Harold Lang

Harold Lang

Harold Lang (December 21, 1920 - July 26, 1985) was an American dancer and actor.

Lang began his professional career as a ballet dancer, making his professional debut with the San Francisco Ballet and then going on to perform with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and American Ballet Theatre (then called Ballet Theatre). While at ABT, he originated roles in Jerome Robbins' "Fancy Free" and "Interplay", in addition to performing in ballets by George Balanchine, David Lichine, Léonide Massine, and Antony Tudor.

Beginning in the late 1940s, Lang transitioned from ballet to musical theater. He made his Broadway debut in the short-lived "Mr. Strauss Goes to Boston" (1945), then had more success as a soloist in "Three to Make Ready" (1946) and "Look, Ma, I'm Dancin'!" (1948). Lang's first major role, however, was as Bill Calhoun/Lucentio in the original production of "Kiss Me, Kate" (1948) — although he did not always get along with composer Cole Porter. [William McBrien, "Cole Porter" (New York: Vintage, 2000), 310.] His second major Broadway role was Joey in the 1952 revival of "Pal Joey". Other Broadway appearances included "Make a Wish" (1951), "Shangri-La" (1956), "Ziegfeld Follies of 1957", and "I Can Get It for You Wholesale" (1962). Lang also toured as the Jester in "Once Upon a Mattress".

Although he appeared on television in the early 1950s, Lang made no commercial films. The New York Public Library has archival films of Lang's work in "Fancy Free" and "Interplay". He also portrayed John Sappington Marmaduke "Bubber" Dinwiddie, the brother of martha Dinwiddie Butterfield in the Patrick Dennis mock-bio "First Lady." Both Arthur Laurents and Gore Vidal reported having affairs with Lang. [Arthur Laurents, "Original Story by: A Memoir of Broadway and Hollywood" (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000), 47 ff., 233; Gore Vidal, "Palimpsest" (New York: Penguin, 1995), 130-32.] From 1970 to his death in 1985, Lang was a professor of dance at California State University, Chico. [ [http://www.harold-lang.com/Timeline.htm Harold Lang Timeline ] ]

References

Further reading

* Bayles-Yeager, Danni. "Harold Lang: If He Asked Me, I Could Write a Book." Canada: Trafford Publishing, n.d. ISBN 1-4120-7135-6

External links

* [http://www.harold-lang.com/ Harold Lang Memorial Website]
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=48890 Entry at Internet Broadway Database]


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