George Abbott (Writer) | Playbill

Roles (183)

Prince of Broadway Playbill - Opening Night Prince of Broadway
Opened August 24, 2017
  • Featuring material by
The Pajama Game Playbill - Opening Night The Pajama Game
Opened February 23, 2006
  • Book
The Pajama Game Playbill - Opening Night
Boys from Syracuse Playbill - Opening Night The Boys from Syracuse
Opened August 18, 2002
  • Based on the Original Book by
Boys from Syracuse Playbill - Opening Night
The 48th Annual Tony Awards Playbill - June 12, 1994 The 48th Annual Tony Awards - 1994
Opened June 12, 1994
  • as Participating Artist (Original)
Damn Yankees Playbill - Opening Night, March 1994 Damn Yankees
Opened March 03, 1994
  • Book
Three Men on a Horse Playbill - Opening Night, May 1993 Three Men on a Horse
Opened April 13, 1993
  • Writer
Broadway Playbill - Opening Night, June 1987 Broadway
Opened June 25, 1987
  • Writer
  • Director
The 37th Annual Tony Awards Playbill - June 5, 1983 The 37th Annual Tony Awards - 1983
Opened June 05, 1983
  • as Participating Artist (Original)
On Your Toes Playbill - Opening Night, March 1983 On Your Toes
Opened March 06, 1983
  • Book
  • Director
Music Is Playbill - Dec 1976 Music Is
Opened December 20, 1976
  • Book
  • Director
Where's Charley? Playbill - Dec 1974 Where's Charley?
Opened December 19, 1974
  • Book
The Pajama Game Playbill - Dec 1973 The Pajama Game
Opened December 09, 1973
  • Book
  • Director
Not Now, Darling Playbill - Oct 1970 Not Now, Darling
Opened October 29, 1970
  • Director
Not Now, Darling Playbill - Oct 1970
Norman, Is That You? Playbill - Feb 1970 Norman, Is That You?
Opened February 19, 1970
  • Director
Three Men on a Horse Playbill - October 1969 Three Men on a Horse
Opened October 16, 1969
  • Writer
  • Director
The Fig Leaves Are Falling The Fig Leaves Are Falling
Opened January 02, 1969
  • Director
The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N Playbill - April 1968 The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N
Opened April 04, 1968
  • Director
How Now, Dow Jones Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1967 How Now, Dow Jones
Opened December 07, 1967
  • Director
Agatha Sue, I Love You Playbill - Dec 1966 Agatha Sue, I Love You
Opened December 14, 1966
  • Director
Help Stamp Out Marriage! Playbill - Sept 1966 Help Stamp Out Marriage!
Opened September 29, 1966
  • Director
Help Stamp Out Marriage! Playbill - Sept 1966
Anya Playbill - Nov 1965 Anya
Opened November 29, 1965
  • Book
  • Director
Flora the Red Menace Playbill - Opening Night, May 1965 Flora, the Red Menace
Opened May 11, 1965
  • Book
  • Director
Flora the Red Menace Playbill - Opening Night, May 1965
Fade Out Fade In Playbill - Opening Night, May 1964 Fade Out - Fade In
Opened May 26, 1964
  • Director
Never Too Late Playbill - Opening Night, Nov 1962 Never Too Late
Opened November 27, 1962
  • Director
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Playbill - July 1962 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Opened May 08, 1962
  • Director
Take Her, She's Mine Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1961 Take Her, She's Mine
Opened December 21, 1961
  • Director
Take Her, She's Mine Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1961
Let It Ride Playbill - Oct 1961 Let It Ride
Opened October 12, 1961
  • Based on <i>Three Men on a Horse</i>
A Call on Kuprin Playbill - May 1961 A Call on Kuprin
Opened May 25, 1961
  • Director
Tenderloin Playbill - Jan 1961 Tenderloin
Opened October 17, 1960
  • Book
  • Director
Once Upon a Mattress Playbill - July 1959 Once Upon a Mattress
Opened November 25, 1959
  • Director
Fiorello! Playbill - Aug 1960 Fiorello!
