- Directed Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen Stapleton in a Broadway production of The Little Foxes.
- Originated the role of Motel the Tailor in the original Broadway production of "Fiddler On The Roof" with Zero Mostel .
- (2001) Wrote the off-Broadway play "Uncle Bob", which starred Gale Harold and George Morfogen.
- Played Mr. Dussel in Broadway adapted version of "The Diary of Anne Frank".
- Star of the Musical The Last Sweet Days Of Isaac, which also starred Alice Playton.
- Made his New York stage debut in 1962 in an Off-Broadway production of "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad" that was directed by Jerome Robbins.
- Fiddler on the Roof (1964). Musical comedy/drama. Book by Joseph Stein. Based on stories by Sholom Aleichem. Music by Jerry Bock. Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Musical Director: Milton Greene. Vocal arrangements by Milton Greene. Dance arrangements by Betty Walberg. Choreographed by Jerome Robbins. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Assistant to Mr. Aronson: Lisa Jalowetz. Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt. Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal. Hair Design by D. Rusty Bonaccorso. Directed by Jerome Robbins. Imperial Theatre (from 22 Sep 1964- 25 Feb 1967, then moved to The Majestic Theatre 27 Feb 1967- 14 Dec 1970, then moved to The Broadway Theatre from 16 Dec 1970- close): 22 Sep 1964- 2 Jul 1972 (3242 performances + 7 previews that began on 17 Sep 1964). Cast: Zero Mostel (as "Tevye, the Dairyman"), Bea Arthur (as "Yente, the Matchmaker"), Bert Convy (as "Perchik, the Student"), Tanya Everett (as "Chava, Tevye's daughter") [Broadway debut], Michael Granger (as "Lazar Wolf, the Butcher"), Maria Karnilova (as "Golde"), Joanna Merlin (as "Tzeitel, Tevye's daughter"), Julia Migenes (as "Hodel, Tevye's daughter"), Austin Pendleton (as "Motel, the Tailor"), Joe Ponazecki (as "Fyedka, A Russian"), Joseph Sullivan (as "Constable"), Tom Abbott (as "Vladimir, A Russian"), John C. Attle (as "Shloime, the Bagel Man"), Sue Babel (as "Grandma Tzeitel"), Sammy Bayes (as "Yitzuk, the Streetsweeper"), Robert Berdeen (as "Sasha, A Russian"), Lorenzo Bianco (as "Chaim, the Fishmonger"), Duane Bodin (as "Duvidel, the Seltzer Man/Grandma Tzeitel"), Gino Conforti (as "The Fiddler"), Robert Currie (as "Villager"), Maurice Edwards (as "Nachum, the Beggar"), Tanya Everett (as "Chava, Tevye's daughter"), Sarah Felcher (as "Surcha"), Leonard Frey (as "Mendel, the Rabbi's son"), Tony Gardell (as "Label"), Louis Genevrino (as "Hershel"), Ross Gifford (as "Yankel, the Grocer"), Dan Jasin (as "Schmeril"), Sandra Kazan (as "Villager"), Thom Koutsoukos (as "Yakov, the Knifeseller"), Sharon Lerit (as "Villager"), Paul Lipson (as "Avram, The Bookseller"), Sylvia Mann (as "Mirala, A Villager"), Julia Migenes (as "Hodel, Tevye's daughter"), Peff Modelski (as "Sima"), Irene Paris (as "Rivka, A Villager"), Marilyn Rogers (as "Shprintze, Tevye's daughter"), Linda Ross (as "Bielke, Tevye's daughter"), Charles Rule (as "Moishe, the Cobbler"), Gluck Sandor (as "Rabbi"), Carol Sawyer (as "Fruma-Sarah"), Zvee Scooler (as "Mordcha, the Inkeeper"), Roberta Senn (as "Anya, A Villager"), Mitch Thomas (as "Yussel, the Hatmaker"), Helen Verbit. Replacement actors: Luther Adler (as "Yevye") [During Zero Mostel's vacation from 18 Jan 1965- 30 Jan 1965], Adrienne Barbeau (as "Hodel"), Herschel Bernardi (as "Tevye") [from 8 Nov 1965- ?], Peter De Nicola (as "Baker"), Paul Lipson (as "Lazar Wolf, Tevye"), Bette Midler(as "Rivka") [Broadway debut], Mimi Randolph (as "Golde"), Marc Scott (as "The Fiddler"), Lesie Silvia (as "Bielke/Shprintze"), Pia Zadora (as "Bielke"). Produced by Harold Prince.
