Editing Leonard Nimoy (section)

=== Stage ===
[[File:Leonard nimoy 1980.jpg|thumb|upright|Nimoy at a 1980 sci-fi convention]]
Nimoy won acclaim for a series of stage roles. In 1971 he played the starring role of Tevye in ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'', which toured for eight weeks. Having performed in the Yiddish theater as a young man, he said the part was like a "homecoming" for him because his parents, like Tevye, also came from a [[shtetl]] in Russia and could relate to the play when they saw him in it.<ref name=Isenberg>Isenberg, Barbara. ''Tradition!'', St. Martin's Press (2014) p. 137</ref> Later that year he starred as Arthur Goldman in ''The Man in the Glass Booth'' at the [[Old Globe Theater]] in San Diego.<ref>Gershom, Yonassan. ''Jewish Themes in Star Trek'', (2009) Lulu p. 119</ref><ref>''San Diego Magazine'', Vol. 24, San Diego Publishing (1971)</ref>

He starred as [[Randle McMurphy]] in ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'' in 1974, one year prior to its release as a feature film, with [[Jack Nicholson]] in the same role. During the run of the play, Nimoy took over as its director and wanted his character to be "rough and tough," and insisted on having tattoos. The costumer for the show, Sharon White, was amused: "That was sort of an intimate thing.{{nbsp}}... Here I am with Mr. Spock, for god's sakes, and I am painting pictures on his arms."<ref>Shervey, Beth Conway. ''The Little Theatre on the Square'', Southern Illinois Univ. Press (2000) p. 41</ref>

In 1975, Nimoy toured with and played the title role<ref>{{cite magazine| magazine= [[Playboy]] | title= In Search of Nielsen Ratings and Other Ancient Mysteries| volume= 23| number= 9| page= 208| date= September 1976| publisher= }}</ref> in the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]'s ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]''.<ref name=Fischer />{{rp|483}} A number of authors have perceived parallels between the rational Holmes and the character of Spock, and it became a running theme in ''Star Trek'' fan clubs. ''Star Trek'' writer [[Nicholas Meyer]] said that "the link between Spock and Holmes was obvious to everyone."<ref name=Sturgis /> Meyer gives a few examples, including a scene in ''Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country,'' in which Spock quotes directly from a [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]] book and credits Holmes as a forefather to the logic he was espousing. In addition, the connection was implied in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', which paid homage to both Holmes and Spock.<ref name=Sturgis>Sturgis, Amy H. ''Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine'', #10, Volume 10, Wildside Press (2013) p. 41</ref>

By 1977, when Nimoy played Martin Dysart in ''[[Equus (play)|Equus]]'' on Broadway, he had played 13 important roles in 27 cities, including Tevye, [[Malvolio]] in ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', and [[Randle McMurphy]] in ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]''.{{r|darrach19770725}} In 1981, Nimoy starred in ''Vincent'', a one-man show which he wrote and published as a book in 1984.<ref>Nimoy, Leonard. ''Vincent'', Dramatic Publishing (1984)</ref> The audio recording of the play is available on DVD under the title, ''Van Gogh Revisited.''<ref>Dill, Karen E. ''The Oxford Handbook of Media Psychology'', Oxford Univ. Press (2013) p. 22</ref> It was based on the life of artist [[Vincent van Gogh]], in which Nimoy played Van Gogh's brother Theo. Other plays included ''[[Oliver!]]'', at [[The Melody Top]] Theater in Milwaukee, ''[[6 Rms Riv Vu]]'' opposite [[Sandy Dennis]], in Florida, ''Full Circle'' with Bibi Anderson on Broadway and in Washington, D.C. He was in ''[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]'', ''[[The King and I]]'', ''[[Caligula (play)|Caligula]]'', ''The Four Poster'', and ''[[My Fair Lady]].''