Lore Noto, Actor
He returned to commercial art following the war and eventually operated his own studio. He found time to perform in many Off-Broadway productions and began producing in partnership with others. After seeing a Barnard College production of a one-act version of The Fantasticks, Mr. Noto commissioned the authors to expand the work into a full evening of musical theatre. The show he produced ran nearly 42 years at the Sullivan Street Playhouse in Greenwich Village.
When a casting crisis arose in the first few weeks of the run, Mr. Noto stepped into the role of Hucklebee (The Boys Father) briefly. In 1971, stepped into the role again, and went on to perform it until 1986, winning a citation from Guinness acknowledging a world record of 6,348 performances (17 years). This was longer than of any actor in a single role up to that time.
In 1986, illness forced Mr. Noto to retire from the stage and he announced that he was closing the show. A storm of protest followed, and he relented. He brought Donald V. Thompson in as co-producer to help with the daily operation of the production.
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