- (1937 - 1963) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- As You Like It (1937). Comedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Scenic Design by Studio Alliance. Costume Design by 'Lucinda Ballard [earliest Broadway credit] and Scott Wilson. Directed by Samuel Rosen. Ritz Theatre: 30 Oct 1937- Nov 1937 (closing date unknown/17 performances). Cast: Robert K. Adams (as "Duke. living in banishment"), Whit Bissell [credited as Whitner Bissell] (as "Touchstone, a clown"), Ramon Blackburn (as "Page"), Royce Blackburn (as "Page"), Norman Budd (as "Adam, servant to Oliver"), Staats Cotsworth (as "Oliver, eldest son to Sir Rowland de Boys"), Katherine Emery (as "Rosalind, daughter to the banished Duke"), Jabez Gray (as "Corin, a shepherd"), Alan Handley (as "Frederick, younger brother of the banished Duke and usurper of his dominions/Amiens, attending on the banished Duke/William, a country fellow in love with Audrey"), Jack Lydman (as "Le Beau, a courtier attending on Frederick/Jaques de Boys"), Connie Nickerson (as "Phoebe, a shepherdess"), 'Anne Revere (as "Celia, daughter to Frederick"), Hayden Rorke (as "Charles, wrestler to Frederick"), K. Edwin Shaw (as "Silvius, a shepherd"), Shepperd Strudwick (as "Orlando, youngest son to Sir Rowland de Boys"), Barbara Townsend (as "Ensemble"), Frederic Tozere (as "Jacques, attending on the banished Duke"), Helen Wynn (as "Audrey, a country wench"). Produced by The Surry Players. Produced under the sponsorship of Dwight Wiman.
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1950). Drama (revival). Written by Tennessee Williams. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. Directed by Elia Kazan. City Center: 23 May 1950- unknown (16 performances). Cast: Jorja Curtright (as "Stella Kowalski"), Arny Freeman, Uta Hagen (as "Blanche Du Bois"), Harry Kersey, Wright King, George Mathews, Eulabelle Moore, Anthony Quinn (as "Stanley Kowalski"), Peggy Rea, Edna Thomas. Produced by Irene Mayer Selznick.
- The Chocolate Soldier (1947). Musical/operetta (revival). Music by Oscar Straus and Jay Blackton. Revised and additional lyrics by Bernard Hanighen. Music orchestrated by Jay Blackton. Musical Director: Jay Blackton. Based on "Arms and the Man" by George Bernard Shaw. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. Scenic and lighting design by Jo Mielziner. Choreographed by George Balanchine. Directed by Felix Bretano. New Century Theatre: 12 Mar 1947-10 May 1947 (69 performances). Cast: Keith Andes (as "Lieutenant Bumerli, "The Chocolate Soldier"), Henry Calvin, Billy Gilbert (as "Col. Kasimer Popoff, member of the Bulgarian Army"), Gloria Hamilton, Michael Mann, Frances McCann, Ernest McChesney, Francisco Moncion, Mary Ellen Moylan, Muriel O'Malley, Anna Wiman. Produced by John H. Del Bondio and Hans Bartsch.
- (1944) Stage Play: I Remember Mama. Comedy. Written by John Van Druten. Adapted from "Mama's Bank Account" by Kathryn Forbes. Scenic Design by George Jenkins. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. Lighting Design by George Jenkins. Assistant to George Jenkins: Chase Adams. Assistant to Lucinda Ballard: Anna Hill Johnstone. Music Box Theatre: 19 Oct 1944- 29 Jun 1946 (713 performances). Cast: Mady Christians (as "Mama"), Oscar Homolka (as "Uncle Chris"), Joan Tetzel (as "Katrin"), Robert Antoine (as "Arne"), Frank Babcock (as "Soda Clerk"), Richard Bishop (as "Papa"), Marlon Brando (as "Nels") [Broadway debut], Josephine Brown (as "Florence Dana Moorhead"), Dorothy Elder (as "Another Nurse"), Marie Gale (as "A Nurse"), Ruth Gates (as "Aunt Jenny"), Adrienne Gessner (as "Aunt Trina"), Frances Heflin (as "Christine"), Carolyn Hummel (as "Dagmar"), Herbert Kenwith (as "Bellboy") [Broadway debut], Ottilie Kruger (as "Dorothy Schiller"), Louise Lorimer (as "A Woman"), Ellen Mahar (as "Aunt Sigrid"), Oswald Marshall (as "Mr. Hyde"), William Pringle (as "Dr. Johnson"), Cora Smith (as "Madeline"), Bruno Wick (as "Mr. Thorkelson"). Produced by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Note: Theatre Owned and operated by Irving Berlin who had no direct involvement in production. Note: Filmed as I Remember Mama (1948) [Oscar Homolka was the only member of the original Broadway cast to reprise his role for the film].
