Sam Levene Broadway Credits: 1927-1980

Sam Levene 40 Broadway Shows

Horowitz and Mrs. Washington John Golden Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Samuel Horowitz. Originated role Original Broadway production  10 performances, 6 previews	Mar 25, 1980- Apr 6, 1980
The Royal Family Helen Hayes Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Oscar Wolfe  All star Broadway revival Performed role of Oscar Wolfe  233 performances  Performed role of Oscar Wolfe The Royal Family, PBS TV                    Performed role of Oscar Wolfe National tour: 136 performances Pre-Broadway tryout: McCarter Theatre Center, Eisenhower Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music: 60 performances	Dec 30, 1975  July 18, 1976
Dreyfus in Rehearsal Ethel Barrymore Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Arnold  Originated role Original Broadway production  12 performances, 3 previews Pre-Broadway tryout: Shubert Theatre, Boston: 16 performances	Oct 15, 1974- Oct 26, 1974
The Sunshine Boys Broadhurst Theatre, Shubert Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Al Lewis  Originated role Original Broadway production  Performed role of Al Lewis, original Broadway production 466 times Departed Broadway production 11/14/73  538 performances 2 previews Performed role of Al Lewis National tour with Jack Albertson 1st leg: 136 performances  Performed role of Willie Clarke National tour with Ned Glass 2nd leg: 40 performances Pre Broadway tryout: Shubert Theatre, New Haven, National Theatre, Washington DC: 32 performances	Dec 18, 1972- Apr 21, 1974
Paris Is Out! Brooks Atkinson Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Daniel Brand Originated role Original Broadway production  Co-produced by Donald J. Trump  96 performances, 16 previews	Jan 19, 1970 - Apr 18, 1970
Three Men on a Horse Lyceum Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Patsy  All star Broadway revival Performed role of Patsy 100 performances, 4 previews Pre-Broadway tryout Playhouse On The Mall, Paramus, NJ: 16 performances	Oct 16, 1969  Jan 10, 1970
Nathan Weinstein, Mystic, Connecticut Brooks Atkinson Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Nathan Weinstein  Originated role Original Broadway production  26 performances	Feb 25, 1966- Feb 26, 1966
The Impossible Years Playhouse Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Dr. Jack Kingsley Original Broadway production Replaced Alan King August 22, 1966 Alan King performed role of Dr. Jack Kingsley, original Broadway production: 350 times Sam Levene performed role of Dr. Jack Kingsley, original Broadway production, 322 times 670 performances, 2 previews Performed role of Dr. Jack Kingsley in summer stock tour, 64 performances Performed role of Dr. Jack Kingsley and directed 1st National tour: 128 performances	Oct 13, 1965  May 27, 1967
The Last Analysis Belasco Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Philip Bummidge  Originated role Original Broadway production  28 performances, 10 previews	Oct 01, 1964  Oct 24, 1964
Cafe Crown Martin Beck Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Hymie  Originated role Original Broadway production  3 performances, 30 previews	Mar 21, 1964  Apr 18, 1964
Seidman and Son Belasco Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Morris Seidman  Originated role Original Broadway production  216 performances  Performed role of Morris Seidman and directed 1st National tour: 208 performances  Pre-Broadway tryout: Community Playhouse, Coconut Grove, Shubert Theatre, New Haven: 21 performances	Oct 15, 1962 -  Apr 20, 1963
Let It Ride Eugene O'Neill Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Patsy  Originated role Original Broadway production  Musical based on Three Men on a Horse by John Cecil Holm and George Abbott 68 performances, 1 preview Pre-Broadway tryout: Erlanger Theater, Philadelphia: 24 performances	Oct 12, 1961 -  Dec 09, 1961
