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David Alexander

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Director 1907–1973

David Alexander (1907–1973) was an American director whose Broadway credits included Pal Joey, Hazel Flagg, and The Vamp.

Also credited on2 works

Hazel Flagg
The Vamp

These come off the person record, which names a work and not a production. So we can say this name is attached to the work and we cannot say which staging, or in what capacity. For a composer or a writer that is the whole career we hold; there is no cast list to find them in.

In the literature5 passages

  • Direction : Book directed by David Alexander (entire production supervised by Robert Alton); Producers : Jule Styne and Leonard Key in association with Anthony B. Farrell; Choreography : Robert Alton; Scenery : Oliver Smith; Costumes : Miles White; Lighting : Peggy Clark; Musical Direction : Max Methebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Direction : Book directed by David Alexander (production supervised by Robert Alton); Producers : Jule Styne in association with Anthony B. Farrell; Choreography : Robert Alton; Scenery and Lighting : Harry Horner; Costumes : Miles White; Musical Direction : Pembroke Davenportebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Direction : “Production” directed by David Alexander and “entire production” supervised by Robert Alton; Producers : Oscar Lerman, Martin Cohen, and Alexander Carson (Manuel D. Herbert, Associate Producer); Choreography : Robert Alton; Scenery and Costumes : Raoul Pene du Bois; Lighting : Uncredited; Musical Direction : Milton Rosenstockebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • But the stars weren’t in place to make her a star. “Because David Alexander did such a good job directing Pal Joey, ” Gallagher says, “I insisted that he do Hazel Flagg. Well, that was my mistake. It wasn’t his fault. The wrong producer, the wrong theater, the wrong leading man. I was a very young 26 and John Howard was a very old 45; but…ebooks/Filichia, Peter/B007L4OWCU EBOK - Peter Filichia.txt
  • The action takes place in a summer castle sometime between 1920 and 1940. Press: Michael Fried Stage Managers: David Alexander, Kathryn Beckwith *theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1973 74 Season, v. 30 (Willis).txt

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