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Roy A. Somlyo

( b. Sep 2, 1925 Detroit, MI, USA - d. Jan 29, 2009 ) Male

General Manager, Producer, Manager, Production Crew

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Also known as:
 Roy Somlyo
Additional Information:
 Roy A. Somlyo, 83, a producer and general manager of more than 100 shows on Broadway, London and on tour, and an architect of the Tony Awards as we know it today, died Jan. 29.

Born Sept. 2, 1925, the Detroit-born New Yorker had battled cancer in recent years, friends said. ... (show more)

Productions Dates of Production
Gypsy Passion  [Original, Special, Dance]
Produced by Roy A. Somlyo
 Nov 17, 1992 - Jan 2, 1993
Checkmates  [Original, Play, Comedy]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Aug 4, 1988 - Dec 31, 1988
Sherlock's Last Case  [Original, Play]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Aug 20, 1987 - Dec 6, 1987
Uptown...It's Hot!  [Original, Musical, Revue]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Jan 28, 1986 - Feb 16, 1986
Kipling  [Original, Play, Solo]
Produced by Roy A. Somlyo
 Oct 10, 1984 - Oct 21, 1984
La Tragedie de Carmen  [Original, Musical, Opera]
Co - Produced by Roy A. Somlyo
 Nov 17, 1983 - Apr 28, 1984
Edmund Kean  [Original, Play, Solo]
Coordinating Producer: Roy A. Somlyo
 Sep 27, 1983 - Oct 29, 1983
84 Charing Cross Road  [Original, Play]
Co - Produced by Roy A. Somlyo;
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Dec 7, 1982 - Feb 27, 1983
A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine  [Original, Musical, Comedy, Revue]
Co - Produced by Roy A. Somlyo;
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 May 1, 1980 - Sep 27, 1981
I Remember Mama  [Original, Musical]
Co - Produced by Roy A. Somlyo
 May 31, 1979 - Sep 2, 1979
Anna Christie  [Revival, Play, Drama]
Co - Produced by Roy A. Somlyo
 Apr 14, 1977 - Jul 30, 1977
Comedians  [Original, Play]
Co - Produced by Roy A. Somlyo
 Nov 28, 1976 - Apr 3, 1977
We Interrupt This Program...  [Original, Play, Mystery, Thriller]
Associate Produced by Roy A. Somlyo
 Apr 1, 1975 - Apr 5, 1975
Who's Who in Hell  [Original, Play, Comedy]
Associate Produced by Roy Somlyo;
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Dec 9, 1974 - Dec 14, 1974
Ulysses in Nighttown  [Original, Play]
Associate Produced by Roy A. Somlyo
 Mar 10, 1974 - May 11, 1974
Good Evening  [Original, Play, Revue]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Nov 14, 1973 - Nov 30, 1974
6 Rms Riv Vu  [Original, Play, Comedy]
Associate Produced by Roy A. Somlyo;
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Oct 17, 1972 - May 19, 1973
Fun City  [Original, Play, Comedy]
Associate Produced by Roy Somlyo
 Jan 2, 1972 - Jan 8, 1972
Home  [Original, Play, Drama]
Production Associate: Roy A. Somlyo
 Nov 17, 1970 - Feb 20, 1971
Dear World  [Original, Musical]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo;
Production Associate: Roy A. Somlyo
 Feb 6, 1969 - May 31, 1969
Marlene Dietrich  [Original, Special, Concert]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Oct 3, 1968 - Nov 30, 1968
Halfway Up the Tree  [Original, Play, Comedy]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Nov 7, 1967 - Dec 31, 1967
Marlene Dietrich  [Original, Special, Concert]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Oct 9, 1967 - Nov 18, 1967
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Jul 6, 1967 - Nov 12, 1967
Little Murders  [Original, Play]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Apr 25, 1967 - Apr 29, 1967
Black Comedy / White Lies
- Black Comedy
- White Lies
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Feb 12, 1967 - Dec 2, 1967
The Homecoming  [Original, Play]
General Manager for Alexander H. Cohen: Roy Somlyo
 Jan 5, 1967 - Oct 14, 1967
At the Drop of Another Hat  [Original, Musical, Revue]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Dec 27, 1966 - Apr 9, 1967