The Devil's Advocate Billy Rose Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Dr. Aldo Meyer Originated role Original Broadway production  Tony Nomination Best Actor in a Play  116 performances, 1 preview Pre-Broadway tryout: Colonial Theatre, Boston: 16 performances	Mar 09, 1961 -  Jun 17, 1961
The Good Soup Plymouth Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Odilon  Originated role Original Broadway production  21 performances Pre-Broadway tryout National Theatre, Washington, DC 16 performances	Mar 02, 1960 -  Mar 19, 1960
Heartbreak House Billy Rose Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Boss Mangan  Performed role of Boss Mangan All star Broadway revival 112 performances Pre-Broadway tryout: National Theatre, Washington, DC, Shubert Theatre, Boston: 32 performances	Oct 18, 1959 -  Jan 23, 1960
Make a Million Playhouse Theatre & Morosco Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Sid Gray  Originated role Original Broadway Production  308 performances      Performed role of Sid Gray and directed summer stock tour: 72 performances Pre-Broadway tryout: Warren Theatre, Atlantic City, NJ, New Locust Theatre, Philadelphia: 16 performances	Oct 23, 1958 -  Jul 18, 1959
Fair Game Longacre Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Lou Winkler  Originated role Original Broadway production  217 performances  Performed role of Lou Winkler and directed 1st National tour  Pre-Broadway tryout: Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia: 16 performances	Nov 02, 1957-  May 10, 1958
The Hot Corner John Golden Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Fred Stanley  Directed by Sam Levene Originated role Original Broadway production  5 performances Pre-Broadway tryout: Locust Theatre, Philadelphia, Wilbur Theatre, Boston: 30 performances	Jan 25, 1956 -  Jan 28, 1956
Guys and Dolls 46th Street Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Nathan Detroit  Originated role Original Broadway production  Departed Broadway production: 3/21/1953  Sam Levene performed role of Nathan Detroit original Broadway production: 977 times  1,200 performances Pre-Broadway tryout: Shubert Theatre, Philadelphia, Erlanger Theatre, Philadelphia: 41 performances Reprised role of Nathan Detroit, 1st UK productions, London Coliseum, Bristol Hippodrome: 470 performances  Reprised role of Nathan Detroit 1st Las Vegas production, Royal Nevada Hotel: 272 performances Performed role of Nathan Detroit BBC Coronation Celebration Queen Elizabeth, All Our Yesterdays, 6/1/1953 Performed role of Nathan Detroit Royal Variety Command Performance, 11./2/1953 Performed role of Nathan Detroit, 15th Anniversary Production, Mineola Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse: 56 performances	Nov 24, 1950-  Nov 28, 1953
Light Up the Sky Royale Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Sidney Black  Originated role Original Broadway production  214 performances Pre-Broadway tryout: Performed role of Sidney Black Ford’s Theatre, CBS-TV Performed role of Sidney BlackTheatre Guild On The Air, NBC radio Performed role of Sidney Black Flatbush Theatre, Brooklyn, Brighton Theatre, NJ: 21 performances  Performed role of Sidney Black and directed 1st National tour, 1949/1950: 120 performances Sam Levene reprised role of Sidney Black in 1970-1971 all star tour: 144 performances  Sam Levene reprised role of Sidney Black in 1971-1972 all star tour; 144 performances  Sam Levene reprised role of Sidney Black in 1975 all star tour: 96 performances
A Sound of Hunting Lyceum Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Pvt. Dino Collucci  Originated role Original Broadway production  23 performances  Broadway debut Burt Lancaster Pre-Broadway tryout: New Locust Theatre, Philadelphia: 16 performances	Nov 20, 1945- Dec 08, 1945
