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Lucille Ball

Date of Death: April 26, 1989 (77)

Birth Place: Jamestown, NY, USA

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Lucille Ball BIO

In 1936, she landed the role she hoped would lead her to Broadway, in the Bartlett Cormack play Hey Diddle Diddle, a comedy set in a duplex apartment in Hollywood. The play premiered in Princeton, New Jersey, on January 21, 1937, with Ball playing the part of Julie Tucker, "one of three roommates coping with neurotic directors, confused executives, and grasping stars, who interfere with the girls' ability to get ahead".

In 1940, Ball appeared as the lead in the musical Too Many Girls where she met and fell in love with Desi Arnaz, who played one of her character's four bodyguards in the movie.

She starred in Wildcat on Broadway, a musical with a book by N. Richard Nash, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, and music by Cy Coleman.

Lucille Ball STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1960
Wildcat Jackson


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Dorset Theatre Festival Reveals 2024 Season Lineup


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Review: FUNNY GIRL at Cleveland's Connor Palace


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Hit Musical THE CHER SHOW Comes To The Bushnell This March


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Hollywood Club LA at The Woman's Club of Hollywood Will Present SINGER KATRINA AGUILAR IN CONCERT


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State Theatre New Jersey to Present THE CHER SHOW in February


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ANA GASTEYER at Enlow Recital Hall


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Video: Get a First Look at Ella Perez and Lorenzo Pugliese as Babe and Sonny Bono in THE CHER SHOW National Tour


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Rambert's PEAKY BLINDERS to be Broadcast as Part of BBC's Festive Line-Up


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Photos: Get a First Look at the National Tour of THE CHER SHOW


Get a first look at photos of the national tour of The Cher Show!

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The Thalians Honors Actor & Humanitarian Gary Sinise with The 2023 Mr. Wonderful Award At Annual Winter Gala


The Thalians will host their annual star studded Winter Gala, with proceeds benefitting the charity.  The 2023 gala will honor actor and humanitarian, Gary Sinise, with their highest honor, the Mr. Wonderful Award, for his efforts on behalf of our service men and women through the Gary Sinise Foundation. 

Review: THE CHER SHOW at Walton Arts Center


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National Comedy Center To Preserve Don Rickles Archive


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How many Broadway shows has Lucille Ball been in?

Lucille Ball has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

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Lucille Ball has not appeared in the West End

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