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Carole Shelley

ActorBorn 1939, died 2018On stage 1965 to 201320 productions on this page

Carole Augusta Shelley (16 August 1939 – 31 August 2018) was an English actress who made her career in the United States and United Kingdom. Her many stage roles included originating the roles of Gwendolyn Pigeon in The Odd Couple and Madame Morrible in Wicked. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in The Elephant Man (1979) and received additional nominations for her work on Absurd Person Singular (1975), Stepping Out (1987), and Billy Elliot (2009).

On stage

20 productions, 48 years
1965
The Odd CoupleBroadway Plymouth Theatre. Original. Directed by Mike Nichols
964 performances
1967
The Astrakhan CoatBroadway Helen Hayes Theatre. Original. Directed by Donald McWhinnie
20 performances
1968
LootBroadway Biltmore Theatre. Original. Directed by Derek Goldby
22 performances
1968
Noël Coward's Sweet PotatoBroadway Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Original. Directed by Lee Theodore
44 performances
1970
Hay FeverBroadway Helen Hayes Theatre. Revival. Directed by Arvin Brown
24 performances
1974
Absurd Person SingularBroadway Music Box Theatre. Original. Directed by Eric Thompson
591 performances
1975
The Norman Conquests: Living TogetherBroadway Morosco Theatre. Original. Directed by Eric Thompson
76 performances
1975
The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the GardenBroadway Morosco Theatre. Original. Directed by Eric Thompson
76 performances
1975
The Norman Conquests: Table MannersBroadway Morosco Theatre. Original. Directed by Eric Thompson
76 performances
1979
The Elephant ManBroadway Booth Theatre. Original. Directed by Jack Hofsiss
916 performances
1983
Noises OffBroadway Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Original. Directed by Michael Blakemore
553 performances
1983
The MisanthropeBroadway Circle In The Square Theatre. Revival. Directed by Stephen Porter
69 performances
1987
Stepping OutBroadway John Golden Theatre. Revival. Directed by Tommy Tune
73 performances
1990
The MiserBroadway Circle In The Square Theatre. Revival. Directed by Stephen Porter
93 performances
1994
Show BoatBroadway Gershwin Theatre. Revival. Directed by Harold Prince
947 performances
1997
The Last Night of BallyhooBroadway Helen Hayes Theatre. Original. Directed by Ron Lagomarsino
556 performances
1998
CabaretBroadway Kit Kat Klub at Studio 54. Revival. Directed by Sam Mendes & Rob Marshall
2,377 performances
2003
WickedBroadway Gershwin Theatre. Original. Directed by Joe Mantello
8,500 performances
2008
Billy ElliotBroadway Imperial Theatre. Original. Directed by Stephen Daldry
1,312 performances
2013
A Gentleman's Guide to Love & MurderBroadway Walter Kerr Theatre. Original. Directed by Darko Tresnjak
905 performances

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