William Gaxton (née Arturo Antonio Gaxiola, December 2, 1893 – February 2, 1963) was a star of vaudeville, film, and theatre. Gaxton was president of The Lambs Club from 1936 to 1939, 1952 to 1953, and 1957 to 1961. He and Victor Moore became a popular theatre team in the 1930s and 1940s; they also appeared in several films and shorts together. Although a fine vocalist, Gaxton's strength was his comic timing, and he often requested songs of his be removed from shows in favor of giving him more time for comedic scenes. An example of this was the removal of "Easy to Love" from Cole Porter's Anything Goes. The song reappeared in the show 53 years later, sung by Howard McGillin in the 1987 Broadway revival.
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Cole Porter
American composer and songwriter
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Martin Charnin
American lyricist, writer, and theatre director
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Billy Rose
American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist
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Andrea McArdle
American actress
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Kaye Ballard
American actress, singer (1925-2019)
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Charles Strouse
American composer and lyricist
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Oscar Hammerstein II
American librettist, lyricist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) theatre director of musicals
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Richard Rodgers
American composer of songs and Broadway musicals
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Harvey Schmidt
American composer for musical theatre and illustrator