Theodore Mann Biography (1924-)

Original name, Theodore Goldman; born May 13, 1924, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Martin M. and Gwen (Artson) Goldman; married Patricia A. Brooks, October 5, 1953; children: Andrew, Jonathan. Avocational interests: Basketball, tennis, farming. Career: Producer and director. Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City, founder (with others), 1951, producer and artistic director (with others), 1951--; Washington Square Park Concert Series, New York City, founder (with Alexander Schneider), 1955; Circle in the Square Theatre School, New York City, founder (with others), 1961; Ford's Theatre, Washington,DC, And director, 1968-71. Military service: U.S. Army Air Forces, Sergeant, Medical Corps, 1943-45. Awards, Honors: Vernon Rice Award, 1956, Antoinette Perry Award, best production of year, and New York Drama CriticsAward (both with Leigh Connell and Jose Quintero), both 1957, all for Long Day's Journey into Night; Page One Award, Newspaper Guild, 1960; special Antoinette Perry Award, 1976; Antoinette Perry Award nomination (with PaulLibin), best play, 1987, for Coastal Disturbances; Antoinette Perry Award nomination (with Paul Libin), best revival of a play, 1988, for A Streetcar Named Desire; Antoinette Perry Award nomination (with Paul Libin),best revival of a musical, 1990, for Sweeney Todd; Antoinette Perry Award nomination (with Paul Libin), best revival of a play, 1991, for The Miser; Antoinette Perry Award nomination (with Paul Libin), best revival ofa play, 1992, for On Borrowed Time; Antoinette Perry Award nomination(with Paul Libin), best revival of a play, 1993, for Wilder, Wilder, Wilder; Antoinette Perry Award nomination (with Paul Libin), best revival ofa play, 1995, for The Rose Tattoo; Municipal Arts Award, 1996; EugeneO'Neill Society Award, 1999. Addresses: Office: Circle in the Square Theatre School, 1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019-6708.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Producer, director
Birth Details: May 13, 1924; Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Work
Producer; Circle in the Square Theatre, Sheridan Square (Greenwich Village), New York City
Dark of the Moon, 1951
Amata, 1951
Antigone, 1951
The Enchanted, 1951
Bonds of Interest, 1951
Yerma, 1952
Burning Bright, 1952
Summer and Smoke, 1952
The Grass Harp, 1953
American Gothic, 1953
The Girl on the Via Flaminia, 1954
The King and the Duke, 1955
La Ronde, 1955
Cradle Song, 1955
The Iceman Cometh, 1956
Children of Darkness, 1958
The Quare Fellow, 1958
Producer, Unless Otherwise Noted; Circle in the Square Theatre Downtown, New York City
Our Town, 1959
The Balcony, 1960
Under Milkwood, 19611962
Plays for Bleecker Street, 1962
Pullman Car Hiawatha, 1962
Desire under the Elms, 1963
The Trojan Women, 1963
The White Devil, 1965
Eh?, 1966
And director, Drums in the Night, 1967
Iphigenia in Aulis, 1967
And director, A Moon for the Misbegotten, 1968
And director, Seven Days of Mourning, 1969
Little Murders, 1969
The White House Murder Case, 1970
Boesman and Lena, 1970
Will Rogers U.S.A., 1970
And director, The Last Analysis, 1971
And director, F. Jasmine Addams, 1971
The Club, 1976
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, 1984
The Widow Claire, 1986
Producer, Unless Otherwise Noted; Circle in the Square Theatre Uptown,New York City
And director, Mourning Becomes Electra, 1972
And director, The Iceman Cometh, 1973
Medea, 1973
Here Are Ladies, 1973
Uncle Vanya, 1973
The Waltz of the Toreadors, 1973
And director, An American Millionaire, 1974
And director, Where's Charley?, 1974
Scapino, 1974
The National Health, 1974
All God's Chillun Got Wings, 1975
Death of a Salesman, 1975
Ah Wilderness!, 1975
And director, The Glass Menagerie, 1975
And director, Pal Joey, 1976
The Lady from the Sea, 1976
Days in the Tree, 1976
The Night of the Iguana, 1976
And director, Romeo and Juliet, 1977
The Importance of Being Earnest, 1977
Tartuffe, 1977
Saint Joan, 1977
13 Rue de L'Amour, 1978
Once in a Lifetime, 1978
The Inspector General, 1978
Man and Superman, 1978