- Orpheus Descending (1957). Drama. Written by Tennessee Williams. Incidental music by Chuck Wayne. Incidental music arranged by John Mehegan. Music for "Heavenly Grass" by Paul Bowles. Lyrics for "Heavenly Grass" by Tennessee Williams. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. Lighting Design by A.H. Feder. Directed by Harold Clurman. Martin Beck Theatre: 21 Mar 1957- 18 May 1957 (68 performances). Cast: R.G. Armstrong (as "Sheriff Talbott"), Virgilia Chew (as "Nurse Porter"), David Clarke (as "Dog Hamma"), Crahan Denton (as "Jabe Torrance"), Elizabeth Eustis (as "Dolly Hamma"), Mary Farrell (as "Sister Temple"), Nell Harrison (as "Eva Temple"), Albert Henderson (as "1st Man"), Warren Kemmerling (as "Pee Wee Binnings"), John Marriott (as "Uncle Pleasant"), Janice Mars (as "Woman"), Cliff Robertson (as "Val Xavier"), Joanna Roos (as Vee Talbott"), Jane Rose (as "Beulah Binnings"), Lois Smith (as "Carol Cutrere"), Maureen Stapleton (as "Lady Torrance"), Beau Tilden (as "Mr. Dubinsky"), Charles Tyner (as "2nd Man"), Robert Webber (as "David Cutrere"). Produced by The Producers Theatre and Robert Whitehead.
- The Wisteria Trees (1955). Drama (revival). Written by Joshua Logan. Based on the "The Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov. Music Selected and Arranged By: Max Marlin. Scenic Design by Herbert Gahagan. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. General Costume Director: Grace Houston. Lighting Design by Feder. Directed by John Stix. City Center: 2 Feb 1955- 13 Feb 1955 (15 performances). Cast: Jonelle Allen (as "Little Miss Lucy"), Linda Berlin (as "Party Guest"), Alonzo Bozan (as "Scott") [final Broadway role], Patty Burke (as "Child"), Jarmila Daubek (as "Party Guest"), Evelyn Davis (as "Cassie"), Ossie Davis (as "Jacques"), Philip Dean (as "Servant"), David Eliot (as "Party Guest"), Maurice Ellis (as "Henry Arthur Henry"), Bramwell Fletcher (as "Gavin Leon Andree"), Frances Foster (as "Dolly May"), Will Geer (as "Bowman WiTherspoon"), Helen Hayes (as "Lucy Andree Ransdell"), Hilda Haynes (as "Servant"), Keith Kirby (as "Party Guest"), Alison Landor (as "Party Guest"), Lily Lodge (as "Party Guest"), Walter Matthau (as "Yancy Loper"), Warren Oates (as "Party Guest") [only Broadway role], Ella Raines (as "Martha"), Cliff Robertson (as "Peter Whitfield"), Brook Seawell (as "Gracie"), Lois Smith (as "Antoinette"), Christopher Snell (as "Frankie"), Jackson Young (as "Party Guest"). Produced by New York City Theatre Company.
