Max Meth
Encyclopedia
Max Meth was a Broadway
musical director and conductor for over 40 years (1927 - 1968). He came to the United States from Austria. He won the Tony Award
twice, in 1949 for the original As the Girls Go
, and in 1952 for a revival of Pal Joey.
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
musical director and conductor for over 40 years (1927 - 1968). He came to the United States from Austria. He won the Tony Award
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
twice, in 1949 for the original As the Girls Go
As the Girls Go
As the Girls Go is a musical with music by Jimmy McHugh, lyrics by Harold Adamson and a book by William Roos.After an out-of-town tryout at the Opera House in Boston in October 1948, the original Broadway production of As the Girls Go opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on November 13, 1948,...
, and in 1952 for a revival of Pal Joey.
Broadway credits
- Artists and Models Nov 15, 1927 - Mar 24, 1928
- The Greenwich Village Follies Apr 9, 1928 - Jul 28, 1928
- A Night in Venice May 21, 1929 - Oct 19, 1929
- Nina Rosa Sep 20, 1930 - Jan 17, 1931
- The New YorkersThe New YorkersThe New Yorkers is a musical written by Cole Porter and Herbert Fields . The musical premiered on Broadway in 1930. It is based on a story by cartoonist Peter Arno and E. Ray Goetz. The musical satirizes New York types, from high society matrons to con men, bootleggers, thieves and prostitutes...
Dec 8, 1930 - May 2, 1931 - Ballyhoo of 1932 Sep 6, 1932 - Nov 26, 1932
- Take a Chance Nov 26, 1932 - Jul 1, 1933
- RobertaRobertaRoberta is a musical from 1933 with music by Jerome Kern, and lyrics and book by Otto Harbach. The musical is based on the novel Gowns by Roberta by Alice Duer Miller...
Nov 18, 1933 - Jul 21, 1934 - Say When Nov 8, 1934 - Jan 12, 1935
- Revenge with Music Nov 28, 1934 - May 27, 1935
- ParadeParade (musical)Parade is a musical with a book by Alfred Uhry and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. The musical was first produced on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on December 17, 1998. The production was directed by Harold Prince and closed 28 February 1999 after only 39 previews and 84 regular...
May 20, 1935 - Jun 22, 1935 - Right This WayRight This WayRight This Way is a Broadway production that opened at the 46th Street Theatre on January 5, 1938, and ran for fifteen performances. It was categorized as an original musical comedy and was set in Paris and Boston....
Jan 5, 1938 - Jan 15, 1938 - Sing Out the News Sep 24, 1938 - Jan 7, 1939
- Leave It to Me!Leave It to Me!Leave It to Me! is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The "book" was a collaborative effort by Samuel and Bella Spewack, who also directed the Broadway production. The musical was based on the play Clear All Wires by the Spewacks...
- Replacement Nov 9, 1938 - Jul 15, 1939 - Cabin in the SkyCabin in the SkyCabin in the Sky is a 1943 American musical film with music by Vernon Duke, lyrics by John La Touche, and a musical book by Lynn Root. The musical premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on October 25, 1940. It closed on March 8, 1941 after a total of 156 performances...
Oct 25, 1940 - Mar 8, 1941 - Let's Face It!Let's Face It!Let's Face It! is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields is based on the 1925 play The Cradle Snatchers by Russell Medcraft and Norma Mitchell....
Oct 29, 1941 - Mar 20, 1943 - Jackpot Jan 13, 1944 - Mar 11, 1944
- Dream With Music May 18, 1944 - Jun 10, 1944
- Up in Central Park Jan 27, 1945 - Apr 13, 1946
- Beggar's HolidayBeggar's HolidayBeggar's Holiday is a musical with a book and lyrics by John La Touche and music by Duke Ellington.An updated version of The Beggar's Opera by John Gay, it focuses on a corrupt world inhabited by rakish mobsters and their double crossing gangs, raffish madams and their dissolute whores, panhandlers...
Dec 26, 1946 - Mar 29, 1947 - Finian's RainbowFinian's RainbowFinian's Rainbow is a musical with a book by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Burton Lane. The 1947 Broadway production ran for 725 performances. Several revivals and a 1968 film version followed. A Broadway revival ran from October 8, 2009 until January 17, 2010...
- Replacement Jan 10, 1947 - Oct 2, 1948 - As the Girls GoAs the Girls GoAs the Girls Go is a musical with music by Jimmy McHugh, lyrics by Harold Adamson and a book by William Roos.After an out-of-town tryout at the Opera House in Boston in October 1948, the original Broadway production of As the Girls Go opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on November 13, 1948,...
Nov 13, 1948 - Jan 14, 1950 - Great to Be Alive! Mar 23, 1950 - May 6, 1950
- Pal Joey (Revival) Jan 3, 1952 - Apr 18, 1953
- Seventh Heaven May 26, 1955 - Jul 2, 1955
- Ziegfeld Follies of 1957Ziegfeld FolliesThe Ziegfeld Follies were a series of elaborate theatrical productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 through 1931. They became a radio program in 1932 and 1936 as The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air....
Mar 1, 1957 - Jun 15, 1957 - Finian's RainbowFinian's RainbowFinian's Rainbow is a musical with a book by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Burton Lane. The 1947 Broadway production ran for 725 performances. Several revivals and a 1968 film version followed. A Broadway revival ran from October 8, 2009 until January 17, 2010...
(Revival) May 23, 1960 - Jun 1, 1960 - The Unsinkable Molly BrownThe Unsinkable Molly Brown (musical)The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a musical with music and lyrics by Meredith Willson and book by Richard Morris. The plot is a fictionalized account of the life of Margaret Brown, who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic, and her wealthy miner-husband....
- Replacement Nov 3, 1960 - Feb 10, 1962 - The Megilla of Itzik Manger Oct 9, 1968 - Dec 15, 1968
Awards
- 1949 Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical DirectorTony Award for Best Conductor and Musical DirectorThe Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director was first presented in 1948, and later discontinued after 1964.-1940s:* 1948: Milton Rosenstock – Finian's Rainbow* 1949: Max Meth – As the Girls Go-1950s:...
- As the Girls GoAs the Girls GoAs the Girls Go is a musical with music by Jimmy McHugh, lyrics by Harold Adamson and a book by William Roos.After an out-of-town tryout at the Opera House in Boston in October 1948, the original Broadway production of As the Girls Go opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on November 13, 1948,...
(winner) - 1952 Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical DirectorTony Award for Best Conductor and Musical DirectorThe Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director was first presented in 1948, and later discontinued after 1964.-1940s:* 1948: Milton Rosenstock – Finian's Rainbow* 1949: Max Meth – As the Girls Go-1950s:...
- Pal Joey (winner)