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John Raitt

ActorBorn 1917, died 2005On stage 1945 to 19757 productions on this page

John Raitt
NBC Television-NBC photo by Gerald Smith

John Emmet Raitt (; January 29, 1917 – February 20, 2005) was an American actor and singer best known for his performances in musical theatre. His most notable role was Billy Bigelow in the original Broadway cast of Carousel.

On stage

7 productions, 30 years
1945
CarouselBroadway Majestic Theatre. Original. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian
890 performances
1948
MagdalenaBroadway Ziegfeld Theatre. Original. Directed by Jules Dassin
88 performances
1952
Three Wishes for Jamie “A New Musical Play”Broadway Mark Hellinger Theatre. Original. Directed by Abe Burrows
91 performances
1953
Carnival in FlandersBroadway New Century Theatre. Original. Directed by Preston Sturges
6 performances
1954
The Pajama GameBroadway St. James Theatre. Original. Directed by George Abbott & Jerome Robbins
1,063 performances
1966
A Joyful NoiseBroadway Mark Hellinger Theatre. Original. Directed by Michael Bennett
12 performances
1975
A Musical JubileeBroadway St James Theatre. Original. Directed by Morton Da Costa
92 performances

Worked with more than once

6 names
  • Sandra Devlin 2 productions
  • Michele Burke 2 productions
  • Mary Stanton 2 productions
  • Mara Landi 2 productions
  • Kenneth Leroy 2 productions
  • Greg O Brien 2 productions

Also credited on

1 work

Oklahoma!

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