/Singer"), Curt Stafford (as "An Olympic/Singer"), Junior Standish (as "Deck Walker/Show Girl"), Evelyn Taylor (as "Dancer"), Norma Thornton (as "Dancer"), Lucille Udovick (as "Singer"), David Vogel (as "Singer"), Polly Ward (as "Dancer"), Prue Ward (as "Dancer"), Beverly Jane Weston (as "Singer"), Eddie Weston (as "George, The Olympic Team/Dancer"), Marjorie Winters (as "Sun Bather/Show Girl"), Helen Wood (as "Dancer"), Hope Zee (as "Fifi/Singer"). Understudies: Bill Bradley (as "Taxi Driver"), Joan Coburn (as "Dorothy Shaw"), Crandall Diehl (as "Mr. Esmond Sr."), William Diehl (as "Robert Lemanteur"), George S. Irving (as "Henry Spofford"), Alicia Krug (as "Mrs. Ella Spofford"), Bibi Osterwald (as "Lorelei Lee"), Curt Stafford (as "Josephus Gage"), Evelyn Taylor (as "Gloria Stark"), Lucille Udovick (as "Lady Phyllis Beekman"), Eddie Weston (as "Louis Lemanteur"). Replacement actors: Shirl Conway (as "Dorothy Shaw") [circa 1951- ?], Beth Douglas (as "Singer"), Jay Harnick (as "Deck Steward/Singer"). Produced by Herman Levin and Oliver Smith. Note: Filmed as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).
- Seventeen (1951). Musical comedy. Music by Walter Kent. Lyrics by Kim Gannon. Material by Sally Benson. Material direction by Richard Whorf. Dances and Musical Numbers by Dania Krupska. Based on the novel by Booth Tarkington. Music arranged by Ted Royal. Musical Director: Vincent Travers. Choral arrangements by Crane Calder. Assistant to Miss Krupska: Rex Cooper. Dances and Musical Numbers by Dania Krupska. Dance Musical Arrangements by Jesse Meeker. Book Directed by Richard Whorf. Directed by Hassard Short. Broadhurst Theatre: 21 Jun 1951- 24 Nov 1951 1951 (182 performances). Cast: Frank Albertson (as "Mr. Baxter"), Bob Bakanic, Penny Bancroft, Margaret Baxter, Alonzo Bosan, Joan Bowman, Bonnie Brae, King Calder (as "Mr. Parcher") [final Broadway role], Carol Cole, Ann Crowley, Doris Dalton, Maurice Ellis, Richard France, Stan Grover, Joseph James, Dick Kallman, Henry Lawrence, Dorothy Manko, Ellen McCown, Sherry McCutcheon, Jim Moore, Harrison Muller, Kenneth Nelson, Darrell Notara, Bill Nuss, Greg O'Brien, Elizabeth Pacetti, Bill Reilly, Betty Jane Seagle, John Sharpe, Jeanne Shea, Paula Stewart, Ray Thomas, Helen Wood. Produced by Sammy Lambert and Bernie Foyer and Milton Berle.
- By the Beautiful Sea (1954).
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