He won a Tony Award and an Astaire Award in 1984 for The Tap Dance Kid and received three more Tony nominations for High Spirits, Walking Happy, and the 1967 revival of Annie Get Your Gun.
In May, Masada would then turn on the group to form The New & Improved Carnage Crew with Danny Daniels and taking DeVito out in the process.
A production directed by Jerry Zaks with choreography by Danny Daniels ran at the Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, California, in September 1985 as part of a tour.
Danny Glover | Danny DeVito | Danny Kaye | Danny Boyle | Jeff Daniels | Danny Thompson | Danny Boy | Danny Elfman | Danny Dyer | Charlie Daniels | Danny Bonaduce | Mitch Daniels | Danny Phantom | Billy Daniels | Danny Way | Danny John-Jules | Danny Aiello | Anthony Daniels | Gary Daniels | Danny Trejo | Danny MacAskill | Paul Daniels | Jack Daniels | Danny Tenaglia | Danny Rivera | Danny O'Donoghue | Danny Mills | William Daniels | Joe Daniels | Eddie Daniels |
The original director was opera impresario Tito Capobianco, and choreography was provided by Jack Cole, although Cole was fired during rehearsals and replaced by Danny Daniels.
Directed by Cy Feuer with choreography by Danny Daniels, the cast included George Rose as Henry Hobson, Norman Wisdom as Will Mossop, Louise Troy as Maggie Hobson, and Ed Bakey as George Beenstock.