- J.B (1958). Drama. Written by Archibald Macleish. Production Designed by Boris Aronson. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. Directed by Elia Kazan. ANTA Playhouse: 11 Dec 1958- 24 Oct 1959 (364 performances). Cast: Raymond Massey (as "Mr. Zuss"), Christopher Plummer (as "Nickels"), Nan Martin (as "Sarah"), Lane Bradbury, Bert Conway, Ivor Francis, Pat Hingle (as "J.B."), Arnold Merritt, Judith Lowry, James Olson (as "First Roustabout"), Laura Pierpont, Ford Rainey (as "Prompter"). Replacement actors: Nancy Cushman (as "Mrs. Botticelli"), James Daly (as "J.B."), Clifton James (as "Second Roustabout"), Pamela King (as "Jolly"), Elaine Martin (as "Mary"), James Olson (as "First Roustabout"), Ford Rainey (as "J.B."), Basil Rathbone (as "Mr. Zuss"), Ronnie Walken (as "David"). Produced by Alfred De Liagre Jr. Associate Producer: Joseph I. Levine. Note: Won 1959 Tony Award for Best Play and 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Drama (Archibald Macleish).
- Handful of Fire (1958). Drama. Written by N. Richard Nash. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Robert Lewis. Martin Beck Theatre: 1 Oct 1958- 4 Oct 1958 (5 performances). Cast: Myriam Acevedo, Jeanne Barr, Dario Barri, Leonardo Cimino, Joan Copeland, James Daly (as "Manuel"), Jesus De Jerez, William Edmonson, Jorge Gonzales, Gene Gross, Louis Guss, Alex Hassilev, Thomas E. Infante, Neil Laurence, Scottie MacGregor, 'Roddy McDowall' (qv (as "Pepi"), Kay Medford (as "Sylvi"), Robert Nieves, Thelma Pelish, Angel Rigau, Mark Rydell (as "Young Man"), Jake Sitters, Irving Winter. Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard).
- (1955) Stage Play: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Drama. Written by Tennessee Williams. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. Assistant Designer to Jo Mielziner: John Harvey. Assistant to Lucinda Ballard: Florence Klotz. Production Stage Manager: Robert Downing. Directed by Elia Kazan. Morosco Theatre: 24 Nov 1955- 17 Nov 1956 (695 performances). Cast: Barbara Bel Geddes (as "Maggie"), Burl Ives (as "Big Daddy"), Mildred Dunnock (as "Big Mama"), Ben Gazzara (as "Brick"), R.G. Armstrong (as "Dr. Baugh"), Janice Dunn, Seth Edwards (as "Sonny"), Maxwell Glanville (as "Lacey"), Pauline Hahn (as "Dixie"), Pat Hingle (as "Gooper/Brother Man"), Brownie McGhee, Darryl Richard (as "Buster"), Madeleine Sherwood (as "Mae, Sister Woman"), Eva Vaughn Smith (as "Daisy"), Fred Stewart (as "Rev. Tooker"), Sonny Terry (as "Small"), Musa Williams (as "Sookey") [final Broadway role]. Replacement actors: Jimmy Bayer (as "Buster"), Nancy Clark (as "Trixie"), Claiborne Foster (as "Big Mama"), Thomas Gomez (as "Big Daddy"), Jack Lord (as "Brick"), Michele Mordana (as "Trixie/Dixie"), Patricia Neal (as "Maggie") [12 Mar 1956- 31 Mar 1956], Alex Nicol (as "Brick"), Nicholas Paul (as "Sonny"), Marjorie Steele (as "Maggie") [from 25 Jun 1956- ?], Rip Torn [credited as Elmore Rual Torn, Jr.] (as "Brick") [Broadway debut]. Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, Robert Anderson, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Roger L. Stevens, John F. Wharton). Note: Filmed by MGM as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) starring Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor.
- (1946) "Show Boat" (revival), Musical directed by Hassard Short, costumes by Lucinda Ballard, settings by Howard Bay. Music by Jerome Kern Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Starring Jan Clayton, Charles Fredericks, Carol Bruce, Ralph Dumke, Kenneth Spencer, and Buddy Ebsen.
