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Reid Shelton

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Actor 1924–1997 On stage 19521977

Reid Shelton (October 7, 1924 – June 8, 1997) was an American Broadway and television actor known for appearing in productions of My Fair Lady and Carousel. He originated the role of Oliver Warbucks in Annie.

On stage 10 productions, 25 years

1952 Wish You Were Here Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by Joshua Logan 598 perf.
1954 By the Beautiful Sea Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Marshall Jamison 268 perf.
1954 By the Beautiful Sea “The New Musical” Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Marshall Jamison 270 perf.
1954 The Saint of Bleecker Street “A New Music Drama” Broadway Theatre · Original · directed by Gian-Carlo Menotti (production “supervised” by Lincoln Kirstein 92 perf.
1956 My Fair Lady Mark Hellinger Theatre · Original · directed by Moss Hart 2,717 perf.
1964 Oh What a Lovely War Broadhurst Theatre · Original · directed by Joan Littlewood 125 perf.
1969 Canterbury Tales Eugene Oneill Theatre · Original · directed by Sammy Bayes 121 perf.
1970 The Rothschilds Lunt-Fontanne Theatre · Original · directed by Michael Kidd 507 perf.
1976 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Mark Hellinger · Original 7 perf.
1977 Annie Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by Martin Charnin 2,377 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Ray Hyson 4 productions
Richard France 3 productions
Lola Fisher 3 productions
Larry Howard 3 productions
George Lenz 3 productions
Colleen O Connor 3 productions
Wilbur Evans 2 productions
Warde Donovan 2 productions
Victor Reilley 2 productions
Thomas Gleason 2 productions
Suzanne Easter 2 productions
Stuart Hodes 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • Cast : John Dennis (Quartet Member), Reid Shelton (Quartet Member), Ray Hyson (Quartet Member), Larry Laurence (Quartet Member, Burt Mayer), Ray Kirchner (Acrobat), Rex Cooper (Acrobat), Mary Harmon (Cora Belmont), Cindy Robbins (Molly Belmont), Gloria Smith (Lillian Belmont), Mae Barnes (Ruby Monk), Edith True Case (Mrs. Koch), Cameron P…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act One: “Mona from Arizona” (John Dennis, Reid Shelton, Ray Hyson, Larry Laurence); “The Sea Song” (Shirley Booth, Boarders, Neighbors); “Old Enough to Love” (Richard France); “Coney Island Boat” (sung in counterpoint with popular 1902 standard “In the Good Old Summertime,” lyric by Ren Shields and music by George Evans) (Shirley Booth,…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Cast: Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, Stanley Holloway, Cathleen Nesbitt, Robert Coote, John Michael King, Christopher Hewett, Reid Sheltonebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Annie. Annie (Andrea McArdle), Daddy Warbucks (Reid Shelton), and Sandy. (Martha Swope)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Andrea McArdle, Reid Shelton, Dorothy Loudon, Sandy Faison, Robert Fitch, Barbara Erwin, Raymond Thorne, Laurie Beechman, Danielle Brisebois, Shelley Bruceebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • • “Merrick is profoundly a lawyer,” said Reid Shelton, who costarred in the producer’s Oh What a Lovely War! in 1964. “He loves litigation and uses it, frequently, to manipulate associates and the media. And his other specialty is publicity. He’s as much a publicist as a producer.”ebooks/Hadleigh, Boze/Broadway Babylon - Boze Hadleigh.txt

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