Emory Bass

He then spent two years performing at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, after graduation before moving to New York City.

[1] Bass began his professional career as a cast member of a touring production of the play, Glad Tidings, starring Tallulah Bankhead.

[1] In New York City, Bass appeared on Broadway in The Teahouse of the August Moon, Pal Joey, Can-Can, and the 1973 revival of Irene, starring Debbie Reynolds.

[1] Bass starred as James Wilson in both the original Broadway production of the musical, 1776, which opened in 1969, as well the 1972 film adaption, 1776.

[1][2] Bass appeared in a number of Off Broadway productions, including Bad Habits, By Jupiter, The Boys from Syracuse, and Lysistrata.