- Designed the sets for the original Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof". His set designs were used again in the first three revivals of the show.
- Designed the sets for the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music".
- Designed the sets for the original Broadway production of "Cabaret".
- Designed the sets for the original Broadway production of Archibald MacLeish's "J.B".
- Designed the sets for the original Broadway production of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible".
- The Rose Tattoo (1951). Drama. Written by Tennessee Williams. Incidental music by David Diamond. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Costume Design by Rose Bogdanoff. Lighting Design by Charles Elson. Directed by Daniel Mann. Martin Beck Theatre: 3 Feb 1951- 27 Oct 1951 (306 performances). Cast: Maureen Stapleton (as "Serafina Delle Rose"), Eli Wallach (as "Alvaro Mangiacavallo"), Martin Balsam (as "Man"), Daisy Belmore (as "The Strega"), Robert Carricart (as "Father De Leo") [final Broadway role], Andrew Duggan (as "Doctor") [Broadway debut], Nancy Franklin (as "Teresa"), Jane Hoffman (as "Flora"), Eddie Hyans (as "Salesman'), Dorrit Kelton' (as "Miss Yorke"), Phyllis Love (as "Rosa Delle Rose"), Augusta Merighi (as "Peppina"), Sal Mineo [credited as Savatore Mineo] (as "Salvatore") [Broadway debut], Don Murray (as "Jack Hunter") [Broadway debut], Vivian Nathan (as "Violetta"), Judy Ratner (as "Vivi"), Rossana San Marco (as "Giuseppina"), Penny Santon (as "Mariella"), Sonia Sorel (as "Estelle Hohengarten"), David Stewart (as "Man"), Florence Sundstrom (as "Bessie"), Salvatore Taormina (as "Bruno"), Ludmila Toretzka (as "Assunta"). Note: Filmed as The Rose Tattoo (1955).
- Designed the sets for the original Broadway production of Clifford Odets' "The Country Girl".
- Designed the sets for the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's "Follies".
- Designed the sets for the original Broadway production of Arthur Miller's "Incident at Vichy".
- Designed the sets for the original Broadway production of "Cabin in the Sky".
- Designed the sets for the original Broadway production of Sidney Kingsley's "Detective Story".
- Designed the sets and the lighting for the original Broadway production of Maxwell Anderson's "Barefoot in Athens".
- Designed Otto Schenk's 1970 production of Beethoven's "Fidelio", at the Metropolitan Opera.
- Designed the sets for the original Broadway production of "The Diary of Anne Frank".
- Designed the sets for the 1972 Broadway production of Eugene O'Neill's "The Great God Brown".
- Designed the sets for the original Broadway production of William Inge's "Bus Stop".
- Designed the sets and lighting for the original Broadway production of John van Druten's "I Am A Camera", the play on which the musical "Cabaret" was based.
- Designed the sets for the original Broadway production of George Abbott's "Three Men On a Horse".
- Designed the sets for the original Broadway production of Clifford Odets's "Awake and Sing".
- Designed the sets and costumes for American Ballet Theatre's production of "The Great American Goof".
- Truckline Cafe (1946). Written by Maxwell Anderson. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Costume Design by Millia Davenport. Directed by Harold Clurman. Belasco Theatre: 27 Feb 1946- 9 Mar 1946 (13 performances). Cast: Joseph Adams (as "Second Man"), Marlon Brando (as "Sage McRae"), Irene Dailey (as "Angie"), Joann Dolan (as "Evvie Garrett"), Leila Ernst (as "Sissie"), Louis A. Florence (as "Matt"), Lou Gilbert (as "Man With a Pail"), Virginia Gilmore (as "Anne"), Solen Hayes (as "First Man"), Peter Hobbs (as "The Breadman"), Lorraine Kirby (as "First Woman"), Karl Malden (as "Stag"), David Manners (as "Wing Commander Hern"), June March (as "Mildred"), Kevin McCarthy (as "Maurice"), Peggy Meredith (as "Janet"), Anne Morgan (as "First Girl"), Frank Overton (as "Toby"), Richard Paul (as "Bimi"), Ann Shepherd (as "Tory McRae"), Robert Simon (as "Patrolman Gray"), Eugene Steiner (as "Tuffy Garrett"), Rose Steiner (as "Second Woman"), Gloria Stroock (as "Second Girl"), John Sweet (as "Stew"), Ralph Theodore (as "Kip"), Kenneth Tobey (as "Hutch"), Joanne Tree (as "Celeste"), June Walker (as "Min"), Richard Waring (as "Mort"), Jutta Wolf (as "June"). Produced by Harold Clurman and Elia Kazan, in association with The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, S.N. Behrman, John F. Wharton). Note: Production marked the first major Broadway appearance of Marlon Brando.
