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Richard Kiley

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Actor 1922–1999 On stage 19531987

Richard Paul Kiley (March 31, 1922 – March 5, 1999) was an American stage, film, and television actor and singer. He is best known for his distinguished theatrical career in which he twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Kiley originated the role of Don Quixote in the original 1965 production of the Broadway musical Man of La Mancha and was the first to sing and record "The Impossible Dream", the hit song from the show. In the 1953 hit musical Kismet, he played the Caliph in the original Broadway cast and as such was one of the quartet who sang "And This Is My Beloved". He also won four Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards during his five-decade career and his "sonorous ba…

On stage 18 productions, 34 years

1953 Kismet Ziegfeld Theatre · Revival · directed by Albert Marre 583 perf.
1953 Misalliance Ethel Barrymore Theatre · Revival · directed by Cyril Ritchard 130 perf.
1956 Time Limit! Booth Theatre · Original · directed by Windsor Lewis 127 perf.
1959 Redhead 46th Street Theatre · Original · directed by Bob Fosse 452 perf.
1960 Advise and Consent Cort Theatre · Original · directed by Franklin Schaffner 212 perf.
1962 No Strings 54th Street Theatre · Original · directed by Joe Layton 580 perf.
1963 Here’s Love Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Stuart Ostrow 334 perf.
1964 I Had a Ball Martin Beck Theatre · Original · directed by Lloyd Richards 199 perf.
1965 Man of La Mancha ANTA Washington Square Theatre · Original · directed by Albert Marre 2,328 perf.
1968 Her First Roman Lunt Fontanne Theatre · Original · directed by Derek Goldby
1971 The Incomparable Max Royale Theatre · Original · directed by Gerald Freedman 23 perf.
1972 A Celebration of Richard Rodgers Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by Donald Saddler 1 perf.
1972 Man of La Mancha Vivian Beaumont Theater · Revival · directed by Albert Marre 140 perf.
1972 Voices Ethel Barrymore Theatre · Revival · directed by Gilbert Cates 8 perf.
1974 Absurd Person Singular Music Box Theatre · Original · directed by Eric Thompson 591 perf.
1976 The Heiress Broadhurst Theatre · Revival · directed by George Keathley 23 perf.
1977 Man of La Mancha Palace Theatre · Revival · directed by Albert Marre 124 perf.
1987 All My Sons John Golden Theatre · Revival · directed by Arvin Brown 31 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Ted Forlow 3 productions
Shev Rodgers 3 productions
Scott Hunter 3 productions
Nancy Lynch 3 productions
John Aristides 3 productions
Joan Diener 3 productions
Hector Mercado 3 productions
Edmond Varrato 3 productions
Curtis Hood 3 productions
Bruce Mackay 3 productions
Bill Stanton 3 productions
Tony Martinez 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • Cast : Michael Dominico (Donaldson), Richard France (Dvorak), Buddy Schwab (Dunn), Norman Clayton (Jimmy), Barry Ross (Jack), Richard Kiley (Joe Rose), Gene Lockhart (Obadiah Rich), John Allen Robb (Jolly Rogers), Buzzy Martin (Chris Farley), Maxine Berke (Deanie), Virginia Bosler (Debbie), Elizabeth Logue (Doe), Frank Rogier (Mr. White),…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act One: Prelude; “Away, Away, Away” (Richard Kiley); “Horn Pipe Dance” (Michael Dominico, Richard France, Buddy Schwab); “Away, Away, Away” (reprise) (Richard Kiley); “Sunday” (Passengers); “Havin’ a Ball” (Nancy Walker); “Other Girls” (Estelle Loring); “Other Girls” (dance) (Virginia Bosler, Maxine Berke, Elizabeth Logue, Michael Domini…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act One: “Sands of Time” (Richard Oneto); “Rhymes Have I” (Alfred Drake, Doretta Morrow); “Fate” (Alfred Drake); “Fate” (reprise) (Alfred Drake); “Bazaar of the Caravans” (Florence Lessing, Jack Dodds, Marc Wilder, Merchants, Shoppers); “Not Since Nineveh” (Joan Diener, Henry Calvin, Patricia Dunn, Bonnie Evans, Reiko Sato, Jack Dodds, Ma…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act Two: “Night of My Nights” (Richard Kiley, Ensemble); “Stranger in Paradise” (reprise) (Doretta Morrow); “Baubles, Bangles and Beads” (reprise) (Richard Kiley); “He’s in Love!” (reprise) (Entourage); “Rahadlakum” (Alfred Drake, Joan Diener, Florence Lessing, Beatrice Kraft, Patricia Dunn, Bonnie Evans, Reiko Sato, Ladies of the Wazir’s…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • During the tryout, Glenn Burris was replaced by Richard Kiley, and “The Oasis of Delightful Imaginings” was dropped (it was replaced by “Rahadlakum”).ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act One: “The Simpson Sisters” (Singers, Dancers); “The Right Finger of My Left Hand” (Gwen Verdon); “Just for Once” (Gwen Verdon, Richard Kiley, Leonard Stone); “Merely Marvelous” (Gwen Verdon); “The Uncle Sam Rag” (Leonard Stone, Singers, Dancers); “Erbie Fitch’s Twitch” (Gwen Verdon); “She’s Not Enough Woman for Me” (Richard Kiley, Leo…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt

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