- Active on Broadway (variously credited during his career as James Flash Riley, J. Flash Riley, and Joe Flash Riley) in the following productions:
- Swing It (1937). Musical comedy.
- Native Son (1941). Drama.
- Run, Little Chillun (1943). Drama (reivival).
- Carmen Jones (1943). Musical.
- On the Town (1944). Musical comedy.
- Finian's Rainbow (1947). Musical. Based on material by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy. Choreographed by Michael Kidd. Directed by Bretaigne Windust. 46th Street Theatre: 10 Jan 1947- 2 Oct 1947 (725 performances). Cast: Lucas Aco, Anita Alvarez, Arlene Anderson, Bette Anderson, Robert Billheimer, Eddie Bruce, Robert Eric Carlson, Ralph Waldo Cummings, Royal Dano, Kenneth Davis, Harry Day, Charles Dayton, Nathaniel Dickerson, Jane Earle, Michael Ellis, Lorenzo Fuller, Cyprionne Gabel, Alan Gilbert, William Greaves, Eleanore Gregory, Erona Harris, Theodore Hines, Ann Hutchinson, Mimi Kelly, Jerry Laws, Ella Logan, The Lyn Murray Singers, Eve Lynn, Norma Jane Marlowe, Dolores Martin, Tom McElhany, Vera McNichols, Ann Mitten, Frank Neal, Roger Orhadieno, Eddie Phillips, Robert Pitkin, Donald Richards, Elayne Richards, 'Joe Flash Riley' (credited as James Flash Riley), Louis Sharp, Albert Sharpe, Maude Simmons, Roland Skinner, Augustus Smith Jr., Kathleen Stanford, Helen Stanton, Arthur Tell, Sonny Terry, Dorothy Tucker, Margaret Tynes, Edythe Udane, David Wayne, Gene Wilson, Eleanor Winter, Diane Woods. Produced by Lee Sabinson and William R. Katzell.
- Bubbling Brown Sugar (1976). Musical revue.
- (January 6, 1978) He acted in Studs Terkel's musical, "Working," at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with David Patrick Kelly, Rex Everhart, Joe Ponazzeck, Jo Henderson, and Jay Footlik in the cast. Stephen Schwartz was director and adapter. Micki Grant composed music and lyrics. James Taylor composed the Millwork song. Craig Carnelia composed other songs. David Mitchell was scenic designer. Marjorie Slaim was costume designer.
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