A Time for Singing  [Original, Musical]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 May 21, 1966 - Jun 25, 1966
Ivanov  [Revival, Play]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 May 3, 1966 - Jun 11, 1966
The Devils  [Original, Play, Drama]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Nov 16, 1965 - Jan 8, 1966
Ken Murray's Hollywood  [Original, Special]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 May 10, 1965 - May 22, 1965
Maurice Chevalier at 77  [Original, Special]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Apr 1, 1965 - May 1, 1965
Baker Street  [Original, Musical]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Feb 16, 1965 - Nov 14, 1965
Comedy in Music Opus 2  [Original, Special, Solo, Comedy, Concert]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Nov 9, 1964 - Apr 24, 1965
Hamlet  [Revival, Play, Tragedy]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Apr 9, 1964 - Aug 8, 1964
Rugantino  [Original, Musical]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Feb 6, 1964 - Feb 29, 1964
Man and Boy  [Original, Play]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Nov 12, 1963 - Dec 28, 1963
Karmon Israeli Dancers  [Original, Special]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 May 20, 1963 - Jun 8, 1963
Ages of Man  [Revival, Play, Solo, Drama]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Apr 14, 1963 - Apr 21, 1963
Lorenzo  [Original, Play]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Feb 14, 1963 - Feb 16, 1963
An Evening with Maurice Chevalier  [Original, Special, Concert]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Jan 28, 1963 - Feb 23, 1963
The School for Scandal  [Revival, Play, Comedy]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Jan 24, 1963 - Mar 16, 1963
Beyond the Fringe  [Original, Play, Revue]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Oct 27, 1962 - May 30, 1964
An Evening With Yves Montand  [Original, Special, Solo]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Oct 24, 1961 - Dec 16, 1961
An Evening With Mike Nichols and Elaine May  [Original, Special, Comedy]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Oct 8, 1960 - Jul 1, 1961
The Cool World  [Original, Play]
Company Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Feb 22, 1960 - Feb 23, 1960
A Distant Bell  [Original, Play]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo;
Company Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Jan 13, 1960 - Jan 16, 1960
An Evening With Yves Montand  [Original, Special, Solo]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Sep 22, 1959 - Oct 31, 1959
Gypsy  [Original, Musical, Drama]
Company Manager: Roy A. Somlyo - Replacement
 May 21, 1959 - Mar 25, 1961
Triple Play
- Bedtime Story
- Portrait of a Madonna
- Some Comments on the Harmful Effects of Tobacco
- A Pound on Demand
Company Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Apr 15, 1959 - May 16, 1959
Epitaph for George Dillon  [Revival, Play, Drama]
General Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Jan 12, 1959 - Feb 21, 1959
Cue for Passion  [Original, Play, Drama]
Company Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Nov 25, 1958 - Dec 27, 1958
Patate  [Original, Play, Comedy]
Company Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Oct 28, 1958 - Nov 1, 1958
The Matchmaker  [Original, Play, Comedy]
Assistant Company Manager: Roy A. Somlyo
 Dec 5, 1955 - Feb 2, 1957
Fanny  [Original, Musical]
Assistant Company Manager: Roy A. Somlyo - Replacement
 Nov 4, 1954 - Dec 16, 1956
The Devil's Disciple  [Revival, Play, Comedy]
Production Assistant: Roy Somlyo
 Feb 21, 1950 - May 27, 1950
Caesar and Cleopatra  [Revival, Play, Comedy]
Production Assistant: Roy A. Somlyo
 Dec 21, 1949 - Apr 29, 1950
Goodbye, My Fancy  [Original, Play, Comedy]
Production Assistant: Roy A. Somlyo
 Nov 17, 1948 - Dec 24, 1949

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