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Pamela Blair

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Actor 1949–2023 On stage 19681989

Pamela Blair (December 5, 1949 – July 23, 2023) was an American actress best known for originating the role of Val in the musical A Chorus Line and several appearances on American soap operas.

On stage 9 productions, 21 years

1968 Promises, Promises Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Robert Moore 1,281 perf.
1971 Wild and Wonderful Lyceum Theatre · Original · directed by Burry Fredrik 1 perf.
1972 Sugar Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Gower Champion 505 perf.
1974 Of Mice and Men Brooks Atkinson Theatre · Revival · directed by Edwin Sherin 61 perf.
1975 A Chorus Line Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Michael Bennett 6,137 perf.
1978 King of Hearts Minskoff Theatre · Revival · directed by Ron Field 48 perf.
1978 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Entermedia Theatre · Original · directed by Peter Masterson & Tommy Tune 1,584 perf.
1987 The Nerd Helen Hayes Theatre · Original · directed by Charles Nelson Reilly 441 perf.
1989 A Few Good Men Music Box Theatre · Original · directed by Don Scardino 497 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Timothy Scott 2 productions
Scott Pearson 2 productions
Roger Berdahl 2 productions
Pamela Sousa 2 productions
Mitzi Hamilton 2 productions
Gene Cooper 2 productions
Eileen Casey 2 productions
Donna McKechnie 2 productions
Don Percassi 2 productions
Debra Lyman 2 productions
Carolyn Kirsch 2 productions
Candace Tovar 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. 10 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: Robert Morse, Tony Roberts, Cyril Ritchard, Elaine Joyce, Sheila Smith, Steve Condos, Pamela Blairebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Kelly Bishop, Pamela Blair, Wayne Cilento, Kay Cole, Patricia Garland, Baayork Lee, Priscilla Lopez, Robert LuPone, Donna McKechnie, Michel Stuart, Thommie Walsh, Sammy Williamsebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Carlin Glynn, Henderson Forsythe, Delores Hall, Pamela Blair, Jay Garner, Clint Allmonebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Pamela Blair’s connection with A Chorus Line came as the result of a happy accident. “I ran into Michael on the street one day and he told me he was having some dancers up to his apartment and we were going to talk, and I agreed.”ebooks/Viagas, Robert/B004CRTAGM EBOK - Robert Viagas & Baayork Lee & Thommie Walsh.txt
  • One week later another “Bennett project” participant was back on Broadway. Pamela Blair made her Broadway drama debut as the nubile young wife in Of Mice and Men starring Kevin Conway and James Earl Jones, though the show ran only a few months. In the who’s who section of the program, the entry on Blair stated, “She most recently appeared…ebooks/Viagas, Robert/B004CRTAGM EBOK - Robert Viagas & Baayork Lee & Thommie Walsh.txt
  • Looking back on the chorus line’s stormy relationship with their director who took and gave so much, Pamela Blair said, “No matter how much we hated him, we’ll always love him.”ebooks/Viagas, Robert/B004CRTAGM EBOK - Robert Viagas & Baayork Lee & Thommie Walsh.txt

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