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Marti Stevens

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Director b. 1933 On stage 19521975

Marti Stevens (née Martha Schenk; born New York City) is a retired American singer and actress. She appeared in television shows such as It Takes a Thief, The Love Boat and Stagecoach West. She appeared in an Australian production of the play Forty Carats and in High Spirits, the musical version of Blithe Spirit, in London's West End in 1964. She also had a starring role in the 1962 film, All Night Long.

On stage 3 productions, 23 years

1952 Buttrio Square New Century Theatre · Original · directed by Maurice Levine Cast: David Kurlan (Michelino), Vincent Barbi (Padre), Rina Falcone (Angela), Joan Morton (Maria), Ann Needham (Elizabetta), Lionel Ames (Dominic), Ernest Sarracino (Baron D’Alessandro), Ferdinand Hilt (Rocco), James MacCracken (Vittorio), Orville Sherman (Cassio), Ted Thurston (Pietro), Jane Harven (Emelia), Marie Gibson (Francesca), Billy Gilbert (Pappa Mario), Charlotte Jones (Norina), Henry Hamilton (Carlo), Walter Black (Sergeant McKenzie), Lawrence Brooks (Captain Steve Dickson), James Tarbutton (Private Poole), Leon Daniels (Tabulator), Lois Hunt (Marisa D’Alessandro), Joe Mantell (Private Burns), Al Checco (Corporal Gower), George Reeder (Private Whitfield), Don (Donn) Driver (Private Webster), Susan Johnson (Terry Patterson), Marti Stevens (Joan Wellington) 7 perf.
1959 First Impressions Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by Abe Burrows 92 perf.
1975 The Constant Wife Shubert Theatre · Revival · directed by John Gielgud 32 perf.

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Also credited on1 work

High Spirits

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In the literature6 passages

  • Cast : Hermione Gingold , Marti Stevens, Jack Fletcher, Louise Hoff, Jim Hutchison, Charles Manna, Joe Milan, Erin Martin, Keir Dullea, Marty Weixelbaum, Shirley Dulzill, Bard Rogersebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • November 16, my birthday, I fortified myself for the gala party I was to attend with Ken. Marti Stevens was always a good and very generous friend, but this night she outdid herself. She told us she wanted to take us to see a special friend before the party who wanted to wish me a happy birthday. We went to the Pierre Hotel, up in the ele…ebooks/McKechnie, Donna/Time Steps - Donna McKechnie & Greg Lawrence.txt
  • I see what you mean. Yes. And I also wanted out of Michigan. I love Michigan but I didn’t want to spend all my life there, I wanted to see the world. Another answer I’ve given to the question, “why did you want to become an actress” is that I wanted higher ceilings. It’s as good an answer as any. I once played a game at a party and we all…ebooks/Shapiro, Eddie/Nothing Like a Dame_ Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater - Eddie Shapiro.txt
  • PC [original American/takeover British]: Robert : Larry Kert/Eric Flynn; Joanne : Elaine Stritch/Marti Stevens; Sarah : Marti Stevens/Jill Martin; David : Lee Goodman/Paul Tracey; Peter : J. T. Cromwell/Phillip Hinton; Jenny : Teri Ralston/Barbara Tracey; Harry : Kenneth Kimmins/Robert Colman; Kathy : Donna McKechnie/Antonia Ellis; Larry…ebooks/Wright, Adrian/West End Broadway_ The Golden Age of the American Musical in London - Adrian Wright.txt
  • PC: Madame Arcati : Cicely Courtneidge; Ruth Condomine : Jan Waters; Charles Condomine : Denis Quilley; Elvira : Marti Stevens; Mrs Bradman : Ann Hamilton; Dr Bradman : Peter Vernon; Edith : Denise Coffeyebooks/Wright, Adrian/West End Broadway_ The Golden Age of the American Musical in London - Adrian Wright.txt
  • PC: David Jordan : Art Lund; Barbara Woodruff : Beverly Todd; Mollie Plummer : Hy Hazell; Comfort O’Connell : Marti Stevens; Mike Robinson : David Holliday; Louis de Pourtal : Ferdy Mayne; Jeanette Valmy : Erica Rogers; Luc Delbert : Geoffrey Hutchingsebooks/Wright, Adrian/West End Broadway_ The Golden Age of the American Musical in London - Adrian Wright.txt

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