- Hail Scrawdyke! (1966).
- The Little Foxes (1967) Drama (revival). Written by Lillian Hellman. Directed by Mike Nichols'. Vivian Beaumont Theatre (moved to The Ethel Barrymore Theatre from 19 Dec 1967 to close): 26 Oct 1967- 20 Jan 1968 (100 performances + 4 previews in late Oct 1967). Cast: Anne Bancroft (as "Regina Giddens"), Richard Dysart (as "Horace Giddens"), Margaret Leighton (as "Birdie Hubbard"), E.G. Marshall (as "Oscar Hubbard"), Austin Pendleton (as "Leo Hubbard"), William Prince, Beah Richards, George C. Scott (as "Benjamin Hubbard"), Maria Tucci (as "Alexandra Giddens"), André Womble. Produced by Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center (under the direction of Jules Irving). A special invitational production under the supervision of Arnold Saint-Subber, Saint Subber and Katzka-Berne Productions.
- Shelter (1973). Musical. Music by Nancy Ford. Material by Gretchen Cryer. Lyrics by Gretchen Cryer. Musical Staging by Sammy Bayes. Musical Director: Kirk Nurock. Vocal arrangements by Kirk Nurock. Music orchestrated by Thomas Pierson. Directed by Austin Pendleton. John Golden Theatre: 6 Feb 1973- 3 Mar 1973 (31 performances + 16 previews). Cast: Susan Browning, Charles Collins, Terry Kiser (as "Michael"), Philip Kraus, Joanna Merlin, Marcia Rodd, Britt Swanson, Tony Wells. Produced by Richard Fields and Peter Flood. Associate Producer: Julie Hughes.
- An American Millionaire (1974).
- Goodtime Charley (1975). Musical. Book by Sidney Michaels. Music by Larry Grossman. Lyrics by Hal Hackady. Music orchestrated by Jonathan Tunick. Incidental music by Arthur B. Rubinstein. Dance arrangements by Daniel Troob [earliest Broadway credit]. Musical Director: Arthur Rubinstein. Choreographed by Onna White. Directed by Peter H. Hunt. Palace Theatre: 3 Mar 1975- 31 May 1975 (104 performances + 12 previews, that began on 20 Feb 1975). Cast: Joel Grey (as "Charley"), Ann Reinking (as "Joan of Arc"), Susan Browning (as "Agnes Sorel"), Jay Garner (as "Archbishop Regnault de Chartres"), Richard B. Shull (as "Minguet"), Louis Zorich (as "General George de La Tremouille"), Ed Becker (as "Pope/One of the Citizen, Soldier, Peasant and Hostile Trios/Singer"), Kenneth Bridges (as "Third English Captain/One of the Citizen, Soldier, Peasant and Hostile Trios/First Soldier/Singer"), Rhoda Butler (as "Queen Kate/Singer"), Peggy Cooper (as "Yolande/Singer"), Kathe Dezina (as "Estelle/Singer"), Andy Hostettler (as "Jester/Dancer"), Dan Joel (as "Louis/Dancer"), Grace Keagy (as "Isabella of Bavaria") [Broadway debut], Nancy Killmer (as "Marie/Singer"), Cam Lorendo (as "Servant/Dancer"), Glen McClaskey (as "Dancer"), Ross Miles (as "Servant/Dancer"), Tod Miller (as "Dancer"), Hal Norman (as "Charles VI/Second English Captain/Herald/Third Soldier/Singer"), Julie Pars (as "Dancer"), Sal Pernice (as "Dancer"), George Ramos (as "Servant/Dancer"), Kathleen Robey (as "Dancer"), Charles Rule (as "Phillip of Burgundy/First English Captain/Chef/Guard/Singer"), Jane Ann Sargia (as "Singer"), Patrick Swayze (as "Servant/Dancer"), Brad Tyrrell (as "Henry V/One of the Citizen, Soldier, Peasant and Hostile Trios/Second Soldier/Singer"), Gordon Weiss (as "Jester/Dancer"), Jerry Yoder (as "Dancer"). Standby: Austin Pendleton (as "Charley"). Produced by Max Brown and Byron Goldman. Produced in association with Robert Victor and Stone Widney.
- The Runner Stumbles (1976). Comedy.
- John Gabriel Borkman (1980). Drama (revival).
