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Tharon Musser Biography (1925-)

Born Tharon Myrene Musser, January 8, 1925, in Roanoke, VA; daughter of George C. (a clergyman) and Hazel (Riddle) Musser. Addresses: Office--21 Cornelia St., New York, NY 10014-4121.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

January 8, 1925

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Work; Lighting Designer
• The Father, Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, 1949.
• Naked, Lucky Sam McCarver, Provincetown Playhouse, 1950.
• (First Broadway production) Long Day's Journey into Night, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1956.
• Much Ado about Nothing, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1957.
• Shinbone Alley, Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1957.
• Monique, John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1957.
• The Makropoulos Secret, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1957.
• The Chairs, Phoenix Theatre, 1958.
• The Lesson, Phoenix Theatre, 1958.
• The Infernal Machine, Phoenix Theatre, 1958.
• The Entertainer, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1958.
• The Shadow of a Gunman, Bijou Theatre, New York City, 1958.
• Murder in the Cathedral, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 1958.
• J.B., American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA), New York City, 1958.
• The Rivalry, Broadway production, 1958.
• The Firstborn, Coronet Theatre, New York City, then Habimah Theatre, TelAviv, Israel, 1958.
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, American Shakespeare Festival, 1958 and 1959.
• Romeo and Juliet, American Shakespeare Festival, 1958.
• The Merry Wives of Windsor, American Shakespeare Festival, 1959.
• The Beaux' Stratagem, Phoenix Theatre, 1959.
• Once upon a Mattress, Phoenix Theatre, 1959.
• The Great God Brown, Coronet Theatre, 1959.
• Only in America, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1959.
• Five Finger Exercise, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1959.
• Peer Gynt, Phoenix Theatre, 1960.
• The Long Dream, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1960.
• The Tumbler, Helen Hayes Theatre, 1960.
• Twelfth Night, American Shakespeare Festival, 1960.
• The Tempest, American Shakespeare Festival, 1960.
• Antony and Cleopatra, American Shakespeare Festival, 1960.
• As You Like It, American Shakespeare Festival, 1961.
• Macbeth, American Shakespeare Festival, 1961.
• The Garden of Sweets, American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA), 1961.
• The Turn of the Screw, American Festival, Boston, MA, 1961.
• Anatol, American Festival, 1961.
• Elizabeth the Queen, American Festival, 1961.
• Giants, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1962.
• Sons of Giants, Alvin Theatre, 1962.
• Calculated Risk, Ambassador Theatre, 1962.
• Nowhere to Go but Up, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1962.
• H.M.S. Pinafore, Boston Arts Festival, Boston, MA, 1962.
• Androcles and the Lion, Boston Arts Festival, 1962.
• Andora, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1963.
• Mother Courage and Her Children, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1963.
• Here's Love, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1963.
• Marathon '63, American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA), 1963.
• King Lear, American Shakespeare Festival, 1963.
• The Comedy of Errors, American Shakespeare Festival, 1963.
• Henry V, American Shakespeare Festival, 1963.
• The Seagull, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1964.
• The Crucible, Belasco Theatre, 1964.
• Much Ado about Nothing, American Shakespeare Festival, 1964.
• Richard III, American Shakespeare Festival, 1964.
• Hamlet, American Shakespeare Festival, 1964.
• Golden Boy, Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1964.
• Alfie, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1964.
• Hedda Gabler, Broadway production, 1964.
• Liliom, Broadway production, 1964.
• Any Wednesday, Music Box Theatre, 1964.
• Kelly, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1965.
• All in Good Time, Royale Theatre, 1965.
• Flora the Red Menace, Alvin Theatre, 1965.
• Minor Miracle, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1965.
• Coriolanus, American Shakespeare Festival, 1965.
• Romeo and Juliet, American Shakespeare Festival, 1965.
• The Taming of the Shrew, American Shakespeare Festival, 1965.
• King Lear, American Shakespeare Festival, 1965.
• Mais Ouis, Casino du Leban, Beirut, Lebanon, 1965.
• Malcolm, Shubert Theatre, 1966.
• The Great Indoors, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1966.
• The Lion in Winter, Ambassador Theatre, 1966.
• Mame, Winter Garden Theatre, 1966.
• A Delicate Balance, Martin Beck Theatre, 1966.
• Falstaff, American Shakespeare Festival, 1966.
• Murder in the Cathedral, American Shakespeare Festival, 1966.
