Shows · Ted Thurston
Ted Thurston (January 9, 1917 – July 23, 1994) was an American actor and singer. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Thurston made his Broadway debut in the short-lived 1951 musical Flahooley. He had better luck with his next show, the Lerner and Loewe musical Paint Your Wagon. Additional Broadway credits include Kismet, The Happiest Girl in the World, The Girl in Pink Tights, The Most Happy Fella, Li'l Abner, I Had a Ball, Luther, Gantry, Onward Victoria, and perhaps his best-known role, Edgar Allan Rich in Celebration. Thurston reprised his Li'l Abner role in the film version. Thurston was married to dancer/choreographer Dania Krupska. He died of stomach cancer in East Hampton, New York.
On stage 18 productions, 40 years
| 1940 | Big White Fog Lincoln Theatre · Original · directed by Powell Lindsay | 64 perf. |
| 1951 | Flahooley Broadhurst Theatre · Original · directed by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy | 40 perf. |
| 1951 | Paint Your Wagon Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Daniel Mann | 289 perf. |
| 1952 | Buttrio Square New Century Theatre · Original · directed by Maurice Levine Cast: David Kurlan (Michelino), Vincent Barbi (Padre), Rina Falcone (Angela), Joan Morton (Maria), Ann Needham (Elizabetta), Lionel Ames (Dominic), Ernest Sarracino (Baron D’Alessandro), Ferdinand Hilt (Rocco), James MacCracken (Vittorio), Orville Sherman (Cassio), Ted Thurston (Pietro), Jane Harven (Emelia), Marie Gibson (Francesca), Billy Gilbert (Pappa Mario), Charlotte Jones (Norina), Henry Hamilton (Carlo), Walter Black (Sergeant McKenzie), Lawrence Brooks (Captain Steve Dickson), James Tarbutton (Private Poole), Leon Daniels (Tabulator), Lois Hunt (Marisa D’Alessandro), Joe Mantell (Private Burns), Al Checco (Corporal Gower), George Reeder (Private Whitfield), Don (Donn) Driver (Private Webster), Susan Johnson (Terry Patterson), Marti Stevens (Joan Wellington) | 7 perf. |
| 1953 | Kismet Ziegfeld Theatre · Revival · directed by Albert Marre | 583 perf. |
| 1954 | The Girl in Pink Tights Mark Hellinger Theatre · Original · directed by Agnes de Mille | 115 perf. |
| 1956 | Li’l Abner St. James Theatre · Original · directed by Michael Kidd | 693 perf. |
| 1961 | Let It Ride Eugene O'Neill Theatre · Original · directed by Stanley Prager | 68 perf. |
| 1961 | The Happiest Girl in the World Martin Beck Theatre · Original · directed by Cyril Ritchard | 96 perf. |
| 1963 | Luther St James Theatre · Original · directed by Tony Richardson | 211 perf. |
| 1963 | Sophie Winter Garden · Revival · directed by Jack Sydow | 8 perf. |
| 1964 | Cafe Crown Martin Beck Theatre · Revival · directed by Jerome Eskow | 3 perf. |
| 1964 | I Had a Ball Martin Beck Theatre · Original · directed by Lloyd Richards | 199 perf. |
| 1969 | Celebration Ambassador Theatre · Original · directed by Vernon Lusby | 109 perf. |
| 1970 | Gantry George Abbott Theatre · Original · directed by Onna White | 1 perf. |
| 1971 | Wild and Wonderful Lyceum Theatre · Original · directed by Burry Fredrik | 1 perf. |
| 1973 | Smith Eden Theatre · Original · directed by Neal Kenyon | 17 perf. |
| 1980 | Onward Victoria Martin Beck Theatre · Original · directed by Julianne Boyd | 1 perf. |
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Worked with more than once12 names
| John Wheeler | 3 productions |
| Joanne Spiller | 3 productions |
| James Tarbutton | 3 productions |
| Urylee Leonardos | 2 productions |
| Terry Violino | 2 productions |
| Stuart Hodes | 2 productions |
| Stanley Simmonds | 2 productions |
| Shirley Leinwand | 2 productions |
| Sam Levene | 2 productions |
| Rosetta LeNoire | 2 productions |
| Robert Penn | 2 productions |
| Robert Lenn | 2 productions |
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In the literature7 passages
- Act One: “You Too Can Be a Puppet” (Lois Shearer, John Anderson, Carl Donn, Ted Thurston, Fay De Witt, Stanley Carlson, Franz Fazakas, Carl Harms); “Here’s to Your Illusions” (Barbara Cook, Jerome Courtland); “B. G. Bigelow, Inc.” (Executives, Personnel); “Demonstration Dances” (Sara Aman, Joe Nash, Sheldon Ossosky, Annaliese Widman, Jane…Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz
- produced by Cheryl Crawford and. Redd Chandler;aPortfolio Production” (Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt) with Susan Watson, Ted Thurston,Keith Charles, and Michael Glenn-SmithMore Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin
- with Jul Eikenberry, Michael Zaslow, Beth Austin (replacing . . Pamela Blair), Edmond Genest, Ted Thurston, Laura re Ve ey : Jim Jansen, and Lenny Wolpe — opened December 14, 1980 — “Martin Beck TheatMore Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin
- starring Laura McDuffie (replacing Julie Budd), Walter Willison, Robert Burr, Ted Thurston, and Larry Small opened December 7, 1 G71More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin
- with Johnny Melfi, Betty Madigan ee Gretta Thyssen), Luba Lisa, Claiborne Cary, Jackie Alloway, Brandon Maggart, : Jack Fletcher, Ted Thurston, Suzanne Co and me B. Able and GraziellaMore Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin
- Anne O'Donnell, Christine Carter, Ed Flanders, Charles Hudson, Hugh Hurd, Don Kersey, Beverlee McKinsey, Arnold Soboloff, Ted ThurstonTheatre World, 1971-72 Season, v. 28 (Willis)
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