- The Little Foxes (1981) Drama (revival). Written by Lillian Hellman. Directed by Austin Pendleton. Martin Beck Theatre: 7 May 1981- 5 Sep 1981 (123 performances + 8 previews). Cast: Elizabeth Taylor (as "Regina Giddens"), Tom Aldredge, Dennis Christopher, Maureen Stapleton Birdie Hubbard"), Anthony Zerbe (as "Benjamin Hubbard"), Humbert Allen Astredo, Novella Nelson, Joe Ponazecki (as "Oscar Hubbard"), Joe Seneca, Ann Talman. Replacement actors during run: J.D. Cannon (as "Horace Giddens"), Nicolas Coster, Robert Lansing (as "Benjamin Hubbard"), William Youmans (as "Leo Hubbard"). Produced by Zev Bufman. Produced in association with Donald C. Carter and Jon Cutler.
- Doubles (1985). Comedy.
- Spoils of War (1988). Written by Michael Weller. Incidental Dance Staging by Ronald Young. Directed by Austin Pendleton. Music Box Theatre: 10 Nov 1988- 10 Dec 1988 (36 performances + 14 previews that began on 28 Oct 1988). Cast: Jeffrey DeMunn (as "Andrew"), Kate Nelligan (as "Elise"), Christopher Collet (as "Martin"), Marita Geraghty (as "Penny"), Kevin O'Rourke (as "Lew"), Alice Playten (as "Emma"). Standbys: Gloria Biegler (as "Emma/Penny"), Jonathan Del Arco (as "Martin"), Laurie Kennedy (as "Elise"), Stephen Rowe (as "Andrew/Lew"). Produced by Ed Mirvish and David Mirvish. Produced in association with Second Stage Theatre (Robyn Goodman, Carole Rothman, Artistic Directors).
- (1989) Stage Play: Grand Hotel. Musical/drama. Book by Luther Davis. Music by Bob Wright [credited as Robert Wright] and George Forrest. Lyrics by Robert Wright [credited as Robert Wright] and Chet Forrest [credited as George Forrest]. Additional music by Maury Yeston and Wally Harper. Additional lyrics by Maury Yeston. Based on "Grand Hotel" by Vicki Baum. By arrangement with the owner of the motion picture "Grand Hotel," Turner Entertainment Co. Music orchestrated by Peter Matz. Musical and Vocal Direction by Jack Lee. Incidental French dialogue: Michel Moinot. Choreographed by Tommy Tune. Directed by Tommy Tune. Martin Beck Theatre (moved to The George Gershwin Theatre from 3 Mar 1992- close): 12 Nov 1989- 25 Apr 1992 (1017 performances + 31 previews that began on 16 Oct 1989). Cast: Karen Akers (as "Raffaela, the Confidante"), Jennifer Lee Andrews (as "Hildegarde Bratts, Telephone Operator/Trudie, the maid"), David Carroll (as "Felix Von Gaigern, the Baron") [final Broadway role], Keith Crowningshield (as "Kurt Krönenberg, Bellboy"), Gerrit de Beer (as "Hanns Bittner, Bellboy"), Pierre Dulaine (as "The Gigolo"), David Elledge (as "Werner Holst, Scullery Worker"), Ben George (as "The Chauffeur"), Henry Grossman (as "Ernst Schmidt, Scullery Worker"), Rex D. Hays (as "Rohna, the Grand Concierge"), Suzanne Henderson (as "Sigfriede Holzhiem, Telephone Operator/The Hotel Courtesan"), David Jackson (as "One of The Jimmys"), Mitchell Jason (as "Sandor, the Impressario"), Ken Jennings (as "Georg Strunk, Bellboy"), J.J. Jepson (as "Willibald, Bellboy captain"), Timothy Jerome (as "General Director Preysing, Saxonia Mills"), Michael Jeter (as "Otto Kringelein, the Bookkeeper") [final Broadway role], Jane Krakowski (as "Flaemmchen, the Typist"), Charles Mandracchia (as "The Doorman"), Yvonne Marceau (as "The Countess"), Michel Moinot (as "Witt, the Company Manager"), Liliane Montevecchi (as "Elizaveta Grushinskaya, the Ballerina"), Kathi Moss (as "Madame Peepee"), Lynette Perry [credited as Lynnette Perry] (as "Wolfe Bratts, Telephone Operator") [Broadway debut], Hal Robinson (as "Zinnowitz, the Lawyer"), William Ryall (as "Franz Kohl, Scullery Worker/The Detective"), Bob Stillman (as "Erik, Front Desk"), Danny Strayhorn (as "One of The Jimmys"), Walter Willison (as "Gunther Gustafsson, Scullery Worker"), John Wylie (as "Colonel Doctor Otternschlag"). Swings: Michael DeVries (as "Swing"), Niki Harris (as "Swing") and Glenn Turner (as "Swing"). Standbys: Mark Jacoby (as "Colonel Doctor Otternschlag/Felix