• Twelfth Night, American Shakespeare Festival, 1966.
• Julius Caesar, American Shakespeare Festival, 1966.
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, American Shakespeare Festival, 1967.
• Antigone, American Shakespeare Festival, 1967.
• The Merchant of Venice, American Shakespeare Festival, 1967.
• Hallelujah, Baby, Martin Beck Theatre, 1967.
• The Imaginary Invalid, American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA), 1967.
• A Touch of the Poet, American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA), 1967.
• Tonight at 8:30, American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA), 1967.
• The Birthday Party, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1967.
• After the Rain, Golden Theatre, New York City, 1967.
• The Promise, Henry Miller's Theatre, 1967.
• Everything in the Garden, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1967.
• Catch My Soul, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1968.
• Man and the Universe, Hemis Fair Exhibit, San Antonio, TX, 1968.
• Golden Boy, Palladium Theatre, London, England, 1968.
• As You Like It, American Shakespeare Festival, 1968.
• Androcles and the Lion, American Shakespeare Festival, 1968.
• House of Flowers, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1968.
• The Lovers, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1968.
• Maggie Flyn, American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA), 1968.
• The Fig Leaves Are Falling, Broadhurst Theatre, 1969.
• The Gingham Dog, Golden Theatre, 1969.
• Mame, Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1969.
• Fedora, Dallas Civic Opera, Dallas, TX, 1969.
• Blood Red Roses, Golden Theatre, 1970.
• Applause, Palace Theatre, New York City, 1970.
• The Boy Friend, Ambassador Theatre, 1970.
• L.A. under Siege, Los Angeles, CA, 1970.
• The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, then Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 1970.
• The Dream on Monkey Mountain, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1970.
• Rosebloom, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1970.
• The Merry Widow, Dallas Civic Opera, 1970.
• Madame Butterfly, Dallas Civic Opera, 1970.
• Il Tabarro, Dallas Civic Opera, 1970.
• Carmina Burana, Dallas Civic Opera, 1970.
• Follies, Winter Garden Theatre, 1971.
• The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, Broadway production, 1971.
• Who Wants to Be the Lone Ranger, Los Angeles, CA, 1971.
• Major Barbara, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1971.
• On the Town, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1971.
• The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, 1971.
• Fidelio, Dallas Civic Opera, 1971.
• Night Watch, Morosco Theatre, 1972.
• The Creation of the World and Other Matters, Shubert Theatre, 1972.
• The Great God Brown, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1972.
• Don Juan, Lyceum Theatre, 1972.
• The Sunshine Boys, Broadhurst Theatre, 1972.
• Old Times, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1972.
• The Dream on Monkey Mountain, Kammerspiele Theatre, Munich, Germany, 1972.
• Applause, Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 1972.
• Lucia di Lammermoor, Dallas Civic Opera, 1972.
• Forget Me Not Lane, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1973.
• Sondheim: A Musical Tribute, Broadway production, 1973.
• The Orphan, Anspacher Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1973.
• A Little Night Music, Shubert Theatre, 1973.
• The Good Doctor, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, 1973.
• Andrea Chenier, Dallas Civic Opera, 1973.
• Saint Joan, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1974.
• The Charlatan, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1974.
• God's Favorite, Broadway production, 1974.
• Mack and Mabel, Broadway production, 1974.
• Good News, Broadway production, 1974.
• Candide, Broadway Theatre, 1974.
• The Pearl Fishers, Miami Opera Guild, Miami, FL, 1974.
• Lucrezia Borgia, Dallas Civic Opera, 1974.
• Mignon, Dallas Civic Opera, 1974.
• The Wiz, Broadway production, 1975.
• Same Time Next Year, Broadway production, 1975.
• A Chorus Line, Broadway production, 1975-90.
• Me and Bessie, Broadway production, 1975.
• The Tables of Hoffman, Dallas Civic Opera, 1975.
• The Flying Dutchman, Miami, FL, 1975.
• Othello, Miami, FL, 1976.
• 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Broadway production, 1976.
• California Suite, Broadway production, 1976.
• Pacific Overtures, Broadway production, 1976.
• A Chorus Line, London, 1976.
• Hooray USA!, Miami Bicentennial Pageant, 1976.
• The Act, Broadway production, 1977.
• Chapter Two, Broadway production, 1977.
• Travesties, Broadway production, 1977.
• A Chorus Line, Australia, 1977.
• The Importance of Being Earnest, Los Angeles, CA, 1977.
• Tribute, Broadway production, 1978.