Opened November 23, 1959
  • Book
  • Director
Fiorello! Playbill - Aug 1960
Drink to Me Only Playbill - Oct 1959 Drink to Me Only
Opened October 08, 1958
  • Director
New Girl in Town Playbill - Oct 7, 1957 New Girl in Town
Opened May 14, 1957
  • Book
  • Director
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 The Skin of Our Teeth
Opened August 17, 1955
  • as Mr. Antrobus (Original)
Damn Yankees Playbill - May 1957 Damn Yankees
Opened May 05, 1955
  • Book
  • Director
On Your Toes Playbill - Oct 1954 On Your Toes
Opened October 11, 1954
  • Book
  • Staging
  • Producer
The Pajama Game Playbill - Aug 1955 The Pajama Game
Opened May 13, 1954
  • Book
  • Director
Me and Juliet Playbill - March 1954 Me and Juliet
Opened May 28, 1953
  • Director
Wonderful Town Playbill - Aug 1953 Wonderful Town
Opened February 25, 1953
  • Director
In Any Language Playbill - Oct 1952 In Any Language
Opened October 07, 1952
  • Director
  • Producer
The Number Playbill - Oct 1951 The Number
Opened October 30, 1951
  • Staging
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Playbill - June 1951 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Opened April 19, 1951
  • Book
  • Director
  • Producer
Where's Charley? Playbill - Feb 1951 Where's Charley?
Opened January 29, 1951
  • Book
  • Director
Out of this World Playbill - Dec 1950 Out of This World
Opened December 21, 1950
  • Additional Direction
Call Me Madam Playbill - June 1951 Call Me Madam
Opened October 12, 1950
  • Director
Touch and Go Playbill - Oct 1949 Touch and Go
Opened October 13, 1949
  • Presenter
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys Playbill - May 1949 Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
Opened May 04, 1949
  • Staging
  • Producer
Where's Charley? Playbill - March 1949 Where's Charley?
Opened October 11, 1948
  • Book
  • Director
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Look, Ma, I'm Dancin'!
Opened January 29, 1948
  • Director
  • Choreographer
  • Producer
High Button Shoes Playbill - Jan 1949 High Button Shoes
Opened October 09, 1947
  • Director
Barefoot Boy With Cheek Playbill - April 1947 Barefoot Boy with Cheek
Opened April 03, 1947
  • Staging
  • Producer
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 It Takes Two
Opened February 03, 1947
  • Director
  • Producer
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 The Dancer
Opened June 05, 1946
  • Producer
Billion Dollar Baby Playbill - Dec 1945 Billion Dollar Baby
Opened December 21, 1945
  • Director
Billion Dollar Baby Playbill - Dec 1945
On the Town Playbill - Opening Night On the Town
Opened December 28, 1944
  • Director
Snafu Playbill - Oct 1944 Snafu
Opened October 25, 1944
  • Staging
  • Producer
A Highland Fling Playbill - April 1944 A Highland Fling
Opened April 28, 1944
  • Staging
  • Producer
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Get Away Old Man
Opened November 24, 1943
  • Director
  • Producer
Kiss and Tell Playbill - March 1943 Kiss and Tell
Opened March 17, 1943
  • Staging
  • Producer
Sweet Charity Playbill - Dec 1942 Sweet Charity
Opened December 28, 1942
  • Director
Beat the Band Playbill - Oct 1942 Beat the Band
Opened October 14, 1942
  • Book
  • Director
  • Producer
Three Men on a Horse Playbill - Oct 1942 Three Men on a Horse
Opened October 09, 1942
  • Writer
Jason Playbill - January 1942 Jason
Opened January 21, 1942
  • Producer
Banjo Eyes Playbill - Feb 1942 Banjo Eyes
Opened December 25, 1941
  • Based on "Three Men on a Horse"
Best Foot Forward Playbill - March 1942 Best Foot Forward
Opened October 01, 1941
  • Director
  • Producer
Pal Joey Playbill - Mar 1941 Pal Joey
Opened December 25, 1940
  • Staging
  • Producer
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Goodbye in the Night
Opened March 18, 1940
  • Staging
  • Producer
The Unconquered Playbill - Feb 1940 The Unconquered
Opened February 13, 1940
  • Staging
  • Producer
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Ring Two
Opened November 22, 1939
  • Staging
  • Producer
Too Many Girls Playbill - Nov 1939 Too Many Girls
Opened October 18, 1939
  • Staging
  • Producer
See My Lawyer Playbill - Jan 1940 See My Lawyer
Opened September 27, 1939
  • Producer
Mrs. O'Brien Entertains Playbill - Feb 1939 Mrs. O'brien Entertains
Opened February 08, 1939
  • Staging
  • Producer
The Primrose Path Playbill - Jan 1939 The Primrose Path
Opened January 04, 1939
  • Staging
  • Producer
The Boys from Syracuse Playbill - Dec 1938 The Boys from Syracuse
Opened November 23, 1938
  • Book
  • Director
  • Producer
What a Life Playbill - April 1938 What a Life
Opened April 13, 1938
  • Director
  • Producer
All That Glitters Playbill - Jan 1938 All That Glitters
Opened January 19, 1938
  • Staging
  • Producer
Brown Sugar Playbill - Dec 1937 Brown Sugar
Opened December 02, 1937
  • Staging
  • Producer