Von Gaigern/General Director Preysing/Saxonia Mills") and Penny Worth (as "Elizaveta Grushinskaya/Madame Peepee/Raffaela"). Understudies: Gerrit de Beer (as "Sandor"), Michael DeVries (as "Erik/Zinnowitz"), Niki Harris (as "The Countess"), Ken Jennings (as "Witt"), J.J. Jepson (as "Otto Kringelein/The Gigolo"), Lynette Perry (as "Flaemmchen"), William Ryall (as "Rohna/The Chauffeur") and Glenn Turner (as "One of The Jimmys"). Replacement actors during Martin Beck Theatre run: Brooks Almy (as "Madame Peepee"), Jerry Ball (as "Franz Kohl, Scullery Worker/The Detective"), Brent Barrett (as "Felix Von Gaigern, the Baron"), Caitlin Brown (as "Raffaela, the Confidante"), Michael-Demby Cain (as "One of The Jimmys"), Rene Ceballos (as "Elizaveta Grushinskaya, the Ballerina"), Cyd Charisse (as "Elizaveta Grushinskaya, the Ballerina") [Broadway debut], Valerie Cutko (as "Raffaela, the Confidante"), Debbie de Coudreaux (as "Raffaela, the Confidante"), Michael DeVries (as "General Director Preysing, Saxonia Mills"), George Dudley The Doorman"), Pascale Faye (as "The Countess"), Merwin Goldsmith (as "Zinnowitz, the Lawyer"), Mark Jacoby (as "Felix Von Gaigern, the Baron"), J.J. Jepson (as "Otto Kringelein, the Bookkeeper"), Delyse Lively-Mekka (as "Flaemmchen, the Typist/Tootsie/Wolfe Bratts, Telephone Operator"), Carlos Lopez (as "Kurt Krönenberg, Bellboy"), Edmund Lyndeck (as "Colonel Doctor Otternschlag") [during John Wylie's vacation], Lisa Merrill McCord (as "Hildegarde Bratts, Telephone Operator/Trudie, the maid"), Austin Pendleton (as "Otto Kringelein, the Bookkeeper"), Luis Perez (as "The Chauffeur"), Michael Piehl (as "Werner Holst, Scullery Worker"), Jill Powell (as "Hildegarde Bratts, Telephone Operator/Trudie, the maid"), Abe Ribald (as "The Detective"), John Schneider (as "Felix Von Gaigern, the Baron") [Broadway debut], Rex Smith (as "Felix Von Gaigern, the Baron"), Meg Tolin (as "Tootsie/Wolfe Bratts, Telephone Operator"), Walter Willison (as "Felix Von Gaigern, the Baron") (During John Schneider's vacation Nov 1991- Dec 1991], Greg Zerkle (as "Felix Von Gaigern, the Baron"), Chip Zien (as "Otto Kringelein, the Bookkeeper"). Standbys: Tina Paul (as "Elizaveta Grushinskaya"), Walter Willison (as "Felix Von Gaigern"). Understudy: Meg Tolin (as "Flaemmchen"). Replacement cast during George Gershwin Theatre run: Zina Bethune (as "Elizaveta Grushinskaya, the Ballerina"), Lynnette Perry (as "Flaemmchen, the Typist"). Produced by Martin Richards, Mary Lea Johnson, Sam Crothers, Sander Jacobs, Kenneth D. Greenblatt, Paramount Pictures Corporation and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman. Rocco Landesman: President). Produced in association with Patty Grubman and Marvin A. Krauss. Associate Producer: Sandra Greenblatt, Martin R. Kaufman and Kim Poster.
- The Diary of Anne Frank (1997). Drama (revival).
- Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1979) He directed "Say Goodnight, Gracie" at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois.
- (1982) He directed "Loose Ends" at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois.
- (1984) He directed "The Three Sisters" at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois.
- (1986) He directed "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois.
- (1987) He acted in "Educating Rita" at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois.
- (1990) He directed "Harvey" and "Love Letters" at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois.
- (1992) He directed "Inspecting Carol" at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois.
- (1995) He directed "Uncle Bob" at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois.
- (2000) He directed and acted in both "Valparaiso" and wrote "Orson's Shadow" at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois.
- (2001) He acted "Uncle Vanya" at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois.
