As Curly in the national tour of Oklahoma! 1944

Oklahoma!  Erlanger Theatre, Chicago 1944

On stage at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre for Carousel, 1945

Jan Clayton and John Raitt, Carousel, 1945

John Raitt’s understudy Howard Keel, unidentified woman, theatrical photographer Florence Vandamm, John Raitt, Carousel, 1945

With Dorothy Sarnoff in Magdalena, Ziegfeld Theatre, 1948

With Dorothy Sarnoff in Magdalena during the Los Angeles tryout in 1948.

With Doretta Morrow rehearsing Knickerbocker Holiday for ABC’s Pulitzer Prize Playhouse in 1950

NBC’s Buick Circus Hour, 1952

Cecil Kellaway and John Raitt, pre-Broadway tryout Three Wishes for Jamie, Curran Theatre, San Francisco, 1951

Three Wishes for Jamie, Mark Hellinger Theatre, 1952

Snapshot of John in his dressing room at the Mark Hellinger Theatre during the 1952 run of Three Wishes for Jamie.

In costume for Taming of the Shrew, a live 1954 telecast by the NBC Opera Company.

With Ralph Dunn and Carol Haney in The Pajama Game, St. James Theatre, 1954

With Janis Paige in The Pajama Game, St. James Theatre, 1954

Taking direction from co-directors Stanley Donen and George Abbott while shooting The Pajama Game, 1957

The Pajama Game’s stars Eddie Foy Jr., John Raitt, Barbara Nichols and Doris Day take a break.

With Doris Day in The Pajama Game film, 1957

The Pajama Game at Radio City Music Hall in NY, 1957

With Mary Martin in a publicity photo for Annie Get Your Gun, NBC 1957

With Mary Martin in Annie Get Your Gun, NBC 1957

John Raitt and Mary Martin in Annie Get Your Gun, 1957

Publicity shot with Dorothy Kirsten for NBC’s The Chevy Show, 1958

Another late 1950’s TV appearance, possibly The Chevy Show

John Raitt and Gisele MacKenzie, No Man Can Tame Me, G.E. Theatre, CBS 1959

John Raitt on Death Valley Days, syndicated television western series, 1960

Singing at the Olympic Club at Lakeside in LA, 1960

Outside Connecticut’s Oakdale summer theatre during Oklahoma!

With Susan Watson in A Joyful Noise, Mark Hellinger Theatre, 1966

A Joyful Noise, Mark Hellinger Theatre, 1966

Billboard for the Oakdale summer stock theatre in Connecticut in 1967

As the title character in Zorba, 1970 national tour

John Raitt starring as Zorba in the musical’s 1970 national tour.

As John Adams in a 1973 summer stock production of 1776

After performing at the White House for President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Roslyn Carter.

John Raitt and as Charlie Anderson in Shenandoah, 1977 national tour

Sign for Man of La Mancha at Elitch’s Theatre, Denver, 1983

Giving a newspaper interview in the early 1980s

As Tony in The Most Happy Fella with Laurence Guittard Pasadena Civic Auditorium 1987

As The Vagabond King Pasadena, CA 1941 

As Curly with the national company of “Oklahoma!” at Chicago’s Erlanger Theatre, 1944

Betty Jane Watson and John Raitt, Oklahoma!  Erlanger Theatre, Chicago 1944

John Raitt and Jan Clayton in Carousel, 1945

Murvyn Vye, Franklyn Fox and John Raitt, Carousel, 1945

John Raitt in his dressing room at the Majestic Theatre

Magdalena, Los Angeles tryout 1948

The two stars of Madalena, John Raitt and Dorothy Sarnoff, in his dressing room during the Los Angeles tryout of the 1948 musical.

With Doretta Morrow and Dennis King in Knickerbocker Holiday on ABC’s Pulitzer Prize Playhouse in 1950

With co-stars Dolores Grey and Joe E. Brown on Buick Circus Hour, NBC 1952

Bert Wheeler, Billy Chapin, John Raitt, Anne Jeffreys in Three Wishes for Jamie, 1952.

Three Wishes for Jamie, Mark Hellinger Theatre, 1952

Dolores Gray and John Raitt, Carnival in Flanders, Century Theatre, 1953

With Susan Yagar in Taming of the Shrew, a live 1954 telecast by the NBC Opera Company.

Singing “Hey There” in The Pajama Game, St. James Theatre, 1954

Curtain call for The Pajama Game, St. James Theatre, 1954

Behind the scenes on a Warner Brothers sound stage filming The Pajama Game in 1957.

