Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play 1976 The Royal Family
Ellis W. Rabb (June 20, 1930 – January 11, 1998) was an American actor and director who in 1959 formed the Association of Producing Artists, a theatre company that brought new works and noteworthy revivals to Broadway and to regional theatres. The APA merged with the Phoenix Theatre in 1964 and as the APA-Phoenix went on to mount Broadway revivals of Man and Superman, The Show Off, Right You Are If You Think You Are, and Hamlet (in which Rabb played the title role) among others, with the APA-Phoenix receiving a special Tony Award for distinguished achievement prior to disbanding in 1969.
Ellis W. Rabb (June 20, 1930 – January 11, 1998) was an American actor and director who in 1959 formed the Association of Producing Artists, a theatre...
they played in Frasier. Grammer, who based Bob's voice on that of actor EllisRabb, has been praised for his portrayals of the character. In 2006, he won...
adaptation directed by Kirk Browning and EllisRabb of the play of the same name by Maxim Gorky, starring EllisRabb Enemies (band), a post-rock band from...
at the Lyceum with the APA/Repertory Company, under the direction of EllisRabb. At Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts she has appeared in Tom Stoppard's...
Broadway in Tyrone Guthrie's production of Troilus and Cressida. She met EllisRabb who had plans to start his own producing company on Broadway. The following...
Jessica Parker Amanda Peet Austin Pendleton Barry Primus Francesco Quinn EllisRabb Sheryl Lee Ralph Christopher Reeve Charles Nelson Reilly Carl Reindel...
85 performances at the Circle in the Square Theatre. The cast included EllisRabb, Roderick Cook, Leonard Frey, Carrie Nye, and Jamey Sheridan. Drama Desk...
Theatre (then the Theatre De Lys) in October 1977 through July 1978, with EllisRabb as Robert and Peter Evans as John and directed by Gerald Gutierrez. It...
production of Measure for Measure in a cast which included Norman Lloyd and EllisRabb. In 1972, he appeared alongside the original cast of Pippin at the Kennedy...
"Stage Productions" above). The cast included Richard Easton as Alceste, EllisRabb as Acaste, Keene Curtis as Oronte and Christina Pickles as Celimene. In...
Cheers at the time. Grammer based Bob's voice on that of theater director EllisRabb. Kent Brockman, Judge Snyder, and Scott Christian make their first appearances...
Gallienne, John Strasberg, and Geraldine Page. Sabra Jones reached out to EllisRabb, artistic director of the APA Phoenix Repertory Company, John Houseman...
previews from October 26, 1971, and closed on November 6, 1971. Directed by EllisRabb, the choreography was by Rhoda Levine, Scenic Design and lighting by James...
Theatre in 1968 from 9 January to 22 June. The production was directed by EllisRabb and starred Richard Easton as the King, Patricia Conolly as Queen Marie...
War I survivor — "One for the Book" "Eric Finch" / Thomas Hillian III (EllisRabb), a millionaire who mostly fabricates stories of his own — "The Spy Who...
role of Fanny Cavendish in the revival of The Royal Family, directed by EllisRabb. She won a 1978 Emmy Award for her performance in the televised production...
Philadelphia, Here I Come! Hilton Edwards You Can't Take It with You EllisRabb 1967 (21st) The Homecoming Peter Hall Black Comedy John Dexter A Delicate...
year, Woody Allen, Sarah Caldwell, Liviu Ciulei, Robin Phillips, and EllisRabb were appointed as the theater's new directors, and Edward Albee was hired...
Grammer bases his Bob voice on theatre actor and director EllisRabb. He had once worked for Rabb, whose "lamenting tones became [the] foundation for Sideshow...
Sonny Bono, American singer, actor, and politician (b. 1935) January 11 – EllisRabb, American director and actor (b. 1930) January 12 – Phyllis Nelson, singer...
The Wild Duck. Between 1966 and 1969 Walker was a principal player in EllisRabb's APA-Phoenix Repertory Company in New York City working with an extraordinary...
December 16, 1982 (1982-12-16) 12.1 / 18 / #64 Stranger "Eric Finch" (EllisRabb) enters the bar and claims to be a spy, impressing barflies. When Diane...
George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber's The Royal Family (1975) directed by EllisRabb; the production was filmed for the series Great Performances on November...