• Ballroom, Broadway production, 1978.
• Black Angel, Los Angeles, CA, 1978.
• They're Playing Our Song, Broadway production, 1979.
• Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Broadway production, 1979.
• 1940s Radio Hour, Broadway production, 1979.
• Romantic Comedy, Broadway production, 1979.
• Last Licks, Broadway production, 1979.
• Terra Nova, Los Angeles, CA, 1979.
• Children of a Lesser God, Broadway production, 1980.
• I Ought to Be in Pictures, Broadway production, 1980.
• The Road, Broadway production, 1980.
• I Ought to Be in Pictures, Mark Taper Forum, 1980.
• 42nd Street, Winter Garden Theatre, 1980-81, then Majestic Theatre, 1981-87, then St. James Theatre, New York City, 1987-89.
• Fools, Broadway production, 1981.
• Moony Shapiro's Songbook, Broadway production, 1981.
• Dreamgirls, Ambassador Theatre, 1981-87.
• Hoagy, Mark Taper Forum, 1981.
• Bix and Wolfgang, Mark Taper Forum, 1981.
• Special Occasions, Broadway production, 1982.
• Tales of Hollywood, Mark Taper Forum, 1982.
• Merlin, Broadway production, 1983.
• Brighton Beach Memoirs, Broadway production, 1983.
• Private Lives, Broadway production, 1983.
• The Real Thing, Broadway production, 1984.
• Open Admissions, Broadway production, 1984.
• Genius, New York City, 1984.
• Biloxi Blues, New York City, 1985-86.
• The Odd Couple, Broadhurst Theatre, 1985-86.
• Jerry's Girls, St. James Theatre, 1985-86.
• The Beautiful Lady, Mark Taper Forum, 1985-86.
• Romance Language, Mark Taper Forum, 1985-86.
• 'Night, Mother, Mark Taper Forum, 1985-86.
• Green Card, Mark Taper Forum, 1985-86.
• The Real Thing, Mark Taper Forum, 1985-86.
• Hedda Gabler, Mark Taper Forum, 1985-86.
• The Dream Coast, Mark Taper Forum, 1985-86.
• Broadway Bound, Broadhurst Theatre, 1986-88.
• A Month of Sundays, Ritz Theatre, New York City, 1987.
• The Knife, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public/Newman Theatre, New YorkCity, 1987.
• Teddy and Alice, Minskoff Theatre, New York City, 1987-88.
• Rumors, Broadhurst Theatre, 1988.
• Ziegfield, Palladium Theatre, 1988.
• Broadway Bound, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, 1988.
• Dutch Landscape, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1988-89.
• Welcome to the Club, Music Box Theatre, 1989.
• Artist Descending a Staircase, Helen Hayes Theatre, 1989.
• Jake's Women, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1989-90.
• Price of Fame, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1990.
• Rumours, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, 1990.
• Adventures in the Skin Trade, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1991.
• Lost in Yonkers, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York City, 1991-93.
• The Secret Garden, St. James Theatre, 1991-93.
• Jake's Women, Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1992.
• Lost in Yonkers, James A. Doolittle Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1992.
• Jake's Women, James A. Doolittle Theatre, 1992-93.
• The Goodbye Girl, Marquis Theatre, New York City, 1993.
• Putting It Together, Stage I, 1993.
• Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York City, 1993-94.
• Uncle Vanya, Square Uptown Theatre, New York City, 1995.
• Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Ahmanson Theatre and James A. Doolittle Theatre, both 1995.
• Credits; Major Tours
• Jose Limon Dance Company, U.S. and South American cities, 1953-54.
• The Skin of Our Teeth, U.S. State Department, Europe and South America, 1961.
• The Glass Menagerie, U.S. State Department, Europe and South America, 1961.
• The Miracle Worker, U.S. State Department, Europe and South America, 1961.
• Mary Stuart and Elizabeth the Queen, National Repertory Theatre, U.S.cities, 1961.
• Advise and Consent, U.S. cities, 1961-62.
• Ring 'Round the Moon, National Repertory Theatre, U.S. cities, 1963.
• The Seagull, National Repertory Theatre, U.S. cities, 1963.
• The Crucible, National Repertory Theatre, U.S. cities, 1963.
• She Stoops to Conquer, National Repertory Theatre, 1964.
• The Rivals, National Repertory Theatre, 1965.
• The Madwoman of Chaillot, National Repertory Theatre, 1965.
• The Trojan Women, National Repertory Theatre, 1965.
• Tonight at 8:30, National Repertory Theatre, 1966.
• A Touch of the Poet, National Repertory Theatre, 1966.
• The Imaginary Invalid, National Repertory Theatre, 1966.
• John Brown's Body, National Repertory Theatre, 1967.
• The Comedy of Errors, National Repertory Theatre, 1967.
• Spofford, U.S. cities, 1969.
• 42nd Street, U.S. and Canadian cities, 1983-86.
• Dreamgirls, U.S. cities, 1985-87.
• Biloxi Blues, U.S. cities, 1986-87.
• Broadway Bound, U.S. cities, 1988-89.
• The Secret Garden, U.S. cities, 1992-94.
• Credits; Television Work; Lighting Designer
• Reopening Ford's Theatre, CBS, 1968.

Further Reference

Periodicals:

• Theatre Crafts, May, 1987, p. 95; October, 1989, 42; October, 1991, p. 42.