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Tony Roberts

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Actor 1939–2025 On stage 19722009

David Anthony Roberts (October 22, 1939 – February 7, 2025) was an American actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He is best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Woody Allen, having acted in six of his films, most notably Annie Hall (1977). Roberts also acted in films by Sidney Lumet, Blake Edwards, and Herbert Ross. On stage, he made his Broadway debut in the Ernest Kinoy play Something About a Soldier (1962). He received two Tony Award nominations for his supporting roles in the musical comedy How Now, Dow Jones (1968) and Woody Allen's comedic play Play It Again, Sam (1969).

On stage 16 productions, 37 years

1972 Sugar Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Gower Champion 505 perf.
1974 Absurd Person Singular Music Box Theatre · Original · directed by Eric Thompson 591 perf.
1979 Murder at the Howard Johnson's John Golden Theatre · Original · directed by Marshall W. Mason 4 perf.
1979 They’re Playing Our Song Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by Robert Moore 1,082 perf.
1985 Doubles Ritz Theatre · Original · directed by Morton Da Costa 277 perf.
1986 Arsenic and Old Lace 46th Street Theatre · Revival · directed by Brian Murray 221 perf.
1989 Jerome Robbins’ Broadway Imperial Theatre · Original 633 perf.
1992 The Seagull Lyceum Theatre · Revival · directed by Marshall W. Mason 49 perf.
1993 The Sisters Rosensweig Ethel Barrymore Theatre · Original · directed by Daniel Sullivan 556 perf.
1995 Victor/Victoria Marquis Theatre · Original · directed by Blake Edwards 734 perf.
1998 Cabaret Kit Kat Klub at Studio 54 · Revival · directed by Sam Mendes & Rob Marshall 2,377 perf.
2000 The Tale of the Allergist's Wife Ethel Barrymore Theatre · Original · directed by Lynne Meadow 777 perf.
2002 Short Talks on the Universe Eugene Oneill Theatre · Original · directed by Dan Sullivan 2 perf.
2006 Barefoot in the Park Cort Theatre · Revival · directed by Scott Elliott 109 perf.
2007 Xanadu Helen Hayes Theatre · Original · directed by Christopher Ashley 512 perf.
2009 The Royal Family Samuel J Friedman Theatre · Revival · directed by Doug Hughes 77 perf.

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Worked with more than once11 names

Troy Myers 2 productions
Scott Wise 2 productions
Robert Klein 2 productions
Raul Esparza 2 productions
Linda Lavin 2 productions
Julio Monge 2 productions
Hal Linden 2 productions
Debbie Shapiro 2 productions
Carole Shelley 2 productions
Boyd Gaines 2 productions
Bill Burns 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. 3 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

  • ————. Sugar . Original Broadway cast recording with Robert Morse, Tony Roberts, Cyril Ritchard, and Elaine Joyce. Cond. Elliot Lawrence. United Artist compact disc, UA 0698, 1972.ebooks/Gilvey, John Anthony/Before the Parade Passes By_ Gower Champion and the Glorious American Musical - John Anthony Gilvey.txt
  • During the Broadway run, Orbach was succeeded by Tony Roberts, Miss O’Hara by Jenny O’Hara (her sister) and Lorna Luft. Roberts and Melissa Hart headed the road company which toured for 14 months.ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • 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: Julie Andrews, Tony Roberts, Michael Nouri, Rachel York, Robert B. Shull, Adam Heller, Michael Cripe, Gregory Jbaraebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Kerry Butler, Cheyenne Jackson, Tony Roberts, Jackie Hoffman, Mary Testa, Curtis Holbrook, Anika Larsen, Kenita R. Miller, Marty Thomas, Andre Wardebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • The leads in Promises for the London production were played by Tony Roberts, Betty Buckley, and James Congdon. We were among the American minority in the company that also included Ronn Carroll and Jack Kruschen. I was so excited to be in England. My love of history, or rather an unconscious desire to know where I came from, and why I was…ebooks/McKechnie, Donna/Time Steps - Donna McKechnie & Greg Lawrence.txt

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