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Raymond Allen (c.1921 – January 29, 1994) was an American stage actor who was best known for his performances in Gilbert and Sullivan and other light operas from the 1950s through the 1980s. He spent most of his career with the American Savoyards and later the Light Opera of Manhattan. ==Biography== Allen was born and raised in New York City. He attended the Richmond Hill High School in Queens, NY.〔Allen, p. 4〕 Early in his career, Allen appeared at various Off-Broadway theatres, including Theatre de Lys in New York's Greenwich Village (later renamed the Lucille Lortel Theatre) and the Long Wharf theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. In the 1950s and 1960s, Allen performed with Dorothy Raedler's American Savoyards, at first playing chorus and tenor roles and, in 1957, taking over the comic roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas.〔("American Savoyards to Feature Several New Cast Members" ), ''Lewiston Evening Journal'', May 25, 1957, p. 3〕 Allen was the leading principal comic actor of the Light Opera of Manhattan, from 1968 to 1989, starring in shows such as ''The Mikado'', ''The Pirates of Penzance'', ''H.M.S. Pinafore'', ''The Merry Widow'' and ''The Desert Song''. After the company's artistic director, William Mount-Burke, died in 1984, Allen became co-artistic director of the company, together with choreographer Jerry Gotham. Allen, Gotham and music director Todd Ellison continued to stage new operettas and musicals after Mount-Burke's death, including the company's successful original musical ''Little Johnny Jones'', based on the songs of George M. Cohan.〔Kenrick, John. ("A Brief History of LOOM" ), Musicals101.com, The Cyber Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre, TV and Film, 2002, accessed May 19, 2000〕〔(Obituary in ''Variety'' ), February 9, 1994〕 Allen also performed with New York City Opera, among other companies from time to time.〔(Obituary in ''The New York Times'' ), February 3, 1994, accessed May 19, 2009〕 In 1990, Allen starred in a brief run of ''The Merry Widow'' at Westchester's Emelin Theatre.〔 He also appeared in commercials and films.〔 Allen was married to Rhanda Spotton, another member of the Light Opera of Manhattan.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Raymond Allen (stage actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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