Margin for Error Plymouth Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Officer Finkelstein  Originated role,  Original Broadway production  264 performances.  Pre-Broadway tryout: McCarter Theatre Center, NJ, National Theatre, Washington, DC: 12 performances	Nov 03, 1939-  Jun 15, 1940
Room Service Cort Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Gordon Miller  Originated role Original Broadway production  500 performances	May 19, 1937-  Jul 16, 1938
Three Men on a Horse Playhouse Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Patsy  Originated role Original Broadway production  835 performances Pre-Broadway tryout: National Theatre, Washington, DC: 8 performances  Performed role of Patsy Three Men On A Horse film version Performed role of Patsy Screen Guild Theater, CBS radio, 2/28/44 Performed role of Patsy Theatre Guild On The Air, ABC radio, adapted by Arthur Miller, 1/6/46 Performed role of Patsy Theatre Guild On The Air, ABC radio, 6/1/47 Performed role of Patsy 2 USO tours; performed 200 shows for 120,000 servicemen, 1st legitimate theatrical production mounted overseas Performed role of Patsy Let It Ride, Broadway musical based on Three Men On A Horse Performed role of Patsy and directed 1969 summer stock tour Performed role of Patsy all star Broadway revival Three Men On A Horse	Jan 30, 1935 -  Jan 09, 1937
Geraniums In My Window Longacre Theatre  Performer Sam Levene as Louie Replacement  Original Broadway production  27 performances	Oct 26, 1934- Nov 17, 1934
Spring Song Morosco Theatre  Performer: Sam Levene as Milton  Originated role Original Broadway production  40 performances	Oct 01, 1934 -  Nov 1, 1934
The Milky Way Cort Theatre  Performer: Sam Levene as Gabby Sloan  Replacement,  Original Broadway production  63 performances	May 8, 1934- July 1, 1934
Yellow Jack Martin Beck Theatre  Performer: Sam Levene as Busch  Originated role Original Broadway production  79 performances  Reprised role of Busch in Yellow Jack film	Mar 06, 1934 - May 12, 1934
Dinner At Eight The Music Box Theatre  Starring Sam Levene as Max Kane  Originated role Original Broadway production  232 performances  Performed role of Max Kane in National tour	Oct 22, 1932- May 6, 1933
Wonder Boy Alvin Theatre Starring Sam Levene as Schwartz  Originated role Original Broadway production  44 Performances	Oct 22, 1931 - Nov 1, 1931
Three Times the Hour Avon Theatre  Performer: Sam Levene as Cooper  Originated role Original Broadway production  23 performances	Aug 25, 1931-  Sep 1, 1931
The Up and Up Biltmore Theatre  Performer: Sam Levene as Solly  Replacement  Original Broadway production  72 performances	Sep 8, 1930- Nov 1, 1930
This Man's Town Ritz Theatre  Performer: Samuel Levene as Rosso Originated role Original Broadway production  8 performances	Mar 10, 1930 - Mar 31, 1930
Headquarters Forrest Theatre  Performer: Samuel Levene as Isadore Lipwitz  Originated role Original Broadway production  15 performances	Dec 4, 1929-  Dec 31, 1929
Solitaire Waldorf Theatre  Performer: Samuel Levine as The Gunman Originated role Original Broadway production  4 performances	Mar 12, 1929 Mar 15, 1929
Street Scene Playhouse Theatre  Performer: Sam Levene as Forrest  Replacement  Original Broadway production  601 performances	Jan 10, 1929 -  May 24, 1930
Tin Pan Alley Biltmore Theatre  Performer: Sam Levene as Telephone Troublehunter  Originated role Original Broadway production  69 performances	Nov 01, 1928-  Dec 29, 1928
Jarnegan Longacre Theatre  Performer: Sam Levene as Guest at Leedman's Party  Originated role Original Broadway production  136 performances	Sep 24, 1928-  Jan 19, 1929
Julius Caesar New Amsterdam Theatre Performer: Samuel Levene as Claudius Originated role, Broadway revival,  8 performances	June 6, 1927- June 11, 1927
Wall Street Hudson Theatre  Performer: Samuel Levine as William Thompson, Asst. District Attorney  Originated role Original Broadway production  Broadway debut, 21 performances	Apr 20, 1927 -  May 7, 1927