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Igors Gavon

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Actor b. 1937 On stage 19601979

Igors Gavon (b. 1937) was an American actor who created the role of Ambrose Kemper in the original Broadway production of Hello, Dolly! (1964).

On stage 9 productions, 19 years

1960 H.M.S. Pinafore Phoenix Theatre · Revival · directed by Douglas Campbell 55 perf.
1961 Carnival! Imperial Theatre · Revival · directed by Gower Champion 719 perf.
1964 Hello, Dolly! St. James Theatre · Original · directed by Gower Champion 2,844 perf.
1967 The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade Majestic Theatre · Revival · directed by Donald Driver 55 perf.
1969 Billy Billy Rose Theatre · Revival · directed by Arthur A. Seidelman 1 perf.
1972 Sugar Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Gower Champion 505 perf.
1974 Mack & Mabel Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Gower Champion 66 perf.
1975 A Musical Jubilee St James Theatre · Original · directed by Morton Da Costa 92 perf.
1979 Strider Helen Hayes Theatre · Original · directed by Lynne Gannaway 214 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Nicole Barth 3 productions
Gerard Brentte 3 productions
George Blackwell 3 productions
Robert L Hultman 2 productions
Richard Maxon 2 productions
Randy Phillips 2 productions
Marianne Selbert 2 productions
Ken Ayers 2 productions
John Mineo 2 productions
Jerry Dodge 2 productions
James Mitchell 2 productions
George Marcy 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. 7 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

  • Alice Playten portrayed Vandergelder’s wailing niece Ermengarde, and Igors Gavon, Ambrose Kemper, her penniless artist-beau. The role of Ernestina Money, first assigned to former burlesque performer Gloria Leroy, was later altered to suit the talents of Mary Jo Catlett, who played Vandergelder’s corpulent “blind date” in the Harmonia Gard…ebooks/Gilvey, John Anthony/Before the Parade Passes By_ Gower Champion and the Glorious American Musical - John Anthony Gilvey.txt
  • Cast: Carol Channing, David Burns, Eileen Brennan, Sondra Lee, Charles Nelson Reilly, Jerry Dodge, Gordon Connell, Igors Gavon, Alice Playten, David Hartmanebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Stewart, Interviews; Peters, Interview; Interview with Igors Gavon, Washington, DC, April 14, 1984.ebooks/test/test - test.txt
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  • Arthur Faria, Gene GeBauer, Don Percassi, John Mineot? Dick Bonelletg Igors Gavon Ken Ayerst9, Richard Maxon, Daletheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1972-73 Season, v. 29 (Willis).txt
  • Ken Ayers, George Blackwell, Dick Bonelle, Igors Gavon, Hal Norman, Robert L. Hultmantheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1972-73 Season, v. 29 (Willis).txt

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