13 Solo Turns on Broadway Everyone Should Know

The Belle of Amherst Playbill - April 1976 — *The Belle of Amherst*, 1976

The Belle of Amherst, 1976

Julie Harris in <i>The Belle Of Amherst</i> — Starring Julie Harris, William Luce's play tells the story of Emily Dickinson, the legendary poet who lived a reclusive existence at her family home in Amherst, Massachusetts, during the Victorian era. Friedman-Abeles/©NYPL for the Performing Arts

Starring Julie Harris, William Luce's play tells the story of Emily Dickinson, the legendary poet who lived a reclusive existence at her family home in Amherst, Massachusetts, during the Victorian era.

Song and Dance Playbill - Oct 1985 — Act 1 of *Song and Dance*,1985

Act 1 of Song and Dance,1985

Bernadette Peters in Song and Dance. — The first act of *Song & Dance* is one of the few true solo musicals ever to play Broadway. Bernadette Peters won her first Tony Award in 1985 for her portrayal of Emma, an English girl in New York, whose search for love spanned almost two dozen songs. Kenn Duncan / The New York Public Library

The first act of Song & Dance is one of the few true solo musicals ever to play Broadway. Bernadette Peters won her first Tony Award in 1985 for her portrayal of Emma, an English girl in New York, whose search for love spanned almost two dozen songs.

cover_no_shadow — *The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe*, 1985

The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, 1985

Lily Tomlin in <i>The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe</i>. — In *The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe*, Lily Tomlin played multiple roles in Jane Wagner's one-woman play, a comedic look at and critique of contemporary American society. Martha Swope / The New York Public Library

In The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Lily Tomlin played multiple roles in Jane Wagner's one-woman play, a comedic look at and critique of contemporary American society.

Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, 1994

Anna Deavere Smith in <i>Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992</i> — Anna Deavere Smith examines the aftermath of the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles in this one-woman show in which she impersonates many of the people she interviewed about the event. Martha Swope/

Anna Deavere Smith examines the aftermath of the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles in this one-woman show in which she impersonates many of the people she interviewed about the event.

Freak Playbill - Opening Night — *Freak*, 1998

Freak, 1998

John Leguizamo in Freak. — Actor John Leguizamo introduced Broadway audiences to his explosive storytelling style in 1998 when *Freak*, a semi-autobiographical series of Leguizamo's family stories co-written with David Bar Katz, opened at the Cort Theatre. Photo by Photo by Joan Marcus

Actor John Leguizamo introduced Broadway audiences to his explosive storytelling style in 1998 when Freak, a semi-autobiographical series of Leguizamo's family stories co-written with David Bar Katz, opened at the Cort Theatre.

13 Solo Turns on Broadway Everyone Should Know

13 Solo Turns on Broadway Everyone Should Know

13 Solo Turns on Broadway Everyone Should Know

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