1873 Birthday of who wrote the lyrics and/or book for more than three dozen musicals from 1908 to the 1930s, including ; ; ; ; and .
1925 The revue , starring and , begins its 181-performance run at the Shubert Theatre.
1969 is born in New York. He becomes a teen sensation in such films as Heathers, Interview With the Vampire, and True Romance before returning to his stage roots during the 1998鈥�1999 Broadway season. Slater plays Clifford, mid-run, in the 1999 Tony Award-winning play at the John Golden Theatre. Other theatre credits include Winthrop Paroo opposite 's Harold Hill in (1980), and Tom Wingfield opposite 's Amanda in (2005).
1981 Following an 11-month national tour, a revival of with re-creating his Tony and Academy Award-winning performance as Henry Higgins, opens on Broadway at the Uris Theatre. Although Harrison fought with Actors Equity to have British actor as his Eliza Doolittle, vocal damage forces her to drop out of the production after the first Broadway preview, and she is replaced by her American-born understudy .
1999 The Donkey Show, described as a "Midsummer Night's disco," opens at New York City's Club El Flamingo. Created and directed by and Randy Weiner, the show sets 's classic comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream in the 1970s disco scene where nightclub impresario Oberon and disco diva Titania find themselves in the midst of a timeless lovers quarrel. Donkey features disco era songs like "I Love the Nightlife," "Ring My Bell," "Car Wash," and "You Sexy Thing." Originally announced as a six-week limited engagement, it runs for six years.
2002 Broadway gets its first revival of since the 1938 original. The production stars , , , , and .
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