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Jo Sullivan

ActorBorn 1927, died 2019On stage 1948 to 19807 productions on this page

Elizabeth Josephine Sullivan Loesser (née Sullivan; August 28, 1927 – April 28, 2019) was an American actress and high lyric soprano singer. She became a musical theatre star with her performance in the original production of The Most Happy Fella, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award in 1957.

On stage

7 productions, 32 years
1948
As The Girls GoBroadway Winter Garden. Original. Directed by Howard Bay
420 performances
1948
Sleepy HollowBroadway St James Theatre. Original. Directed by John O'Shaughnessy
12 performances
1950
Let's Make an OperaBroadway John Golden Theatre. Original. Directed by Marc Blitzstein
5 performances
1954
CarouselBroadway City Center. Revival. Directed by William Hammerstein
79 performances
1954
The Threepenny OperaOff-Broadway Theatre de Lys. Original. Directed by Carmen Capalbo
95 performances
1956
The Most Happy FellaBroadway Imperial Theatre. Original. Directed by Joseph Anthony
676 performances
1980
Perfectly FrankBroadway Helen Hayes Theatre. Original. Directed by Fritz Holt
17 performances

Worked with more than once

6 names
  • Russell Goodwin 2 productions
  • Meri Miller 2 productions
  • Jean Handzlik 2 productions
  • Christopher Snell 2 productions
  • Betty Jane Watson 2 productions
  • Ann Dunbar 2 productions

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