- He did the dance arrangements for the original 1957 Broadway production of "The Music Man".
- George M! (1968). Musical comedy. Music by George M. Cohan. Lyrics by George M. Cohan. Book by Michael Stewart, John Pascal and Francine Pascal. Musical Director: Jay Blackton. Vocal arrangements by Jay Blackton. Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang. Scenic Design by Tom John. Costume Design by Freddy Wittop. Lighting Design by Martin Aronstein. Hair Design by Ronald De Mann. General Manager: Allentuck, Azenberg, and Wolsk. Company Manager: R. Tyler Gatchell Jr. Production Supervisor: Jose Véga. Stage Manager: Tony Manzi. Assistant Stage Mgr: Lee Welling and William Falkner. Lyrics and music revision by Mary Cohan. Musical Supervisor: Laurence Rosenthal. Head Music Copyist: Thomas Brown. Assistant Conductor: Robert Stanley. Assistant to Mr. Layton: Wakefield Poole. Press Representative: Frank Goodman and Martin Shwartz. Press Assistant: Abby Quinn Hirsch. Production Assistant: Paula Lorge. Casting: Carol Capelletti. Advertising: Fred Golden and The Blaine Thompson Company. Furs by Reiss & Fabrizio. Animals by Animal Talent Scouts Inc. Choreographed by Joe Layton. Directed by Joe Layton. Palace Theatre: 10 Apr 1968- 26 Apr 1969 (433 performances + 8 previews that began on 8 Apr 1968). Cast: Joel Grey (as "George M. Cohan"), Jerry Dodge (as "Jerry Cohan"), Jamie Donnelly (as "Ethel Levey"), Betty Ann Grove (as "Nellie Cohan"), Jill O'Hara (as "Agnes Nolan"), Bernadette Peters (as "Josie Cohan"), Loni Ackerman (as "Dog Trainer/Second Pianist/Rose/Fay Templeton's Maid"), Jonelle Allen (as "Living Statue/Secretary"), Jacqueline Alloway (as "Fay Templeteon/Draper's Assistant/Wardrobe Lady"), Karin Baker (as "Living Statue/Pushcart Girl"), Susan Batson (as "First Little Girl/Mrs. Red Deer/Sharpshooter's Assistant/Little Girl in Templeton scene"), Bill Brandon (as "Acrobat/Pushcart Boy"), Roger Braun (as "Dr. Webb/E.F. Albee/Living Statue/Ben/Mayor"), Danny Carroll (as "Louis Behman/Bell Ringer/Vendor/Templeton Manager"), Gene Castle (as "Willie/Sharpshooter/Stage Manager"), James Dybas (as "Stagehand/Dog Trainer/Louie/Congressman/Actor"), Harvey Evans (as "Sam Harris/Violinist/Bell Ringer"), Patti Mariano (as "Second Little Girl/Acrobat"), Angela Martin (as "Ventriloquist/Ma Templeton"), John Mineo (as "Drummer/Draper/Dockhand/Judge Anspacher/First Policeman/Man on Street"), Scotty Salmon (as "First Pianist/Acrobat/Bell Ringer/Piano Player"), Kathie Savage (as "Living Statue/Pushcart Girl"), Janie Sell (as "Mme. Grimaldi/Mrs. Baker/Flamethrower's Assistant"), Alan Weeks (as "Buck and Winger/Designer's Assistant/Sailor/Frankie"), Ronald Young (as "Saxophonist/Flamethrower/Bell Ringer/Ship's Captain/Alderman/Accordionist/Director"). Understudies: Jonelle Allen (as "Fay Templeteon"), Karin Baker (as "Agnes Nolan/Nellie Cohan"), Bob Becker (as "Swing Boy"), Bill Brandon (E.F. Albee), Roger Braun (as "Director"), Danny Carroll (as "Jerry Cohan"), Jerry Dodge (as "George M. Cohan"), James Dybas (as "Walt"), Katherine Hull (as "Swing Girl"), Patti Mariano (Josie Cohan), Angela Martin (as "Mme. Grimaldi"), John Mineo (as "Louis Behman/Sam Harris/Willie"), Kathie Savage (as "Ethel Levey"). Produced by David Black, Konrad Matthaei and Lorin E. Price. Notes: (1) Filmed as George M! (1970) [TV movie]. (2) Mr. Grey was nominated for Tony Award for Best Actor.
- Composed the music for the unsuccessful Broadway musical "Sherry!" (based on the play "The Man Who Came to Dinner").
- Composed the incidental music for the play "Dylan", based on the life of Dylan Thomas.
- Composed the music for the stage production of "Becket" as well as the film.
