Sam Levene

On stage 31 productions, 52 years

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Worked with more than once12 names

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In the literature8 passages

• Guys and Dolls , Crap game in the sewer in act II. Robert Alda throwing the dice, Stubby Kaye kneeling to the left, Sam Levene to the right (1950). Museum of the City of New York. Theater Collection.ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
• Nathan Detroit (Sam Levene), who runs the oldest established permanent floating crap game in New York, is hard up for money, a special problem since the biggest plunger of all, Sky Masterson (Robert Alda), is in town, ready to play. When Sky boasts that he can have any woman he wants, Nathan sees his chance. He wagers that Sky cannot win…ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
• Original cast (1950) : Robert Alda, Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene, Isabel Bigley, Pat Rooney Sr., Stubby Kaye, Irving Actman (conductor). Decca 8036; reissue MCA 2034. Missing: “Havana” and “Crapshooter” dances.ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
• This cured part of the problem, but there was a certain amount of stagecraft that had to be roughly taught. Sam Levene, a real actor accustomed to working with professionals, was determined to teach his crew, who knew nothing about picking up cues, listening, or even appearing spontaneous, how to behave onstage. For example, there is one…ebooks/Feuer, Cy/B003L77WUK EBOK - Cy Feuer & Ken Gross.txt
• When he brought in the suit, Sam Levene was appalled. He reluctantly tried it on and then proclaimed, “If you think I’m gonna wear this stupid suit you’re outta your mind.”ebooks/Feuer, Cy/B003L77WUK EBOK - Cy Feuer & Ken Gross.txt
• “You don’t know how close,” I said. “If it came to a choice between you and Sam Levene, you would have been outta here like a shot.”ebooks/Feuer, Cy/B003L77WUK EBOK - Cy Feuer & Ken Gross.txt

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