Other works

Stage: Co-produced "Not About Heroes" at the off-Broadway Lucille Loertel Theater, starring Edward Herrmann and Dylan Baker (1981.

Stage: Co-produced "Eden Court" at the off-Broadway Promenade Theater, starring Melanie Griffith and Ellen Barkin (1982).

(1989) Stage Play: Grand Hotel. Musical/drama. Book by Luther Davis. Music by Bob Wright [credited as Robert Wright] and George Forrest. Lyrics by Robert Wright [credited as Robert Wright] and Chet Forrest [credited as George Forrest]. Additional music by Maury Yeston and Wally Harper. Additional lyrics by Maury Yeston. Based on "Grand Hotel" by Vicki Baum. By arrangement with the owner of the motion picture "Grand Hotel," Turner Entertainment Co. Music orchestrated by Peter Matz. Musical and Vocal Direction by Jack Lee. Incidental French dialogue: Michel Moinot. Choreographed by Tommy Tune. Directed by Tommy Tune. Martin Beck Theatre (moved to The George Gershwin Theatre from 3 Mar 1992- close): 12 Nov 1989- 25 Apr 1992 (1017 performances + 31 previews that began on 16 Oct 1989). Cast: Karen Akers (as "Raffaela, the Confidante"), Jennifer Lee Andrews (as "Hildegarde Bratts, Telephone Operator/Trudie, the maid"), David Carroll (as "Felix Von Gaigern, the Baron") [final Broadway role], Keith Crowningshield (as "Kurt Krönenberg, Bellboy"), Gerrit de Beer (as "Hanns Bittner, Bellboy"), Pierre Dulaine (as "The Gigolo"), David Elledge (as "Werner Holst, Scullery Worker"), Ben George (as "The Chauffeur"), Henry Grossman (as "Ernst Schmidt, Scullery Worker"), Rex D. Hays (as "Rohna, the Grand Concierge"), Suzanne Henderson (as "Sigfriede Holzhiem, Telephone Operator/The Hotel Courtesan"), David Jackson (as "One of The Jimmys"), Mitchell Jason (as "Sandor, the Impressario"), Ken Jennings (as "Georg Strunk, Bellboy"), J.J. Jepson (as "Willibald, Bellboy captain"), Timothy Jerome (as "General Director Preysing, Saxonia Mills"), Michael Jeter (as "Otto Kringelein, the Bookkeeper") [final Broadway role], Jane Krakowski (as "Flaemmchen, the Typist"), Charles Mandracchia (as "The Doorman"), Yvonne Marceau (as "The Countess"), Michel Moinot (as "Witt, the Company Manager"), Liliane Montevecchi (as "Elizaveta Grushinskaya, the Ballerina"), Kathi Moss (as "Madame Peepee"), Lynette Perry [credited as Lynnette Perry] (as "Wolfe Bratts, Telephone Operator") [Broadway debut], Hal Robinson (as "Zinnowitz, the Lawyer"), William Ryall (as "Franz Kohl, Scullery Worker/The Detective"), Bob Stillman (as "Erik, Front Desk"), Danny Strayhorn (as "One of The Jimmys"), Walter Willison (as "Gunther Gustafsson, Scullery Worker"), John Wylie (as "Colonel Doctor Otternschlag"). Swings: Michael DeVries (as "Swing"), Niki Harris (as "Swing") and Glenn Turner (as "Swing"). Standbys: Mark Jacoby (as "Colonel Doctor Otternschlag/Felix Von Gaigern/General Director Preysing/Saxonia Mills") and Penny Worth (as "Elizaveta Grushinskaya/Madame Peepee/Raffaela"). Understudies: Gerrit de Beer (as "Sandor"), Michael DeVries (as "Erik/Zinnowitz"), Niki Harris (as "The Countess"), Ken Jennings (as "Witt"), J.J. Jepson (as "Otto Kringelein/The Gigolo"), Lynette Perry (as "Flaemmchen"), William Ryall (as "Rohna/The Chauffeur") and Glenn Turner (as "One of The Jimmys"). Replacement actors during Martin Beck Theatre run: Brooks Almy (as "Madame Peepee"), Jerry Ball (as "Franz Kohl, Scullery Worker/The Detective"), Brent Barrett (as "Felix Von Gaigern, the Baron"), Caitlin Brown (as "Raffaela, the Confidante"), Michael-Demby Cain (as "One of The Jimmys"), Rene Ceballos (as "Elizaveta Grushinskaya, the Ballerina"), Cyd Charisse (as "Elizaveta Grushinskaya, the Ballerina") [Broadway debut], Valerie Cutko (as "Raffaela, the Confidante"), Debbie de Coudreaux (as "Raffaela, the Confidante"), Michael DeVries (as "General Director Preysing, Saxonia Mills"), George Dudley The Doorman"), Pascale Faye (as "The Countess"), Merwin Goldsmith (as "Zinnowitz, the Lawyer"), Mark Jacoby (as "Felix Von Gaigern, the Baron"), J.J. Jepson (as "Otto Kringelein, the Bookkeeper"), Delyse Lively-Mekka (as "Flaemmchen, the Typist/Tootsie/Wolfe Bratts, Telephone Operator"), Carlos Lopez (as "Kurt Krönenberg, Bellboy"), Edmund Lyndeck (as "Colonel Doctor Otternschlag") [during John Wylie's vacation], Lisa Merrill McCord (as "Hildegarde Bratts, Telephone Operator/Trudie, the maid"), Austin Pendleton (as "Otto Kringelein, the Bookkeeper"), Luis Perez (as "The Chauffeur"), Michael Piehl (as "Werner Holst, Scullery Worker"), Jill Powell (as "Hildegarde Bratts, Telephone Operator/Trudie, the maid"), Abe Ribald (as "The Detective"), John Schneider (as "Felix Von Gaigern, the Baron") [Broadway debut], Rex Smith (as "Felix Von Gaigern, the Baron"), Meg Tolin (as "Tootsie/Wolfe Bratts, Telephone Operator"), Walter Willison (as "Felix Von Gaigern, the Baron") (During John Schneider's vacation Nov 1991- Dec 1991], Greg Zerkle (as "Felix Von Gaigern, the Baron"), Chip Zien (as "Otto Kringelein, the Bookkeeper"). Standbys: Tina Paul (as "Elizaveta Grushinskaya"), Walter Willison (as "Felix Von Gaigern"). Understudy: Meg Tolin (as "Flaemmchen"). Replacement cast during George Gershwin Theatre run: Zina Bethune (as "Elizaveta Grushinskaya, the Ballerina"), Lynnette Perry (as "Flaemmchen, the Typist"). Produced by Martin Richards, Mary Lea Johnson, Sam Crothers, Sander Jacobs, Kenneth D. Greenblatt, Paramount Pictures Corporation and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman. Rocco Landesman: President). Produced in association with Patty Grubman and Marvin A. Krauss. Associate Producer: Sandra Greenblatt, Martin R. Kaufman and Kim Poster.