- Flowering Cherry (1959). Written by Robert Bolt. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge. Lighting Design by Paul Morrison. Directed by Frith Banbury. Lyceum Theatre: 21 Oct 1959- 24 Oct 1959 (5 performances). Cast: Susan Burnet (as "Carol"), Wendy Hiller (as "Isobel Cherry"), Phyllis Love (as "Judy"), Roy Poole (as "David Bowman"), Eric Portman (as "Cherry"), Anthony Ray (as "Tom"), George Turner (as "Gilbert Grass"). Produced by The Playwright's Company (Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard) and Don Herbert. Produced in association with Don Sharpe Enterprises. Produced by arrangement with H.M. Tennent, Ltd. and Frith Banbury, Ltd.
- Bus Stop (1956). Comedy. Written by William Inge. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Directed by Harold Clurman. Music Box Theatre: 2 Mar 1956- 21 Apr 1957 (478 performances). Cast: Anthony Ross (as "Dr. Gerald Lyman"), Kim Stanley (as "Cherie"), Albert Salmi (as "Bo Decker"), Elaine Stritch (as "Grace Hoylard"), Crahan Denton (as "Virgil Blessing"), Phyllis Love (as "Elma Duckworth"), Patrick McVey (as "Carl"), Lou Polan (as "Will Masters"). Produced by Robert Whitehead and Roger L. Stevens. Note: Filmed as Bus Stop (1956).
- (1960) Stage Play: Do Re Mi. Musical comedy. Book by Garson Kanin. Music by Jule Styne. Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Musical Director: Lehman Engel. Music orchestrated by Luther Henderson. Vocal arrangements and vocal direction by Buster Davis. Dance arrangements by David Baker. Choreographed by Marc Breaux, Deedee Wood. Associate Director: William Hammerstein. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Stage Manager: May Muth. Directed by Garson Kanin. St. James Theatre (moved to The 54th St. Theatre on 25 Dec 1961- close): 26 Dec 1960- 13 Jan 1962 (400 performances/on hiatus from 24 Jul 1961- 21 Aug 1961). Cast: Phil Silvers (as "Hubert Cram"), Nancy Walker (as "Kay Cram"), David Burns (as "Brains Berman"), Nancy Dussault (as "Tilda Mullen"), George Givot (as "Skin Demopoulos"), George Mathews (as "Fatso O'Rear"), John Reardon (as "John Henry Wheeler"), Marilynn Allwyn (as "A Casa Girl/An Animal Girl/Member of the Public"), Doria Avila (as "Member of the Public"), Diane Ball (as "A Casa Girl/An Animal Girl/Member of the Public"), Chad Block (as "James Russell Lowell, IV"), Marilyn Child (as "Thelma Berman"), Frank Derbas (as "A Waiter/Member of the Public"), Sandra Devlin (as "A Casa Girl/An Animal Girl/Member of the Public"), David Gold (as "The Interviewer/Member of the Public"), Edward Grace (as "Senator Redfield/Member of the Public"), Regina Groves (as "A Casa Girl/An Animal Girl/Member of the Public"), Stuart Hodes (as "The Photographer/Member of the Public"), Curtis Hood (as "Member of the Public"), Daniel Jasinski (as "Member of the Public"), Marc Jordan (as "The Headwaiter/Fatso's Lawyer/Member of the Public"), Patti Karr (as "Dance Team/An Animal Girl/Member of the Public"), Betty Kent (as "A Swinger/Gretchen/Member of the Public"), Ray Kirchner (as "Dance Team/The Sumo Student/Member of the Public"), Barbara Lang (as "Member of the Public"), Josephine Lang (as "Member of the Public"), Al Lewis (as "Moe Shtarker"), Albert Linville (as "The Recording Engineer/Senator Rogers"), Ken Malone (as "Member of the Public"), Jim Marley (as "Member of the Public"), Bob McClure (as "The Maitre D'/A Commentator/Member of the Public"), James Moore (as "Member of the Public"), Al Nesor (as "Wolfie"), Dawn Nickerson (as "Member of the Public"), Ed Pfeiffer (as "Member of the Public"), Carolyn Ragaini (as "Marsha/Member of the Public"), Steve Roland (as "Lou/The Chief Counsel/Member of the Public"), Donna Sanders (as "A Swinger/Member of the Public"), Suzanne Shaw (as "A Swinger/Member of the Public"), Carol Stevens (as "A Casa Girl/Wheeler's Secretary/An Animal Girl/Member of the Public"), Allan Stevenson (as "A Commentator"), Liza Stuart (as "Member of the Public"), Dean Taliaferro (as "A Casa Girl/Wheeler's Secretary/An Animal Girl/Member of the Public"), Pat Tolson (as "Brains' Lawyer/Member of the Public"), Nancy Van Rijn (as "A Casa Girl/An Animal Girl/Member of the Public"), Richard Young (as "Member of the Public"). Standby actor: Bernard West [credited as Bernie West] (as "Hubert Cram"). Understudies: David Gold (as "James Russell Lowell, IV"), Marc Jordan (as "Wolfie"), Patti Karr (as "Kay Cram"), Al Lewis (as "Fatso O'Rear") [final Broadway role], Jim Marley (as "Brains Berman/ Moe Shtarker"), Al Nesor (as "Skin Demopoulos") and Dawn Nickerson (as "Tilda Mullen"). Replacement cast: Lena Anders (as "A Casa Girl/An Animal Girl/Member of the Public/Wheeler's Secretary"), Lynne Broadbent (as "A Casa Girl/An Animal Girl/Member of the Public"), Sandra Devlin (as "Thelma Berman"), Gail Johnston (as "Member of the Public"), Alan Kirk (as "Member of the Public"), Jack Metté (as "Member of the Public"), Don Morgan (as "Member of the Public"), Shirley Nelson (as "An Animal Girl/Dance Team/Member of the Public"), Wendy Nickerson (as "A Casa Girl/An Animal Girl/Member of the Public"), Bill Richards (as "A Waiter/Brains' Lawyer/Member of the Public"), Seth Riggs (as "A Commentator"), Roy Smith (as "Member of the Public"), Wally Strauss (as "Member of the Public"). Understudy: Seth Riggs (as "John Henry Wheeler"). Produced by David Merrick. Associate Producer: Jones Harris. Note: Mr. Silvers was nominated for a Tony award.
