John Tyers

On stage 8 productions, 17 years

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Inside U.S.A.

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In the literature5 passages

• First New York performance: 19 April 1955, Playhouse Theatre, cast incl. Alice Ghostley (Dinah), John Tyers (Sam), Constance Bingham, John Taliafero, James Tushar (Trio), David Brooks (dir.), Joseph D. Lewis and Urey Krasnopolsky (pfs), Max Rich (drums), Leonard Gaskin (bass)ebooks/Bernstein, Leonard/Leonard Bernstein Letters, The - Leonard Bernstein.txt
• Cast : Alice Ghostley (Dinah), John Tyers (Sam); Trio: Kathy Farrell, John Taliaferro, James Tushar; Musicians: Joseph D. Lewis (Piano), Urey Krasnopolsky (Piano), Joe Harris (Drums), Leonard Gaskin (Bass)ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
• For Broadway, John Tyers introduced “Haunted Heart” in the 1948 revue Inside U.S.A . and created the role of Sam in Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti in 1955. For the revue’s tryout, David Atkinson introduced “Haunted Heart” (and during the Broadway run rejoined the production and sang the number), and in 1952 created the role of Sam…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
• Cast: Beatrice Lillie, Jack Haley, John Tyers, Herb Shriner, Valerie Bettis, Lewis Nye, Carl Reiner, Thelma Carpenter, Estelle Loring, Eric Victor, Talley Beatty, Jack Cassidyebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
• PC: Musetta : Helena Bliss; Boris : Melville Cooper; Andre : Eric Starling; The Great Alvardo : John Tyers; Sandor : George Britton; Fresco : Eddie Kelland Espinosa; Valerie : Jane Farrarebooks/Wright, Adrian/West End Broadway_ The Golden Age of the American Musical in London - Adrian Wright.txt

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