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Arthur Storch

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Director 1925–2013 On stage 1953–1973

Arthur Storch (June 29, 1925 – March 5, 2013) was an American actor, theatre director, and educator. A life member of The Actors Studio, he founded Syracuse Stage in 1974 and served as its artistic director for 18 years, establishing it as a major regional theater. Storch directed over 50 productions there while simultaneously serving as Chair of the Syracuse University Drama Department and teaching where he developed the influential "Syracuse Model" of actor training. His Broadway career spanned four decades as both an actor (A Hatful of Rain, The Night of the Iguana) and director (Tribute, Norman, Is That You?). He also appeared in films including The Exorcist (1973) and mentored actors li…

On stage 7 productions, 20 years

1953 End as a Man Vanderbilt Theatre · Original · directed by Jack Garfein 105 perf.
1956 Girls of Summer Longacre Theatre · Original · directed by Jack Garfein 56 perf.
1956 Time Limit! Booth Theatre · Original · directed by Windsor Lewis 127 perf.
1957 Look Homeward, Angel Ethel Barrymore Theatre · Original · directed by George Roy Hill 564 perf.
1958 The Night Circus John Golden Theatre · Original · directed by Frank Corsaro 7 perf.
1960 The Long Dream Ambassador Theatre · Original · directed by Lloyd Richards 5 perf.
1973 The Enemy Is Dead Bijou Theatre · Original · directed by Arthur Sherman 1 perf.

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Worked with more than once3 names

Pat Hingle 2 productions
John Harkins 2 productions
Ben Gazzara 2 productions

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Also credited on1 work

Golden Rainbow

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In the literature8 passages

  • During the Philadelphia tryout, the show itself wasn’t impressing theatergoers or critics. Producer Joseph Cates fired director Arthur Storch and replaced him with Abe Burrows. That seemed to be a good idea, for Burrows had just had a smash with How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which also had an antihero in J. Pierrepont…ebooks/Filichia, Peter/B007L4OWCU EBOK - Peter Filichia.txt
  • Schulman, from his 1955 teleplay The Heart’ a Forgotten Hotel directed by Arthur Storch (replaced by Steve Lawrence) choreographed by Tom Panko (with Onna White, replacingtheatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt
  • PROMENADE, ALL! By David V. Robison; Director, Arthur Storch; Settings, David Chapman; Costumes, James Berton Harris; Lighting, Martin Aronstein; Associate to the Producers, Rose Teedtheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1971-72 Season, v. 28 (Willis).txt
  • 42 SECONDS FROM BROADWAY By Louis Del Grande; Director. Arthur Storch; Scenery. William Pitkin; Lighting. Roger Morgan; Costumes, Glenda Miller; Assistant to Producer. Geraldine Duryea; Hairstylist, John Quaglia; Production AsJudi Silverman.theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1972-73 Season, v. 29 (Willis).txt
  • March 1-May 18, 1974 Manager, Karl GeArtistic Director, Arthur Storch; General Lewis vecker Lighting, Roger Morgan; Technical Director, Robert Schultz, Lowell DetSmith;' Press, Kittie B. Sine; Costumes, Larry Stage Managers Robweiler, Whitney Blausen; Props, Rick Asam; Production Assistants, Mary ert Colson, Patricia Hanningan; Murphy, Al…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1973 74 Season, v. 30 (Willis).txt
  • Producing Director, Arthur Storch; Managing Director, James Clark; Assistant Manager, Diane Malecki; Press, Susan Kindlund; Stage Directors, Arthur Storch, Marshall Oglesby, Bill Ludel, Robert Mandel, John Going; Sets, John Doepp, Sandro La Ferla, Stuart Wurtzel, Marjorie Kellogg, Elmon Webb, Virginia Dancy; Costumes, Lowell Detweiler, Pa…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1976-77 Season, v. 33 (Willis).txt

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What this page does not know

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  • Any portrait. 1,626 of 7,139 people have one, so this is the usual case rather than the exception.
  • Which of the credits above the roles on this record — director — apply to. The roles sit on the person and never on a credit, so a director who also acted looks the same here as one who did not.

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