- (1934) Stage Play: Small Miracle. Melodrama. Written by Norman Krasna. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Directed by George Abbott. John Golden Theatree: 26 Sep 1934- Jan 1935 (closing date unknown/117 performances). Cast: Violet Barney, Jean Bellows, Wyrley Birch, Ilka Chase, Eva Condon, Edward Crandall, Herbert Duffy, Elspeth Eric, Helen Gardner, Fraye Gilbert, Hitous Gray, Edna Hagan, Alan Hale, Joseph King, George Lambert, James Lane, Owen Martin, Myron McCormick, Robert Middlemass, G. Albert Smith, Joseph Calleia, Lucille Strudwick, Nancy Vane, Juan Varro, William Wadsworth. Produced by Courtney Burr. Note: Filmed by Paramount Pictures as Four Hours to Kill! (1935).
- (December 29, 1950) He was scenic designer for Tennessee Williams' play, "The Rose Tattoo," at the Erlanger Theater in Chicago, Illinois with Maureen Stapleton (Serafina Delle Rose); Eli Wallach (Alvarro Mangiacavallo); Phyliss Love (Rose Delle Rose); Don Murray (Jack Hunter); Ludmilla Toretzka (Assunta); Sonia Sorel (Estelle Hohengarten); Eddie Hyans (salesman); Andrew Duggan (doctor); Theo Goetz (Father De Leo); Daisy Belmore (The Strega); Rossana San Marco (Giusepina); Jane Hoffman (Flora) and Florence Sundstrom (Bessie) in the cast. David Diamond was composer. Daniel Mann was director.
- (January 14, 1952) He was set designer for Tennessee Williams' play, "The Rose Tattoo," in a National Tour Production at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Maureen Stapleton, Eli Wallach, Alfonso Cancelmo, Dorothy Estler, Salvatore Taormina, Ludmilla Toretzka, Sally Hester, Lila Paris, Georgia Simmons, Rossina San Marco, Pearl Somner, Augusta Merighi, Sybil Levenson, Martin Balsam, William Major, Dorrit Kelton, Connie Davis, Camila Ashland, Don Murray, Claude Akins, William Krot, and Bill Froelich in the cast. Rose Bogdanoff was costume designer. Daniel Mann was director. Cheryl Crawford was producer. David Diamond was composer.
- (December 14-21, 1959) He was set designer for Archibald MacLeish's play, "J.B.," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Basil Rathbone, Frederic Worlock, Michael Higgins, James Ray, Richard Kuss, Eulalie Noble, Ronn Cummins, Peggy Lang, Paul Robertson, Ina Beth Cummins, Lynne Robertson, Marianna Conway, Ann Dere, Mary Riddle, Elaine Ivans, Laura Pierpont, Bert Conway, Ivor Francis, and Gene Gross in the cast. David Avram was composer. Lucinda Ballard was costume designer. Elia Kazan was director. Alfred De Liagre Jr. was producer.
- (November 22, 1971) He was set designer for the musical, "Company," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with George Chakiris (Robert); Elaine Stritch (Joanne), Louisa Flaningam, Robert Goss, Marian Hailey, Del Hinkley, Ann Johnson, Jane A. Johnston, Bobbi Jordan, Carolyn Kirsch, Gary Krawford, Bernie McInerney, Marti Stevens, and George Wallace in the cast. Stephen Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics. George Furth wrote the book. D.D. Ryan was costume designer. Michael Bennett was choreographer. Harold Prince was director.
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