And director, Past Tense, 1979
Jungle of the Cities, 1979
Spokesong, 1979
Loose Ends, 1979
Major Barbara, 1980
The Man Who Came to Dinner, 1980
The Bacchae, 1980
John Gabriel Borkman, 1980
The Father, 1981
Scenes and Revelations, 1981
Candida, 1981
Macbeth, 1982
Eminent Domain, 1982
Present Laughter, 1982
The Queen and the Rebels, 1982
The Misanthrope, 1983
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, 1983
Heartbreak House, 1983
And director, Awake and Sing, 1984
Design for Living, 1984
The Loves of Anatol, 1985
Arms and the Man, 1985
The Marriage of Figaro, 1985
The Robert Klein Show!, 1985
The Caretaker, 1986
And director, The Boys in Autumn, 1986
You Never Can Tell, 1986
Coastal Disturbances, 1987
A Streetcar Named Desire, 1988
An Evening with Robert Klein, 1988
And director, The Night of the Iguana, 1988
The Devil's Disciple, 1988
Juno and the Paycock, 1988
Ghetto, 1989
Sweeney Todd, 1989
Zoya's Apartment, 1990
The Miser, 1990
Taking Steps, 1991
Getting Married, 1991
On Borrowed Time, 1991
Search and Destroy, 1992
Salome, 1992
Chinese Coffee, 1992
And director, Anna Karenina, 1992
Wilder, Wilder Wilder: Three by Thornton Wilder (includes The Long Christmas Dinner, The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden, andPullman Car Hiawatha), 1993
The Shadow Box, 1994-95
Uncle Vanya, 1995
Garden District, 1995
The Rose Tattoo, 1995
Holiday, 1995
Bus Stop, 1996
Tartuffe: Born Again, 1996
Hughie, 1996
And director, Unless Otherwise Noted; Ford's Theater, Washington, DC
A Moon for the Misbegotten, 1969
Trumpets of the Lord, 1969
Ah Wilderness!, 1969
Producer only, Iphigenia in Aulis, 1969
Arsenic and Old Lace, 1970
John and Abigail, 1971
Producer, Unless Otherwise Noted; Other Theatres
Alice in Wonderland, Maverick Players, Woodstock, NY, 1950
The Girl on the Via Flaminia, 1954
Carnegie Hall Concert Series, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 1955-69
Long Day's Journey into Night, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City,1956then Globe Theatre, London, England, 1958
The Innkeepers, Golden Theatre, 1956
Camino Real, St. Mark's Playhouse, New York City, 1960
Smiling the Boy Fell Dead, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1961
General Seeger, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1962
Great Day in the Morning, 1962
Strange Interlude, Actor's Studio, Hudson Theatre, New York City,1963
Six Characters in Search of an Author, Martinique Theatre, 1963
Trumpets of the Lord, Astor Place Playhouse, New York City, 1963
Othello, Martinique Theatre, 1964
Hughie, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1964
And Things That Go Bump in the Night, Royale Theatre, 1965
The Royal Hunt of the Sun, American National Theatre and Academy,New York City, 1965
The Zulu and the Zayda, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1965
Baal, Martinique Theatre, 1965
Live Like Pigs, Actors Playhouse, New York City, 1965
Six from La Mama, Martinique Theatre, 1966
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Theatre De Lys, New York City, 1967
And director, Morning, Noon, and Night, Henry Miller Theatre, 1968
Trumpets of the Lord, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1969
The Turn of the Screw (also known as Britten: The Turn of the Screw), 1988
The Night of the Iguana, Maly Theatre, Moscow, Russia, 1989-19
Also directed the play, Something Unspoken; and produced the play,Suddenly Last Summer; Mann also has produced and directed operas, including The Jewel Box, La Boheme, and Gianni Schicci.
Stage Appearances
Appeared in The Father and Scenes and Revelations.
Television Work
Specials
Producer, The Trojan Women, 1964
Executive producer, Hughie, 1984
Producer of other television specials, including Six Characters in Search of an Author and Trumpets of the Lord.
Radio Appearances
Series
Host, Conversations with Circle in the Square, WNYC, 1978
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings
(With Geraldine Fitzgerald) Ah Wilderness, Caedmon; (with James Earl Jones) Emperor Jones, Caedmon; and (with Salome Jens and Mitchell Ryan) Moon for the Misbegotten, Caedmon.
WRITINGS
Nonfiction
Contributor to books, including Producers on Producing, edited byStephen Langley, Drama Book Specialist (New York City), 1976.

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