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Harry Groener

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Actor b. 1951 On stage 19792006

Harry Groener (born September 10, 1951) is an American actor and dancer, perhaps best known for playing Mayor Wilkins in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (seasons 3, 4 and 7).

On stage 10 productions, 27 years

1979 Oklahoma! Palace Theatre · Revival · directed by William Hammerstein 293 perf.
1981 Oh, Brother! Anta Playhouse · Revival · directed by Ahmed Hussien 3 perf.
1982 Cats Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by Trevor Nunn 7,485 perf.
1984 Sunday in the Park with George Booth Theatre · Original · directed by James Lapine 604 perf.
1985 Harrigan ‘n Hart Longacre Theatre · Original · directed by Joe Layton 4 perf.
1987 Sleight of Hand Cort Theatre · Original · directed by Walton Jones 9 perf.
1992 Crazy for You Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Mike Ockrent 1,622 perf.
2002 Imaginary Friends Ethel Barrymore Theatre · Original · directed by Jack O'Brien 76 perf.
2005 Spamalot Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Mike Nichols 1,575 perf.
2006 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas August Wilson Theatre · Revival · directed by Mark S. Hoebee 1 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Bruce Adler 4 productions
Terrence Mann 2 productions
Stephen Reed 2 productions
Sharon Wheatley 2 productions
Rachelle Rak 2 productions
Nina Hennessey 2 productions
Mark Fotopoulos 2 productions
John Jellison 2 productions
Jennifer Cody 2 productions
Ida Gilliams 2 productions
Emily Hsu 2 productions
Clent Bowers 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 9 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

In the literature8 passages

  • Cast: Laurence Guittard, Christine Andreas, Mary Wickes, Christine Ebersole, Martin Vidnovic, Harry Groener, Bruce Adlerebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Harry Groener, Jodi Benson, Beth Leavel, Bruce Adler, Jane Connell, John Hillner, Irene Pawk, Stephen Temperley, Amelia White, The Manhattan Rhythm Kingsebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • As performed by Harry Groener and Mark Hamill, respectively, Harrigan and Hart were shown as close-working buddies until suspicions began to circulate that Hart was gay. Hart marries English actress Gerta Granville, who turns out to be a pushy, homophobic nag who eventually destroys her husband's relationship with Harrigan and breaks up t…ebooks/Viagas, Robert/I'm the Greatest Star_ Broadway's Top Musical Legends from 1900 to Today - Robert Viagas.txt
  • (C) MARY WICKES, LAURENCE GUITTARD, CHRISTINE ANDREAS, HARRY GROENER AND CAST OF “OKLAHOMA!”theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt
  • numbers contains a fast tap—and a tap with a ragtime beat to it, at that. The dance is done by Harry Groener, who plays Will Parker, and it jumps from the floor like so much sudden popcorn, generated by the jolly beat of “Everything’s Up to Date in Kansas City.” The performer is probably this revival’s most unexpected discovery: singing w…theatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt
  • “Surrey With the Fringe on Top” lifeless, charmless, sexless. The only two convincing actors in the cast are Harry Groener, an extremely lively Will Parker, and Martin Vidnovic, a compelling Jud. Some of the others could be bettered by high school actors. Jay Blackton conducts the score in the prescribed Rodgers’ manner—utterly square, gi…theatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt

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