Angel Island Playbill - Oct 1937 Angel Island
Opened October 20, 1937
  • Staging
  • Producer
Room Service Playbill - Aug 1937 Room Service
Opened May 19, 1937
  • Staging
  • Producer
Brother Rat Playbill - Jan 1937 Brother Rat
Opened December 16, 1936
  • Director
  • Producer
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Sweet River
Opened October 28, 1936
  • Writer
  • Staging
  • Producer
On Your Toes Playbill - Jan 1937 On Your Toes
Opened April 11, 1936
  • Book
Boy Meets Girl Playbill - Dec 1935 Boy Meets Girl
Opened November 27, 1935
  • Staging
  • Producer
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Jumbo
Opened November 16, 1935
  • Director
Three Men on a Horse Playbill - November 1936 Three Men on a Horse
Opened January 30, 1935
  • Writer
  • Staging
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Page Miss Glory
Opened November 27, 1934
  • Staging
Ladies' Money Playbill - Nov 1934 Ladies' Money
Opened November 01, 1934
  • Writer
  • Staging
Small Miracle Playbill - Nov 1934 Small Miracle
Opened September 26, 1934
  • Staging
Kill That Story Playbill - Opening Night Kill That Story
Opened August 29, 1934
  • Staging
John Brown Playbill - Jan 1934 John Brown
Opened January 22, 1934
  • as John Brown (Original)
  • Staging
  • Producer
The Drums Begin Playbill - Nov 1933 The Drums Begin
Opened November 24, 1933
  • Staging
  • Producer
Heat Lightning Playbill - Sept 1933 Heat Lightning
Opened September 15, 1933
  • Writer
  • Staging
Twentieth Century Playbill - March 1933 Twentieth Century
Opened December 29, 1932
  • Staging
  • Producer
The Great Magoo Playbill - Dec 1932 The Great Magoo
Opened December 02, 1932
  • Staging
Lilly Turner Playbill - Oct 1932 Lilly Turner
Opened September 19, 1932
  • Writer
  • Staging
Louder Please! Playbill - Nov 1931 Louder, Please
Opened November 12, 1931
  • Staging
Those We Love Playbill - February 1930 Those We Love
Opened February 19, 1930
  • Writer
  • as Frederick Williston (Original)
  • Director
Poppa Playbill - December 1928 Poppa
Opened December 24, 1928
  • Staging
Ringside Playbill - September 1928 Ringside
Opened August 29, 1928
  • Writer
  • Staging
Gentlemen of the Press Playbill - August 1928 Gentlemen of the Press
Opened August 27, 1928
  • Staging
Bless You, Sister Playbill - December 1927 Bless You, Sister
Opened December 26, 1927
  • Director
Coquette Playbill - November 1927 Coquette
Opened November 08, 1927
  • Writer
  • Director
Four Walls Playbill - October 1927 Four Walls
Opened September 19, 1927
  • Writer
  • Director
Spread Eagle Playbill - April 1927 Spread Eagle
Opened April 04, 1927
  • Staging
Chicago Playbill - December 1926 Chicago
Opened December 30, 1926
  • Director
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Broadway
Opened September 16, 1926
  • Writer
  • Director
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Love 'em and Leave 'em
Opened February 03, 1926
  • Writer
  • Director
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 A Holy Terror
Opened September 28, 1925
  • Writer
  • as Dirk Yancey (Original)
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 The Fall Guy
Opened March 10, 1925
  • Writer
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Processional
Opened January 12, 1925
  • as Dynamite Jim (Original)
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Lazybones
Opened September 22, 1924
  • as Steve Tuttle (Original)
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Hell-Bent Fer Heaven
Opened January 04, 1924
  • as Sid Hunt (Original)
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 White Desert
Opened October 18, 1923
  • as Sverre Peterson (Original)
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Zander the Great
Opened April 09, 1923
  • as Texas (Original)
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 The Broken Wing
Opened November 29, 1920
  • as Sylvester Cross (Original)
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Daddies
Opened September 05, 1918
  • as Henry Allen (Original)
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 The Yeomen of the Guard
Opened April 19, 1915
  • as Second Yeoman (Replacement)
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 The Misleading Lady
Opened November 25, 1913
  • Performer

Awards

Drama Desk Award
1983 Outstanding Director of a Musical Winner
New York Drama Critics' Circle
1960 Best Musical Winner
Outer Critics Circle
1962 Special Award Winner
Pulitzer Prize
1960 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Winner
Tony Award
1987 Special Award Winner
1976 Lawrence Langer Award Winner
1968 Best Direction of a Musical Nominee
1963 Best Direction of a Play Nominee
1963 Best Direction of a Musical Winner
1960 Best Direction of a Musical Winner
1955 Author of a Musical Winner
1955 Musical Winner
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