in addition to his work in radio and television, kollmar produced and directed several broadway stage plays. he produced his first broadway show, "by jupiter", in june 1944. in may 1944, he produced and directed the fantasy musical "dream with music". the production starred ballerina vera zorina and was written by kollmar's wife dorothy, sidney sheldon and ben roberts. the musical was praised for its ballet sequences, but received largely poor reviews. it closed after 28 performances.