Studying The Pajama Game script with Doris Day

Doris Day and John Raitt in a 1957 publicity shot for The Pajama Game

With Mary Martin in Annie Get Your Gun, NBC 1957

As Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun LA & SF Civic Light Opera and NBC  Special, 1957

Appearing on a variety show on Australia’s Channel Seven, 1958

The Chevy Show at NBC Burbank in 1958

With Rosemary Clooney on NBC’s The Lux Show, 1958

Table top promotion for John’s Las Vegas appearance in 1959

John Raitt and Anne Jeffreys, Destry Rides Again, LA & SF Civic Light Opera, 1960

John Raitt and Jane Morgan, Bell Telephone Hour NBC 1961

Billboard for the Oakdale summer stock theatre in Connecticut in 1963

With Susan Watson and company, A Joyful Noise, Mark Hellinger Theatre 1966

1960’s appearance on The Joey Bishop Show

Starring in On A Clear Day You Can See Forever in summer stock.

As Zorba, one of John’s favorite roles. Chita Rivera and Barbara Baxley costarred in the1970 national tour.

Taping a salute to Oscar Hammerstein for PBS in 1970. He is performing with Leslie Uggams.

Marquee for the St. James Theatre during the 1975 run of A Musical Jubilee

During the 1978 run of  Shenandoah

John Raitt n Shenandoah,1977 national tour

As Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha at Elitch’s Theatre, Denver, 1983

In Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific at the Poconos Playhouse, 1982

The Barber of Seville, 1942

Oklahoma!  Erlanger Theatre, Chicago 1944

Jan Clayton, John Raitt and Jean Darling in a publicity shot for Carousel, 1945

John Raitt, Jean Castro, Jan Clayton and Jean Darling, Carousel, 1945

Final Scene of Carousel at the Majestic Theatre, 1945

As Pedro in Magdalena Ziegfeld Theatre, 1948

With Dorothy Sarnoff in Magdalena during the Los Angeles tryout in 1948.

With Lucille Norman in the operetta New Moon, Greek Theatre LA 1949

John Raitt, Dolores Gray, Joe E. Brown, NBC’s Buick Circus Hour, 1952

John Raitt and Gerri Teasley, pre-Broadway tryout Three Wishes for Jamie, Curran Theatre, San Francisco, 1951

Three Wishes for Jamie co-stars Anne Jeffreys and John Raitt

With Bert Wheeler in Three Wishes for Jamie, Mark Hellinger Theatre, 1952

With Susan Yagar in Taming of the Shrew, a live 1954 telecast by the NBC Opera Company.

With Janis Paige in The Pajama Game, St. James Theatre, 1954

Singing “There Once Was A Man” with Janis Paige, The Pajama Game, St. James Theatre, 1954

John shared a dressing room with his friend and costar Eddie Foy Jr throughout the Broadway run of The Pajama Game.

 With co-star Doris Day on location for The Pajama Game, 1957

With Doris Day in a publicity shot for The Pajama Game film, 1957

Doris Day and John Raitt in a 1957 publicity shot for The Pajama Game

Ed Sullivan, John Raitt and Janis Paige rehearsing the first color broadcast of Toast of the Town (The Ed Sullivan Show), CBS Studio No. 72, 1954

Mary Martin and John Raitt co-starred in the 1957 NBC color presentation of Annie Get Your Gun.

As Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun LA & SF Civic Light Opera and NBC  Special, 1957

With Janet Blair in a publicity photo for The Chevy Show 1958

At home studying a script for The Chevy Show

With Betty Grable in Shower of Stars, CBS 1959

Shirley Temple and John Raitt, Shirley Temple Theatre NBC 1960

Helping two fans decide which show to see at Melodyland in Anaheim, CA, 1960

1962 revival of Carousel with original co-star Jan Clayton

Choreographer Michael Bennett, John Raitt, and producer Edward Padula during rehearsals for A Joyful Noise, Mark Hellinger Theatre, 1966

As Shade Motley in A Joyful Noise, Mark Hellinger Theatre 1966

1960’s appearance on The Mike Douglas Show

Marquee of the Desert Inn, Las Vegas, 1969.

With Zorba director (and original Pajama Game producer) Hal Prince and co-star Barbara Baxley, 1970.

Playing Kismet in the round, summer stock 1971

Tammy Grimes, Larry Kert, Patrice Munsel, John Raitt, Cyril Richard, Lillian Gish, and Dick Shawn during rehearsals for A Musical Jubilee, St. James Theatre, 1975

Shenandoah sign at Elitich’s Theatre in Denver, 1978

With Barbara Cook, John Schneider and talk show host Mike Douglas, 1980

Meeting the audience following Man of La Mancha at Elitch’s Theatre in Denver, 1983

The Most Happy Fella, 1987