- Take Me Along (1959). Musical comedy. Book by Joseph Stein and Robert Russell. Based on the play "Ah, Wilderness" by Eugene O'Neill. Music by Bob Merrill. Lyrics by Bob Merrill. Musical Director: Lehman Engel. Vocal arrangements by Lehman Engel. Ballet and incidental music by Laurence Rosenthal. Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang. Choreographed by Onna White. Directed by Peter Glenville. Shubert Theatre: 22 Oct 1959- 17 Dec 1960 (448 performances). Cast: Jackie Gleason (as "Sid Davis, Essie's brother"), Eileen Herlie (as "Lily Miller, Nat's sister"), Walter Pidgeon (as "Nat Miller, editor of the Centerville Globe"), Una Merkel (as "Essie Miller, Nat's wife"), Robert Morse (as "Richard Miller, Nat's younger son"), Nicole Barth (as "Townswoman"), Alvin Beam (as "Townsman"), Chad Block (as "Townsman"), Charles Bolender (as "The Beardsley Dwarf"), Frank Borgman (as "Townsman"), Renee Byrns (as "Townswoman"), John Carter (as "Townsman"), Jack Collins (as "Bartender"), Peter Conlow (as "Wint, Arthur's friend"), Lyn Connorty (as "Townswoman"), James Cresson (as "Arthur Miller, Richard's older bother, at Yale") [Broadway debut], Barbara Doherty (as "Townswoman"), Katia Geleznova (as "Townswoman"), Arlene Golonka (as "Belle/a traveling artiste for hire"), Luke Halpin (as "Tommy Miller"), Valerie Harper (as "Lady Entertainer/Townswoman"), Lee Howard (as "Patron of the bar/Townsman"), Diana Hunter (as "Lady Entertainer/Townswoman"), Jack Konzal (as "Patron of the bar/Townsman"), Elna Laun (as "Patron of the bar/Townswoman"), Paula Lloyd (as "Patron of the bar/Camille/Townswoman"), Susan Luckey (as "Muriel Macomber, Macomber's daughter and friend to Richard"), Nancy Lynch (as "Townswoman"), Bill McDonald (as "The Salesman/Townsman"), Rae McLean (as "Salome/Lady Entertainer/Townswoman"), Henry Michel (as "Townsman"), Fred Miller (as "David Macomber, dry goods store owner"), Jack Murray (as "Townsman"), John Nola (as "Townsman"), Zeme North (as "Mildred Miller, the youngest Miller"), Janice Painchaud (as "Patron of the bar/Townswoman"), Rusty Parker (as "Townsman"), Bill Richards (as "Townsman"), Harry Lee Rogers (as "Townsman"), Bill Starr (as "Townsman"), Walter Strauss (as "Townsman"), Jimmy Tarbutton (as "Townsman"), Pat Tolson (as "Patron of the bar/Townsman"), Gene Varrone (as "The Drunk/Townsman"), Marc West (as "Townsman"). Standbys: Dort Clark (as "Sid Davis"), Ruth Warrick (as "Essie Miller/Lily Miller"). Replacement actors: Nicole Barth (as "Lady Entertainer"), Alvin Beam (as "Patron of the bar"), William Bendix (as "Sid Davis") [final Broadway role], Sidney Blackmer (as "Nat Miller"), Frank Borgman (as "Bartender"), Doris Dalton (as "Essie Miller"), Diana Hunter (as "Patron of the bar"), Julie Marlow (as "Townswoman"), Patricia Mount (as "Mildred Miller"), Michael O'Shaughnessy (as "Townsman"), Rusty Parker (as "Tommy Miller"), Bill Richards (as "Bartender"), Ron Schwinn (as "Townsman") [from Sep 1960- ?]. Understudies: Renee Byrns (as "Belle"), Jack Collins (as "Sid Davis"), Barbara Doherty (as "Mildred Miller"), Frank Dudley (as "Bartender"), Henry Michel (as "Nat Miller"), Patricia Mount (as "Muriel Macomber"), Michael O'Shaughnessy (as "Tommy Miller"), Rusty Parker (as "Tommy Miller"). Produced by David Merrick. Note: This was not a stage version of the 1948 musical film Summer Holiday (1948), which also had been based on O'Neill's play.
- Arranged and orchestrated the ballet music for "Donnybrook!", an unsuccessful 1961 Broadway musical based on the 1952 John Wayne film, The Quiet Man (1952).
- (1952) Rosentahl's first feature film score was for a documentary produced by The March of Time for the United States Air Force titled This Is Russia (narrated by Henry Fonda).
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