Other works

(1941 - 1978) Active on Broadway (credited as Jayne Cotter early in her career) in the following productions:

(1941) Stage Play: Spring Again. Written by Isabel Leighton and Bertram Bloch. Directed by Guthrie McClintic. Henry Miller's Theatre (moved to The Playhouse Theatre from 10 Jan 1942- close): 10 Nov 1941- 10 Jan 1942 (241 performances). Cast: Ann Andrews (as "Edith Weybright"), Betty Breckenridge (as "Elizabeth"), Joseph Buloff (as "William Auchinschloss"), Jayne Meadows [credited as Jayne Cotter] (as "Millicent Cornish") [Broadway debut], John Craven (as "Tom Cornish"), Lawrence Fletcher (as "L.J. O'Connor"), Grace George (as "Nell Carter"), Robert Keith (as "Dr. Lionel Carter"), Ben Lackland (as "Robert Reynolds"), Joe Patterson (as "Bell Boy"), C. Aubrey Smith (as "Halstead Carter"), George Spelvin Jr. (as "Western Union Boy"), Richard Stevenson (as "Girard Weybright"), Michael Strong (as "Joe Crumb"), William Talman (as "Arnold Greaves"). Produced by Guthrie McClintic.

(1943) Stage Play: Another Love Story. Comedy.

(1945) Stage Play: Many Happy Returns. Comedy. Written by Clare Kummer. Directed by Peter Berneis. Playhouse Theatre: 5 Jan 1945- 6 Jan 1945 (3 performances). Cast: Mary Astor (as "Cynthia Laceby"), Nancy Butler (as "Ethel"), Leonard Carey (as "Albert"), Jayne Meadows [credited as Jayne Cotter] (as "Jane"), Michael Dreyfuss (as "Jo Barnett"), Vincent Gardner (as "Tom Carruthers"), Don Gibson (as "Eddie"), Neil Hamilton (as "Henry Burton"), Nell O'Day (as "Fay"), Rex O'Malley (as "Charles Barrows"). Produced by Harry Bloomfield.

(1958) Stage Play: The Gazebo. Comedy/mystery. Written by Alec Coppel. From a story by Myra Coppel and Alec Coppel. Minuet by Zoya Leporska. Production Design and Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Jerome Chodorov. Lyceum Theatre: 12 Dec 1958- 27 Jun 1959 (218 performances). Cast: Jayne Meadows (as "Nell Nash"), Walter Slezak (as "Elliott Nash") [final Broadway role], Edward Andrews (as "Harlow Edison"), Ralph W. Chambers (as "Mr. Thorpe") [final Broadway role], Michael Clarke-Laurence (as "The Dook"), John Ford (as "Druker"), Ruth Gillette (as "Mrs. Chandler"), Don Grusso (as "Louie"), Leon Janney (as "Jenkins"), Pat Patterson, Richard Poston, Jane Rose. Note: Edward Andrews understudied "Elliott Nash." Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard) and Frederick Brisson.

(1978) Stage Play: Once in a Lifetime. Comedy (revival). Written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. Scenic Design by Karl Eigsti. Costume Design by Carol Luiken. Lighting Design by F. Mitchell Dana. Hair and Wig Design by Paul Huntley. Directed by Tom Moore. Circle in the Square Theatre: 15 Jun 1978- 27 Aug 1978 (85 performances + 21 previews that began on 26 May 1978). Cast: Jayne Meadows [credited as Jayne Meadows Allen] (as "Helen Hobart") [final Broadway role], George S. Irving (as "Herman Glogauer"), John Lithgow (as "George Lewis"), Deborah May (as "May Daniels"), Treat Williams (as "Jerry Hyland"), Max Wright (as "Lawrence Vail"), Sydney Blake (as "Phyllis Fontaine"), Peter Bosché (as "Norton/Mr. Flick/Boom Man"), Michael Brindisi (as "Couple #1/Electrician/Biographer"), Alma Cuervo (as "Coat Check Girl/Bridesmaid"), Lance Davis (as "Miss Leigh's Chauffer/Sullivan/Truckman/Reporter"), MacIntyre Dixon (as "Rudolph Kammerling"), Julia Duffy (as "Susan Walker"), Bob Harper (as "Porter/Miss Fontaine's Chauffer/Fulton/Painter"), Bella Jarrett (as "Miss Leighton"), Michael Jeter (as "Jolson/Bellboy/Page"), Elizabeth Kemp (as "Couple #2/Miss Leigh's Maid/Woman/Script Girl"), Ellen March (as "Cigarette Girl/Bridesmaid"), Beverly May (as "Mrs. Walker"), Lee Meredith (as "Florabel Leigh"), Keith Perry (as "Ernest/Cameraman/Necktie Man"), Richard Peterson (as "Jolson/Moulton/Leading Man"), Jill P. Rose (as "Couple #1/Miss Fontaine's Maid/George's Secretary"), Peter J. Saputo (as "Meterstein"), Jim Shankman (as "Jolson/Page/Bellboy"), Phyllis Somerville (as "Miss Chasen"), Jack Straw (as "Policeman/Bishop/Reporter"), Eric Uhler (as "Couple #2/Electrician/Photographer") [Broadway debut], Jerry Zaks (as "Weisskopf"). Produced by Circle in the Square (Artistic Director: Theodore Mann. Managing Director: Paul Libin).

(1974) She acted in Noel Coward's play, "Tonight at Eight-Thirty," at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts with Steve Allen in the cast.

(1956) She acted in Robert Anderson's play, "Tea and Sympathy," at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts.

(July 1974) She acted in Noel Coward's play, "Tonight at 8:30: Hands Across the Sea, Still Life, and Fumed Oak," at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine with Steve Allen in the cast.