- (2004) He directed "Frankie and Johnnie In the Clair De Lune" at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois.
- (2006) He directed "The Sunset Limited" and "Love Songs" at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois.
- (2007) He directed "The Crucible" at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois.
- (1976) He directed the play, "Misalliance," at the Academy Festival Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. Cast included Donald Moffat, Lynn Redgrave OBE, William Atherton and Robert Moberly. Eric Head (scenic designer), and Laura Crow (costume designer).
- (1980) He directed Ralph Pape's play, "Say Goodnight, Gracie," at Travel Light Productions Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois with John Malkovich and Glenne Headly, directed by Austin Pendleton.
- (2008 - 2009) Josh Schmidt, Jan Tranen, and Austin Pendleton's musical, "A Minister's Wife," was performed at the Writers' Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Alan Schmuckler and Liz Baltes in the cast. Michael Halberstam was musical director. Richard Carsey was musical director.
- (1982) He directed Lillian Hellman's play, "The Little Foxes," at the Victoria Palace in London, England with Elizabeth Taylor, Sada Thompson, Robert Lansing, J.D. Cannon, and Nicolas Coster in the cast.
- (2000) His play, "Orson's Shadow," was performed at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
- (September 25 to December 5, 1981) He directed Lillian Hellman's play, "The Little Foxes," at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California with Elizabeth Taylor, Maureen Stapleton, Robert Lansing and J.D. Cannon in the cast.
- (1973-1974 season) He adapted and directed Henrik Ibsen's play, "The Master Builder," at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. John Conklin was set designer. Whitney Blausen was costume designer. Ronald Wallace was lighting designer.
- (1972-1973 season ) He adapted and directed August Strindberg's plays,"Miss Julie" and "Dance of Death (Part One)," at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. Steven Rubin was set designer. Bill Walker was costume designer. Ronald Wallace was lighting designer.
- (February 1980) He directed Nancy Donohue's play, "The Beach House," in a Long Wharf Theatre (New Haven, Connecticut) production at the Olympic Arts program in Lake Placid, New York. Steven Rubin was set designer. Whitney Blausen was costume designer. Jamie Gallagher was lighting designer.
- (1987-1988 season) He directed Brian Friel's adaptation of Ivan Turgenev's novel, "Fathers and Sons," in an American premiere at the Long Wharf Theatre (Mainstage) in New Haven, Connecticut. Based on the novel by Ivan Turgenev. John Conklin was set designer. David Murin was costume designer. Pat Collins was lighting designer.
- (1991-1992 season) His play, "Booth is Back," was performed at the Long Wharf Theatre (Mainstage) in New Haven, Connecticut. Arvin Brown was director. John Lee Beatty was set designer. Jess Goldstein was costume designer. Dennis Parichy was lighting designer.
- (1972) He acted in Eugene O'Neill's play, "The Iceman Cometh," at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut with John Cazale, David Sabin, Tom Atkins, Richard Kuss, John Beal, George Ede, Martha Schlamme, Louis Beachner and Peter Brouwer in the cast. Arvin Brown was director. E. Webb and V. Dancy were set designers. Whitney Blausen was costume designer. Ronald Wallace was lighting designer.
- (1973) He directed and adapted Henrik Ibsen's play, "The Master Builder," at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut with Geraldine Fitzgerald and William Swetland in the cast. John Conklin was set designer. Whitney Blausen was costume designer. Ronald Wallace was lighting designer.
- (January 21 to June 18, 1967) He acted in Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore's play, "Beyond the Fringe," in an American Conservatory Theatre production at the Marines Theatre in San Francisco, California with Scott Hylands and Rene Auberjonois in the cast. Rene Auberjonois was also director. William Ball was artistic director.
- (January 21 to June 18, 1967) He acted in Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore's play, "Beyond the Fringe," in an American Conservatory Theatre production at the Marines Theatre in San Francisco, California with David Grimm; Scott Hylands and Rene Auberjonois in the cast. Rene Auberjonois was also director. William Ball was artistic director.
- (2000 Summer) HIs play, "Orson's Shadow," was performed in the Old Globe Theatre production at the Cassius Carter Centre Stage in San Diego, California. Jack O'Brien was artistic director. Kyle Donnelly was director. Craig Noel was company director.
- (1957) He auditioned with a scene from Tennessee Williams' play, "The Glass Menagerie," with his cousin, Lila in Ne York City. They stayed at the Algonquin Hotel. Sue Ann Gilfillan auditioned the students at the Williams Club in New York City. Nikos Psacharapoulos was director.
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