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Joseph Beruh (1924 – October 30, 1989) was an American theatrical producer of Broadway and Off-Broadway plays and musicals. He worked frequently with Edgar Lansbury as co-producer. For 15 years, he was the general manager of the Sheridan Square Playhouse .
- Stephen Schwartz
- Herb Braha
- Peggy Gordon
- Joanne Jonas
- Robin Lamont
- Sonia Manzano
- Gilmer Mccormick and Stephen Reinhardt
- Stephen Nathan
- Nina Faso
- Edgar Lansbury
PHOTO: Robin Lamont, author Carol de Giere, and Stephen Schwartz. A fan once asked Stephen Schwartz if he ever had to get a basic job doing something like delivering pizza to tide him over while creating. He explained that he’d been a camp counselor and music director over summers of high school and college, and then he got a job after college at R...
Herb Braha passed away in February 2016. An original cast member in the 1971 productions of Godspell at La MaMa and Cherry Lane, Braha had continued performing in Godspell for over a year and was then successful in getting work in television and motion pictures. In 1982 he founded a successful business supplying materials for costumes. His company ...
Peggy Gordon was a member of the original Godspell cast and she also wrote the music for “By My Side,” a song in the show. Since then, she has enjoyed a varied career in theater, publishing, television, film and recordings. Some of her writing/composing credits are as follows: She co-wrote the long-running Off-Broadway comedy, Taboo in Revue, winne...
After Godspell (original stage show and movie), Jonas continued her work with acting, singing, and dancing on Broadway. She appeared in Candide as the old lady and Death of Salesman with George C. Scott, and other shows. She was in Lampoon, a George Schlatter TV pilot, and hundreds of television commercials. In 1977 Jonas made a major change. “Gods...
Lamont also performed in all early productions of Godspell: the college production, Café La MaMa, Cherry Lane, and the movie version. After Godspell, Lamont starred on Broadway as “Sandy” in Grease and performed in Stephen Schwartz’s show Working. Her singing can be heard on the cast albums for Godspelland Working. On the side, she responded to an ...
Sonia Manzano had a lucky show business star hanging over her, and had no reason to return to college. During one summer performance of Godspell, a talent agent came to the show and afterward gave her his card. She signed with him and in her first audition was accepted into the cast of Sesame Street, where she played “Maria” for many years. She has...
McCormick was cast in the Godspell film and continued performing with the stage production off and on in New York City for a number of years. She and music director, Stephen Reinhardt, married on February 12, 1972, on a Saturday morning, and had their reception after the matinee performance of Godspell so the cast could attend. In 1976 they had a s...
Right out of Godspell, Stephen Nathan was cast in the movie version of 1776 as the courier. As an actor, he worked on both coasts before settling in Los Angeles, where he acted in film and television projects until he began writing and producing in the late 1970s. In addition to developing feature films at all the major studios, Nathan has written ...
In 1971, Nina Faso assisted her friend, John-Michael Tebelak, in staging the musical Godspell at Café La MaMa and at Cherry Lane, where she served as production stage manager. (See The Godspell Experiencefor details). For several years after the show opened, Faso worked with Edgar Lansbury and Joe Beruh, directing and organizing productions of Gods...
Over his long career, Lansbury built up extensive credits producing musicals and plays, films, and television shows. The company of Lansbury/Duncan/Beruh produced Godspell around the world in the early 1970s, the Godspell film, and the Broadway production. Lansbury also produced the hit Broadway musical The Magic Show, along with Beruh and Ivan Rei...
Oct 31, 1989 · Joseph Beruh, a theatrical producer whose shows included ''Godspell,'' ''The Magic Show'' and ''American Buffalo,'' died in his sleep on Monday, apparently of a heart attack. He was 65 years...
Joseph Beruh was born on 27 September 1924 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for The Clairvoyant (1982), He Knows You're Alone (1980) and Godspell (1973). He was married to Peg Murray and Kathleen Murray. He died on 30 October 1989 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Producer, Actor, Additional Crew
- September 27, 1924
- Joseph Beruh
- October 30, 1989
Born September 27, 1924, in Pittsburgh, PA; died of a heart attack, October 30, 1989, in New York, NY; son of William Israel (a dry cleaner) and Clara (Parnes) Beruh; married Kathleen Murray (an actress), 1955 (died, August 1969);children: David Marshall and William Israel. Nationality American Gender Male Birth Details September 27, 1924
May 17, 2021 · A set of commercial producers led by Edgar Lansbury and Joseph Beruh were so enticed that they brought in a young composer named Stephen Schwartz to pen a score before installing the show...
Joseph Beruh. Producer: The Clairvoyant. Joseph Beruh was born on 27 September 1924 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for The Clairvoyant (1982), He Knows You're Alone (1980) and Godspell (1973). He was married to Peg Murray and Kathleen Murray. He died on 30 October 1989 in New York City, New York, USA.
