MOST APPEARANCES BY KENLEY HEADLINERS

MOST APPEARANCES BY KENLEY HEADLINERS

Nearly 500 stars appeared in a Kenley Players production. Here are the stars who appeared five or more times:

five appearances SIX APPEARANCES SPECIAL

Vivian Blaine
A Streetcar Named Desire (1961)
Take Me Along (1968)
Marriage-Go-Round (1970)
Barefoot in the Park (1981)
Nite Club Confidential (1986)

Mitzi Gaynor
Mitzi Gaynor Show (1976)
Mitzi Gaynor Show (1979)
Mitzi Gaynor Show (1980)
Mitzi Gaynor Show (1984)
Mitzi Gaynor Show (1995)

Genevieve
Can-Can (1958)
Can-Can (1958) (return)
Silk Stockings (1960)
Can-Can (1961)
Irma La Douce (1963)

Van Johnson
The Music Man (1962)
The Music Man (1963)
A Thousand Clowns (1964)
The Great Sebastians (1968)
No, No Nanette (1983)

John Raitt
Oklahoma! (1961)
Carousel (1962)
Camelot (1969)
Kiss Me, Kate (1974)
Man of La Mancha (1978)

Martha Raye
Anything Goes (1958)
Wildcat (1962)
Goodbye, Charlie (1968)
New Four Girls (1982)
Annie (1983)

Alexis Smith
Private Lives (1952)
Bell, Book and Candle (1953)
Mary, Mary (1965)
Applause (1973)
Pal Joey (1983)

Betty White
The King and I (1959)
Take Me, Along (1961)
Critic's Choice (1964)
Bell, Book and Candle (1965)
Hello, Dolly! (1979)

Barry Williams
Grease (1977)
Pippin (1978)
Grease (1980)
West Side Story (1982)
I Love My Wife (1987)

Edie Adams
The Merry Widow (1960)
Rain (1963)
Bells Are Ringing (1966)
I Do! I Do! (1970)
The Cooch Dancer (1975)
Baby (1984)

Carol Lawrence
Carousel (1965)
I Do! I Do! (1969)
Funny Girl (1976)
Sweet Charity (1977)
The Sound of Music (1980)
Woman of the Year (1984)

Gordon MacRae
Redhead (1960)
Bells Are Ringing (1961)
Kismet (1966)
Golden Rainbow (1969)
Milk and Honey (1972)
Paint Your Wagon (1978)

Ann Miller
Mame (1970)
Hello, Dolly! (1971)
Hello, Dolly! (1971) (return)
Can-Can (1972)
Panama Hattie (1976)
Anything Goes (1977)

Earl Wrightson & Lois Hunt
Camelot (1964)
Kiss Me, Kate (1965)
Blossom Time (1970)
The Great Waltz (1971)
South Pacific (1973) (not Hunt)
A Little Night Music (1976)
Robert Goulet appeared on the Kenley stage eight times, but six of the appearances were in featured roles before he hit it big on Broadway in Camelot. He returned to headline two shows - thirty years apart!

Pajama Game (1959)
Bells Are Ringing (1959)
Dream Girl (1959)
South Pacific (1960)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1960)
Carousel (1960)
Carousel (1965)
South Pacific (1995)
Karen Morrow is another Kenley headliner who started out in feature roles. She stole the 1968 version of Can-Can from headliner Joey Heatherton, was invited back that summer to appear in a role in The King and I, and returned in lead roles six additional times.

