Lewis J. Stadlen
LEWIS J. STADLEN returns to Broadway having played the role of Max Bialystock in the first national tour of The Producers. His last Broadway appearance was as Mickey Fox in Neil Simon's 45 Seconds From Broadway. He made his debut in 1967 in Fiddler on the Roof starring Luther Adler. He garnered early attention on Broadway portraying Groucho Marx in Minnie's Boys; Ben Silverman in Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys; and Voltaire, Dr. Pangloss, etc. in Leonard Bernstein's Candide. He has originated roles in two of Mr. Simon's other plays, The Female Odd Couple and Laughter on the 23rd Floor. He has performed in the revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum starring Nathan Lane, played Nathan Detroit in the national company of Guys and Dolls and was recently seen as Banjo in Kaufman and Hart's The Man Who Came to Dinner. Other favorite roles included Harry in The Time of Your Life; Azdak in The Caucasian Chalk Circle; Trigorin in The Seagull; Glogauer in Once in a Lifetime; Vandergelder in The Matchmaker; title roles in The Miser, Semel Weiss, S.J. Perelman in Person and Mizlansky/Zilinsky. Film: The Verdict, Serpico, To Be or Not to Be, Judge Horton and The Scottsboro Boys and In & Out. Bio as of November, 2006. American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include: Working in the Theatre (video) Performance - September, 2003 - Watch now. Internet Broadway Database Listing (IBDB.com)