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Vivian Matalon

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Director 1929–2018

Vivian Matalon (11 October 1929 – 15 August 2018) was a British theatre director. Born in Manchester, Matalon began his career as an actor in a series of forgettable British films, but his greatest success was as a director of West End, Broadway and regional theatre productions. His West End credits include Bus Stop with Lee Remick and Keir Dullea, I Never Sang for My Father with Raymond Massey and The Glass Menagerie with Anna Massey. He was artistic director for three years at the Hampstead Theatre, where his productions included Clifford Odets' Awake and Sing and the European premiere of Small Craft Warnings by Tennessee Williams. Matalon served on the Artistic Advisory Board of New York…

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The Tap Dance Kid

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  • NOEL COWARD IN TWO KEYS Two Plays by Noel Coward; Director, Vivian Matalon; Setting and Lighting. William Rilman, Costumes, Ray Difleii, Hairstylist, Ray Iagnocco; Associate Producers, Michael Kasdan, Michael AssisPrtzier; Assistant to Producers, William Martin; Production tant, Michael O'Rand; Wardrobe Supervisor, Sophie Fieldstheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1973 74 Season, v. 30 (Willis).txt
  • MORNING’S AT SEVEN By Paul Osborn; Director, Vivian Matalon; Setting, William Ritman; Costumes, Linda Fisher; Lighting, Richard Nelson; Wardrobe,theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1979-80 Season, v. 36 (Willis).txt
  • BESIDE THE SEASIDE by Stephen Temperley; Director, Vivian Matalon; Setting, WilUam Ritman; Costumes, David Loveless; Lighting, Richard Nelson; Wig and Hairstylist, Paul Huntley; Song "Wonderful Child" by Lee Goldsmith and Roger Anderson, sung by Michael Hayward Jones; Production Assistant, Robert Nolan; Assistant to Director, Charles Blas…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1981-82 Season, v. 38 (Willis).txt
  • MORNING'S AT SEVEN by Paul Osbom; Director, Vivian Matalon; Set, William Ritman; Costumes, Linda Fisher; Lighting, Rich-theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1981-82 Season, v. 38 (Willis).txt
  • OLIVER OLIVER by Paul Osborne; Director. Vivian Matalon. CAST: Charlotte Moore. Stephen James. Alexander Reed. Nancy Marchand. Megan Gallagher. Boyd Gaines. James Greene, Connie Roderick PURSl'IT by Simon Gray; A mer/can Premiere: Director. Kenneth Frankel CAST: William Converse-Roberts. Ellen Parker. Michael Countryman. Peter Friedman. N…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1984-85 Season, v. 41 (Willis).txt
  • OLIVER OLIVER by Paul Osbom; Director, Vivian Matalon; Set, Tom Schwinn; Costumes, Albert Wolsky; Lighting, Richard Nelson; HairAVigs, Paul Huntley; Props, Marjorie Fedyszyn, Steven Corby; Wardrobe, Zorba Soteras; Production Assistant; Stage Managers, Don Walters, James Bemardi. CAST: Joan Inwood (Gertrude), Frances Stemhagen (Constance O…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1985-86 Season, v. 42 (Willis).txt

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