Shows · Ted Thurston
Ted Thurston
DirectorBorn 1917, died 1994On stage 1940 to 198018
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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 FogBroadway
Lincoln Theatre. Original. Directed by Powell Lindsay
64 performances
1951 FlahooleyBroadway
Broadhurst Theatre. Original. Directed by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy
40 performances
1952 Buttrio SquareBroadway
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 performances
1953 KismetBroadway
Ziegfeld Theatre. Revival. Directed by Albert Marre
583 performances
1956 Li’l AbnerBroadway
St. James Theatre. Original. Directed by Michael Kidd
693 performances
1961 Let It RideBroadway
Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Original. Directed by Stanley Prager
68 performances
1963 LutherBroadway
St James Theatre. Original. Directed by Tony Richardson
211 performances
1963 SophieBroadway
Winter Garden. Revival. Directed by Jack Sydow
8 performances
1964 Cafe CrownBroadway
Martin Beck Theatre. Revival. Directed by Jerome Eskow
3 performances
1964 I Had a BallBroadway
Martin Beck Theatre. Original. Directed by Lloyd Richards
199 performances
1969 CelebrationBroadway
Ambassador Theatre. Original. Directed by Vernon Lusby
109 performances
1970 GantryBroadway
George Abbott Theatre. Original. Directed by Onna White
1 performance
1973 SmithBroadway
Eden Theatre. Original. Directed by Neal Kenyon
17 performances
1980 Onward VictoriaBroadway
Martin Beck Theatre. Original. Directed by Julianne Boyd
1 performance
Worked with more than once
12 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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