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John Cullum

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Actor b. 1930 On stage 19562016

John Cullum (born March 2, 1930) is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in many stage musicals and dramas, including Shenandoah (1975) and On the Twentieth Century (1978), winning the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for each. In 1966 he gained his first Tony nomination as the lead in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, in which he introduced the title song, and more recently received Tony nominations for Urinetown The Musical (2002) (Best Lead Actor in a Musical) and as Best Featured Actor in the revival of 110 in the Shade (2007). Outside the theatre world, Cullum is best known for his role as tavern owner Holling Vincoeur in the television drama series Northern Exp…

On stage 28 productions, 60 years

1956 Saint Joan Phoenix Theatre · Revival · directed by Albert Marre 77 perf.
1960 Camelot Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Moss Hart (Alan Jay Lerner uncredited) 873 perf.
1964 Hamlet Lunt Fontanne Theatre · Revival 137 perf.
1965 Man of La Mancha ANTA Washington Square Theatre · Original · directed by Albert Marre 2,328 perf.
1965 On A Clear Day You Can See Forever Mark Hellinger Theatre · Original · directed by Robert Lewis 280 perf.
1969 1776 46th Street Theatre · Original · directed by Peter Hunt 1,217 perf.
1972 Vivat! Vivat Regina! Broadhurst Theatre · Original · directed by Peter Dews 116 perf.
1975 Shenandoah Alvin Theatre · Revival · directed by Philip Rose 1,050 perf.
1976 Kings Alvin Theatre · Original 4 perf.
1977 The Trip Back Down Longacre Theatre · Original · directed by Terry Schreiber 70 perf.
1978 Deathtrap Music Box Theatre · Original · directed by Robert Moore 1,793 perf.
1978 On the Twentieth Century St. James Theatre · Original · directed by Harold Prince 449 perf.
1983 Private Lives Lunt Fontanne Theatre · Revival · directed by Milton Katselas 63 perf.
1985 Doubles Ritz Theatre · Original · directed by Morton Da Costa 277 perf.
1986 The Boys in Autumn Circle In The Square Theatre · Original · directed by Theodore Mann 70 perf.
1986 You Never Can Tell Circle In The Square Theatre · Revival · directed by Stephen Porter 125 perf.
1989 Shenandoah Virginia Theatre · Revival · directed by Robert Tucker 32 perf.
1990 Aspects of Love Broadhurst Theatre · Original · directed by Trevor Nunn 377 perf.
1994 Show Boat Gershwin Theatre · Revival · directed by Harold Prince 947 perf.
2001 Urinetown Henry Miller Theatre · Original · directed by John Rando 965 perf.
2002 Something Good Gershwin Theatre · Original 1 perf.
2006 Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas Hilton Theatre · Original · directed by Matt August 107 perf.
2007 110 in the Shade Studio 54 · Revival · directed by Lonny Price 94 perf.
2007 Cymbeline Vivian Beaumont Theater · Revival · directed by Mark Lamos 40 perf.
2010 The Scottsboro Boys Theatre not recorded · Original · directed by Susan Stroman 49 perf.
2011 The Visit Ambassador Theatre · Revival · directed by Carl Andress 1 perf.
2014 Casa Valentina Samuel J Friedman Theatre · Original · directed by Joe Mantello 79 perf.
2016 Waitress Brooks Atkinson Theatre · Original · directed by Diane Paulus 1,544 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Richard Burton 3 productions
Casper Roos 3 productions
William Daniels 2 productions
Will Swenson 2 productions
Victor Garber 2 productions
Titos Vandis 2 productions
Robert Reed 2 productions
Richard Lyle 2 productions
Ralph Williams 2 productions
Paul Myrvold 2 productions
Patrick Page 2 productions
Nicholas Wyman 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • Cast: Richard Burton, Julie Andrews, Roddy McDowall, Robert Coote, Robert Goulet, M’el Dowd, John Cullum, Bruce Yarnell, David Hurst, Michael Kermoyanebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Barbara Harris, John Cullum, Titos Vandis, William Daniels, Clifford David, Rae Allenebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • On a clear Day You Can See Forever. John Cullum and Barbara Harris. (Bert Andrews)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: John Cullum, Donna Theodore, Penelope Milford, Joel Higgins, Ted Agress, Gordon Halliday, Chip Fordebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Of all the movies that have been turned into Broadway musicals, the 1965 release, Shenandoah, would seem to have been the most unsuitable. A strongly anti-war polemic, the story is set in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia during the Civil War. Charlie Anderson (John Cullum), the widowed patriarch of a family of farmers, is determined that…ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • On the Twentieth Century. Kevin Kline, John Cullum, and Judy Kaye. (Martha Swope)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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