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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: January 20
By Playbill Staff | 01/20/2021
In 2005, Harvey Fierstein begins performances as Tevye in
Fiddler on the Roof
on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: January 19
By Playbill Staff | 01/19/2021
August Wilson's
Jitney
opens on Broadway on this date in 2017, later winning the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: January 18
By Playbill Staff | 01/18/2021
In 1998, the original production of
Ragtime
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: January 15
By Playbill Staff | 01/15/2021
Today's birthdays include Andrea Martin, Jerry Mitchell, and Molière.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: January 13
By Playbill Staff | 01/13/2021
In 1925,
Sweet Charity
and
Chicago
star Gwen Verdon is born.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: January 12
By Playbill Staff | 01/12/2021
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
, starring Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis, opens on Broadway on this date in 2012.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: January 11
By Playbill Staff | 01/11/2021
In 1976, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's
Pacific Overtures
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: January 10
By Playbill Staff | 01/10/2021
In 2008, Disney's
The Little Mermaid
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: January 9
By Playbill Staff | 01/09/2021
In 1978, Mary Martin has her final Broadway opening night in
Do You Turn Somersaults?
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: January 8
By Playbill Staff | 01/08/2021
In 1981, Kevin Kline stars on Broadway in
The Pirates of Penzance
.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: January 7
By Playbill Staff | 01/07/2021
In 1943, Ethel Merman and Betty Garrett star in Cole Porter's
Something for the Boys
.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: January 6
By Playbill Staff | 01/06/2021
In 1974, Liza Minnelli opens a concert engagement at the Winter Garden Theatre.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: January 5
By Playbill Staff | 01/05/2021
The Wiz
opens on Broadway on this date in 1975.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: January 4
By Playbill Staff | 01/04/2021
In 1981,
Frankenstein
opens—and closes—on Broadway at the Palace Theatre.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: January 3
By Playbill Staff | 01/03/2021
In 1952, Harold Lang, Helen Gallagher, Elaine Stritch, and Vivienne Segal star in a revival of
Pal Joey
.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: January 2
By Playbill Staff | 01/02/2021
Today's birthdays include Taye Diggs, Christopher Durang, and Beth Malone.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: January 1
By Playbill Staff | 01/01/2021
Today's birthdays include Frank Langella, Joe Orton, and Louise Pitre.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 30
By Playbill Staff | 12/30/2020
In 1948,
Kiss Me, Kate
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 29
By Playbill Staff | 12/29/2020
Jason Robards and Colleen Dewhurst open in a Broadway revival of
A Moon for the Misbegotten
on this date in 1973.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 28
By Playbill Staff | 12/28/2020
In 1944, the original production of
On the Town
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 27
By Playbill Staff | 12/27/2020
In 1927, the original production of
Show Boat
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 26
By Playbill Staff | 12/26/2020
In 1960, Phil Silvers and Nancy Walker star in the musical
Do Re Mi
on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 25
By Playbill Staff | 12/25/2020
In 1940,
Pal Joey
opens on Broadway, starring Vivienne Segal and Gene Kelly.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 23
By Playbill Staff | 12/23/2020
In 1982, Kate Burton plays the title role in
Alice in Wonderland
on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault’s Today in Theatre History: December 22
By Playbill Staff | 12/22/2020
Joshua Logan directs Alvin Ailey in
Tiger Tiger Burning Bright
, opening on this date in 1962.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 21
By Playbill Staff | 12/21/2020
In 2017,
Hamilton
opens in London.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 20
By Playbill Staff | 12/20/2020
In 1981, the original production of
Dreamgirls
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 19
By Playbill Staff | 12/19/2020
In 1957,
The Music Man
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 18
By Playbill Staff | 12/18/2020
In 1969, Katharine Hepburn opens on Broadway in the musical
Coco
.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 17
By Playbill Staff | 12/17/2020
In 1998, the musical
Parade
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 16
By Playbill Staff | 12/16/2020
In 1960, Lucille Ball makes her Broadway debut in the musical
Wildcat.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 15
By Playbill Staff | 12/15/2020
Birthday of Tony-winning
The Lion King
director Julie Taymor.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 14
By Playbill Staff | 12/14/2020
In 2008,
Shrek the Musical
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault’s Today in Theatre History: December 13
By Playbill Staff | 12/13/2020
In 2009, Angela Lansbury and Catherine Zeta-Jones open in the first Broadway revival of
A Little Night Music
.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 12
By Playbill Staff | 12/12/2020
In 2013, the musical
American Psycho
opens in London, starring Matt Smith.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 11
By Playbill Staff | 12/11/2020
In 1983, the original Broadway production of
Noises Off
opens starring Dorothy Loudon.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 10
By Playbill Staff | 12/10/2020
In 2015,
The Color Purple
gets new life on Broadway with breakout star Cynthia Erivo.
Production Photos
Look Back at Tony Winner Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Hudson, and Danielle Brooks in the Broadway Revival of
The Color Purple
By Marc J. Franklin | 12/10/2020
The Tony-winning revival opened at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre December 10, 2015.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 8
By Playbill Staff | 12/08/2020
The late Sammy Davis Jr. was born on this date in 1925.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 7
By Playbill Staff | 12/07/2020
In 2006, the musical
High Fidelity
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 6
By Playbill Staff | 12/06/2020
In 2015,
School of Rock – The Musical
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 5
By Playbill Staff | 12/05/2020
In 2002, Brian Stokes Mitchell stars in a Broadway revival of
Man of La Mancha
.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 4
By Playbill Staff | 12/04/2020
In 2016,
Dear Evan Hansen
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 3
By Playbill Staff | 12/03/2020
In 1947, Tennessee Williams'
A Streetcar Named Desire
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 2
By Playbill Staff | 12/02/2020
In 1985,
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 1
By Playbill Staff | 12/01/2020
In 2005, the original production of
The Color Purple
, starring LaChanze, opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: November 30
By Playbill Staff | 11/30/2020
The Parisian Woman
opens in 2017, starring Phillipa Soo and Uma Thurman.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: November 29
By Playbill Staff | 11/29/2020
In 2006, Raúl Esparza stars in a John Doyle-helmed actor-musician revival of
Company
.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: November 28
By Playbill Staff | 11/28/2020
In 1972, the musical
Via Galactica
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: November 27
By Playbill Staff | 11/27/2020
The first part of Tom Stoppard's epic
The Coast of Utopia
opens on Broadway in 2006.
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