Paul Phillips, whose long career as a Broadway stage manager included work on such notable productions as Sweet Charity, Mame, Chicago and, in 1967, the now historic Judy Garland at Home at the Palace, died Dec. 5 of natural causes in Naples, Florida. He was 95.
His death was announced by publicist Harlan Boll.
Born in Pleasantville New York, Phillips enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and was deployed to fight in the South Pacific during WWII. After the war he moved to Hollywood for an acting career, but soon returned to New York, where he would shift from acting to Broadway stage management, beginning in 1959 with director George Abbott’s Fiorella.
Abbott brought Phillips over to stage manage his next play, 1961’s Take Her, She’s Mine starring Art Carney.
Phillips’ next show was producer David Merrick’s short-lived production of The Rehearsal, and a 1965 City Center Revival of Guys and Dolls.
His death was announced by publicist Harlan Boll.
Born in Pleasantville New York, Phillips enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and was deployed to fight in the South Pacific during WWII. After the war he moved to Hollywood for an acting career, but soon returned to New York, where he would shift from acting to Broadway stage management, beginning in 1959 with director George Abbott’s Fiorella.
Abbott brought Phillips over to stage manage his next play, 1961’s Take Her, She’s Mine starring Art Carney.
Phillips’ next show was producer David Merrick’s short-lived production of The Rehearsal, and a 1965 City Center Revival of Guys and Dolls.
- 12/8/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Paul Phillips, a stage manager on such legendary Broadway productions as Sweet Charity, Mame, Pippin and Chicago, died Saturday of natural causes in Naples, Florida, a family spokesman said. He was 95.
Phillips began his career as a Broadway stage manager in 1959 when George Abbott employed him for the musical Fiorello!, starring Tom Bosley. The famed directed then rehired him for his next play, Take Her, She’s Mine, starring Art Carney, in 1961.
After working on The Rehearsal in 1963 and a City Center revival of Guys and Dolls in 1965, Phillips was asked by actress-dancer Gwen Verdon to join her next Broadway show, Sweet Charity.
When the ...
Phillips began his career as a Broadway stage manager in 1959 when George Abbott employed him for the musical Fiorello!, starring Tom Bosley. The famed directed then rehired him for his next play, Take Her, She’s Mine, starring Art Carney, in 1961.
After working on The Rehearsal in 1963 and a City Center revival of Guys and Dolls in 1965, Phillips was asked by actress-dancer Gwen Verdon to join her next Broadway show, Sweet Charity.
When the ...
- 12/8/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paul Phillips, a stage manager on such legendary Broadway productions as Sweet Charity, Mame, Pippin and Chicago, died Saturday of natural causes in Naples, Florida, a family spokesman said. He was 95.
Phillips began his career as a Broadway stage manager in 1959 when George Abbott employed him for the musical Fiorello!, starring Tom Bosley. The famed directed then rehired him for his next play, Take Her, She’s Mine, starring Art Carney, in 1961.
After working on The Rehearsal in 1963 and a City Center revival of Guys and Dolls in 1965, Phillips was asked by actress-dancer Gwen Verdon to join her next Broadway show, Sweet Charity.
When the ...
Phillips began his career as a Broadway stage manager in 1959 when George Abbott employed him for the musical Fiorello!, starring Tom Bosley. The famed directed then rehired him for his next play, Take Her, She’s Mine, starring Art Carney, in 1961.
After working on The Rehearsal in 1963 and a City Center revival of Guys and Dolls in 1965, Phillips was asked by actress-dancer Gwen Verdon to join her next Broadway show, Sweet Charity.
When the ...
- 12/8/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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