Christina Crawford (1967)
One of our very favorite alumni — Christina Crawford! Her first visit to the Historic Elitch Theatre was in 1967 in the show Sunday in New York, and then in […]
Charles Nelson Reilly (1978)
While Charles Nelson Reilly may be known to many as a frequent gameshow panelist, to the Historic Elitch Theatre he is known as the Director who brought Julie Harris’ Tony-winning […]
Cesar Romero (1964)
While Cesar Romero played the “Latin lover” in many films, and he even appeared on the nighttime soap opera, Falcon Crest, many will know him from his two-year run as […]
Cecil B. DeMille (1905)
It is a very long time since I spent a very pleasant summer in stock at the Elitch Gardens. Today in Hollywood I can hardly go anywhere without meeting one […]
Carole Shelley (1976)
Carole Shelley’s Broadway credits are some of the most impressive of any alumni of the Historic Elitch Theatre. Long before her Broadway success, Carole Shelley appeared in The Mousetrap at […]
Boyd Dumrose (1963)
Boyd is a different kind of “star” from the Historic Elitch Theatre, but he is no less deserving of recognition! He is a two-time Emmy-winning Production/Set Designer, and he was […]
Eleanor Robson (1899)
In 1899, Robson was a member of the summer stock company at the Elitch Theatre. She made her New York debut a year later and went on to have a […]
George R. Edeson (1897)
Opinions differ on the official first year of summer stock, but most sources date it to 1897 when George Edeson directed the season. The most-comprehensive book on the history of the […]
Bernadette Peters (1966)
Bernadette Peters may be our star with the most Award nominations of any! Check out the list of nominations and wins below! At the age nine, Bernadette Peters made her […]
Barbara Rush (1987)
Rush’s 1987 appearance was a “one-woman monologue by Barbara Rush about the life of Bess Steed Garner, the subject of Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey’s novel, which was reportedly based on the […]