(1945) Stage Play: Kiss Them for Me. Comedy. Written by Luther Davis. Based on "Shore Leave" by Frederic Wakeman. From "Shore Leave" by Frederic Wakeman. Directed by Herman Shumlin. Belasco Theatre (moved to The Fulton Theatre from 14 May 1945- close): 20 Mar 1945- 23 Jun 1945 (110 performances). Cast: Robert Allen [credited as Bob Allen](as "Turnbill"), George Cory (as "Chief"), Jayne Cotter, Edward Crandall, Richard Davis (as "Mac"), Amy Douglass, Paul Ford (as "Mr. Hardy"), Harold Grau (as "Tailor"), Judy Holliday (as "Alice") [Broadway debut], Douglas Jones (as "Ensign"), Virginia Kaye (as "Nurse Wilinski"), Dennis King Jr. (as "Mississip"), George Mathews, John McGovern (as "F. Neilson"), Patricia Quinn O'Hara (as "Mrs. Hardy"), Daniel Petrie (as "Charlie"), Dudley Sadler (as "Hedrick"), Sonya Stokowski (as "Wac"), Richard Widmark (as "Crewson"). Produced by John H. Moses and Mark Hanna. Note: Filmed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation [Jerry Wald Productions] as Kiss Them for Me (1957) starring Cary Grant.

Stage: Produced and wrote the book for "Timbuktu!", opening on Broadway in 1978. Cast included: Eartha Kitt, Melba Moore. Nominated for four Tony awards.

Stage: Wrote (w / Charles Lederer) the book for "Kismet", produced on Broadway in 1953. Cast: Alfred Drake, Doretta Morrow. Davis and Lederer won Tony awards.

(1997) Charles Lederer and his musical, "Kismet," was performed at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Alene Robertson, James Fitzgerald, and Susan Moniz in the cast. Terry James was music director. Dominic Missimi was director. Nancy Missimi was costume designer.

(September 25, 1979) He wrote the book for the musical, "Timbuktu!," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Bruce Hubbard and Eartha Kitt in the cast. Robert Wright and George Forrest wrote the music and lyrics.

(1956) Charles Lederer and his musical, "Kismet," was performed at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Ted Scott and Gail Manners in the cast. Frank Carrington and Agnes Morgan were directors.

(August 1982) He and Charles Lederer wrote the book for the musical, "Kismet," at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine with John Reardon in the cast. Robert Wright and George Forrest wrote the lyrics and musical adaptation. Alexander Borodin was original composer.

(April 2 to May 12, 2019) He wrote the book for the musical, "Grand Hotel," at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia with Bobby Smith; Natascia Diaz; Kevin McAllister and Nick Elledge in the cast. Eric Schaeffer was artistic director and director. Robert Wright and George Forrest were composers and lyricists. Maury Yeston wrote additional lyrics and music. Mike Blank, Michele and Ted Leber were sponsors.

(Summer 1960) Charles Lederer and his musical, "Kismet," was performed in a Kenley Players production at the Packard Music Hall Theatre in Warren, Ohio with Jose Duvall in the cast. John Kenley was artistic director.

(Summer 1966) Charles Lederer and his musical, "Kismet," was performed in a Kenley Players production at the Veterans Memorial Theatre in Columbus; the Packard Music Hall Theatre in Warren and Memorial Hall in Dayton, Ohio with Gordon MacRae in the cast. John Kenley was artistic director.

(Summer 1977) Charles Lederer and his musical, "Kismet," was performed in a Kenley Players production at the Packard Music Hall Theatre in Warren; the Veterans Memorial Theatre in Columbus and Memorial Hall in Dayton, Ohio with Hal Linden and Dolores Gray in the cast. John Kenley was artistic director.