Can-Can (1968)
The King and I (1968)
Most Happy Fella (1971)
Anything Goes (1971)
Good News (1972)
Kiss Me, Kate (1974)
Mack and Mabel (1975)
Whoopee! (1984)

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Ed Ames (7)
Shenandoah (1976)
Fiddler on the Roof (1977)
Shenandoah (1979)
South Pacific (1980)
Camelot (1981)
Man of La Mancha (1984)
Shenandoah (1986)

Paul Lynde (9)
The Impossible Years (1969)
The Impossible Years (1969) (Miami)
Don't Drink the Water (1970)
Plaza Suite (1971)
My Daughter's Rated X (1973)
Mother Is Engaged (1974)
Stop, Thief, Stop! (1975)
The Impossible Years (1978)
Don't Drink the Water (1979)

five appearances	SIX APPEARANCES	SPECIAL
Vivian Blaine A Streetcar Named Desire (1961) Take Me Along (1968) Marriage-Go-Round (1970) Barefoot in the Park (1981) Nite Club Confidential (1986) Mitzi Gaynor Mitzi Gaynor Show (1976) Mitzi Gaynor Show (1979) Mitzi Gaynor Show (1980) Mitzi Gaynor Show (1984) Mitzi Gaynor Show (1995) Genevieve Can-Can (1958) Can-Can (1958) (return) Silk Stockings (1960) Can-Can (1961) Irma La Douce (1963) Van Johnson The Music Man (1962) The Music Man (1963) A Thousand Clowns (1964) The Great Sebastians (1968) No, No Nanette (1983) John Raitt Oklahoma! (1961) Carousel (1962) Camelot (1969) Kiss Me, Kate (1974) Man of La Mancha (1978) Martha Raye Anything Goes (1958) Wildcat (1962) Goodbye, Charlie (1968) New Four Girls (1982) Annie (1983) Alexis Smith Private Lives (1952) Bell, Book and Candle (1953) Mary, Mary (1965) Applause (1973) Pal Joey (1983) Betty White The King and I (1959) Take Me, Along (1961) Critic's Choice (1964) Bell, Book and Candle (1965) Hello, Dolly! (1979) Barry Williams Grease (1977) Pippin (1978) Grease (1980) West Side Story (1982) I Love My Wife (1987)	Edie Adams The Merry Widow (1960) Rain (1963) Bells Are Ringing (1966) I Do! I Do! (1970) The Cooch Dancer (1975) Baby (1984) Carol Lawrence Carousel (1965) I Do! I Do! (1969) Funny Girl (1976) Sweet Charity (1977) The Sound of Music (1980) Woman of the Year (1984) Gordon MacRae Redhead (1960) Bells Are Ringing (1961) Kismet (1966) Golden Rainbow (1969) Milk and Honey (1972) Paint Your Wagon (1978) Ann Miller Mame (1970) Hello, Dolly! (1971) Hello, Dolly! (1971) (return) Can-Can (1972) Panama Hattie (1976) Anything Goes (1977) Earl Wrightson & Lois Hunt Camelot (1964) Kiss Me, Kate (1965) Blossom Time (1970) The Great Waltz (1971) South Pacific (1973) (not Hunt) A Little Night Music (1976)	Robert Goulet appeared on the Kenley stage eight times, but six of the appearances were in featured roles before he hit it big on Broadway in Camelot. He returned to headline two shows - thirty years apart! Pajama Game (1959) Bells Are Ringing (1959) Dream Girl (1959) South Pacific (1960) Meet Me in St. Louis (1960) Carousel (1960) Carousel (1965) South Pacific (1995) Karen Morrow is another Kenley headliner who started out in feature roles. She stole the 1968 version of Can-Can from headliner Joey Heatherton, was invited back that summer to appear in a role in The King and I, and returned in lead roles six additional times. Can-Can (1968) The King and I (1968) Most Happy Fella (1971) Anything Goes (1971) Good News (1972) Kiss Me, Kate (1974) Mack and Mabel (1975) Whoopee! (1984) << BACK
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	Ed Ames (7) Shenandoah (1976) Fiddler on the Roof (1977) Shenandoah (1979) South Pacific (1980) Camelot (1981) Man of La Mancha (1984) Shenandoah (1986) Paul Lynde (9) The Impossible Years (1969) The Impossible Years (1969) (Miami) Don't Drink the Water (1970) Plaza Suite (1971) My Daughter's Rated X (1973) Mother Is Engaged (1974) Stop, Thief, Stop! (1975) The Impossible Years (1978) Don't Drink the Water (1979)