- (1944) Stage Play: Sing Out, Sweet Land [A Salute to American Folk and Popular Music]. Book by Walter Kerr. Music arranged by Elie Siegmeister [erroneously credited as Elie Siegmaster]. Special music written by Elie Siegmaster. Conducted by Elie Siegmeister [erroneously credited as Elie Siegmaster]. Production staged by Leon Leonidoff. Choreographed by Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman. Scenic Design by Albert R. Johnson. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. Assistant to Lucinda Ballard: Johnnie Johnson. Book directed by Walter Kerr. International Theatre: 27 Dec 1944- 24 Mar 1945 (102 performances). Cast: Alfred Drake (as "Barnaby Goodchild"), Hercules Armstrong (as "Spiritual Ensemble"), Dorothy Baxter (as "Mrs. Jones' Daughters, Railroad Station, Texas/Vocal Ensemble/Verse Chorus"), Rhoda Boggs (as "Spiritual Ensemble"), Harry Bolden (as "Spiritual Ensemble"), Peggy Campbell (as "Mrs. Jones' Daughters, Railroad Station, Texas/Dancer"), Roberta Cassell (as "Dancer"), George Cassidy (as "Harry, Aircraft Carrier/Vocal Ensemble/Verse Chorus"), Cathleen Chambers (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Marjorie Chandler (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Jack Claus (as "Dancer"), Philip Coolidge (as "Parson Killjoy, Puritan New England/Mary Jane's Father, Illinois Wilderness/Sheriff, Mississippi Boat/Lieutenant, Civil War Campfire/Villian, City Park/Bluenose, Five O'Clock Whistle/Commander, Aircraft Carrier"), Kendrick Coy (as "Dancer"), Charles Ford (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Claretta Freeman (as "Spiritual Ensemble"), Joseph Gifford (as "Dancer/Verse Chorus"), Lawrence Gilbert (as "Dick, Aircraft Carrier/Vocal Ensemble"), Adrienne Gray (as "Farm Girl, Illinois Wilderness"), Sam Green (as "George, Aircraft Carrier/Vocal Ensemble/Verse Chorus"), Carol Hall (as "Vocal Ensemble/Verse Chorus"), Juanita Hall (as "Watermelon Woman, The South/Spiritual Ensemble"), Morty Halpern (as "Old Timer, Railroad Station, Texas/Verse Chorus"), Ann S. Halprin (as "Dancer"), Peter Hamilton (as "Specialty Dancer in "Mississippi Boat," Mississippi Boat/Bluejeans, Five O'Clock Whistle/Specialty Dancer in "Speakeasy Night Club," Speakeasy Night Club"), Charles Hart (as "2nd Man, The Oregon Trail/Captain, Mississippi Boat/Fat Tramp, Railroad Station, Texas/Bartender in "Speakeasy Night Club," Speakeasy Night Club"), Irene Hawthorne (as "Specialty Dancer in "Mississippi Boat," Mississippi Boat/Specialty Dancer in "Speakeasy Night Club," Speakeasy Night Club"), Burl Ives (as "Fiddler, Illinois Wilderness/Bonaforte, Mississippi Boat/1st Soldier, Civil War Campfire/Jolly Tramp, Railroad Station, Texas/Petty Officer, Aircraft Carrier"), Irene Jordan (as "Mary Jane, Illinois Wilderness/Vocal Ensemble/Verse Chorus"), Christine Karner (as "Nellie Bly, Mississippi Boat/Dancer/Verse Chorus"), Alma Kaye (as "Priscilla, Puritan New England/Patriot's Daughter, A New England Town/Mohee, Illinois Wilderness/Frankie, Mississippi Boat/Daisy, City Park/Baby, Speakeasy Night Club"), Fred Kohler (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Joe Landis (as "Dancer"), Ellen Love (as "Charity Wouldlove, Puritan New England/Tough Woman, The Oregon Trail/Frankie's Mother, Mississippi Boat/Verse Chorus"), Ethel Mann (as "Red Light Girl, Five O'Clock Whistle/Dancer/Verse Chorus"), Edwin Marsh (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Robert Mayo (as "Dancer/Verse Chorus"), Jack McCauley (as "The Patriot, A New England Town/Johnny, Mississippi Boat/Gentleman Tramp, Railroad Station, Texas/Tycoon, Speakeasy Night Club"), Pat Newman (as "Mrs. Jones' Daughters, Railroad Station, Texas"), Patricia Newman Dancer, Verse Chorus"), Bibi Osterwald (as "Farm Woman/Illinois Wilderness"), Mrs. Casey Jones/Railroad Station, Texas/Maxie, Speakeasy Night Club"), Miriam Pandor (as "Dancer"), Robert Penn (as "Puritan, Puritan New England/1st Man, The Oregon Trail/Trasker, Mississippi Boat/Sad Tramp, Railroad Station, Texas/Murph, Aircraft Carrier"), Joseph Precker (as "Dancer"), Jules Racine (as "Bear, Illinois Wilderness/3rd Man, The Oregon Trail/Bluecoat, Five O'Clock Whistle/Drunk, Speakeasy Night Club"), Frances Rainer (as "Dancer/Verse Chorus"), Virtes Reese (as "Spiritual Ensemble"), Fred Rivetti (as "Vocal Ensemble/Verse Chorus"), Harriet Roeder (as "Dancer"), Selma Rogoff (as "Vocal Ensemble"), William Sharon (asd "Police Chief, Speakeasy Night Club"), William Sol (as "Spiritual Ensemble"), Ted Tiller (as "Bill, Illinois Wilderness/Bartender in "Mississippi Boat," Mississippi Boat/ Corporal, Civil War Campfire/Jack, City Park/Tom, Aircraft Carrier"), Ruth Tyler (as "Blues Singer, Five O'Clock Whistle"), Bill Weaver (as "Dancer"), James Westerfield (as "Big Bear of a Man, The Oregon Trail/Yard Boss, Railroad Station, Texas/Trigger, Speakeasy Night Club"), Phyllis Wilcox (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Wilson Woodbeck (as "Spiritual Ensemble"). Produced by The Theatre Guild (Theresa Helburn, Lawrence Langner: Administrative Directors).
- (1941) Stage Play: The Ballet Theatre [production was composed of the following shows: Gizelle, Three Virgins and a Devil, Gala Performance]. Special production/ballet. Stage Manager: Charles Mather and Burton McEvilly. Majestic Theatre: 11 Feb 1941- 9 Mar 1941 (unknown performances).
- (March 28 to April 4, 1949) She was costume designer for Tennessee Williams' play, "A Streetcar Named Desire," in a National Tour production at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Uta Hagen (Blanche Dubois); Anthony Quinn (Stanley Kowalski); Russell Hardie; Mary Welch (Stella Kowalski); Eulabelle Moore; Peggy Rea; Harry Kersey; Arny Freeman; Wright King; Sidonie Espero; Angela Jacobs; and Arthur Row in the cast. Jo Mielziner was set designer. Elia Kazan was director. Irene M. Selznick was producer.
- (January 7 to 14, 1957) She was costume designer for Tennessee Williams' play, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," in a Playwrights Company production at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Marjorie Steele (Maggie); Alex Nicol (Brick); Thomas Gomez (Big Daddy); Maxwell Glanville; Musa Williams; Madeleine Sherwood; John Anderson; Mary Bell; Gerri Hollis; Jeffrey Anderson; Bonny Hollis; Murray Bennett; Will Hussung; Eva Vaughn Smith; Brownie McGhee; and Sonny Terry in the cast. Jo Mielziner was set designer. Elia Kazan was director.
- (January 26, 1959 - February 2, 1959) She was costume designer for Howard Teichmann's play, "Girls in 509," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Peggy Wood, Imogene Coca, King Donovan, Robert Emhardt, James Millhollin, Fred Stewart, Les Damon, Laurinda Barrett, William Bush and Sam Schwartz in the cast. Donald Oenslager was set designer. Bretaigne Windust was director. Alfred De Liagre Jr. was producer.
- (December 14-21, 1959) She was costume designer for Archibald MacLeish's play, "J.B.," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Basil Rathbone, Frederic Worlock, Michael Higgins, James Ray, Richard Kuss, Eulalie Noble, Ronn Cummins, Peggy Lang, Paul Robertson, Ina Beth Cummins, Lynne Robertson, Marianna Conway, Ann Dere, Mary Riddle, Elaine Ivans, Laura Pierpont, Bert Conway, Ivor Francis, and Gene Gross in the cast. David Avram was composer. Boris Aronson was set designer. Elia Kazan was director. Alfred De Liagre Jr. was producer.
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