1859 Birthday of Broadway's operetta king , composer of , , , , , and numerous editions of the Ziegfeld Follies.
1904 Birthday of playwright, screenwriter, and wit , whose Broadway efforts include and the libretto to .
1909 When her father's will stipulates that his daughter must marry a graduate of Bingham College, she becomes The Fair Co-Ed. stars as the only female student enrolled, helping her fianc茅 make the grade. provides the music and lyrics, the score.
1942 In , the V stands for victory in World War II. Co-produced by and the American Youth Theatre, the timely show hosts songs, sketches, and some lively jitterbugging. The cast includes , , and .
1961 Tallulah Bankhead plays a 50-year-old woman who leaves her dismissive family, disguises herself as an 80-year-old woman, and becomes a babysitter in Midgie Purvis. The play by Mary Chase is directed by Burgess Meredith at the Martin Beck theatre.
1967 The Deer Park, Norman Mailer's adaptation of his novel, stars , , and . Leo Garen directs the show at Theatre de Lys.
1968 and adapt Murdoch's novel The Italian Girl for the stage. and Elizabeth Sellars lead the cast and stages. It runs in London at Wyndham's Theatre.
1968 A Day in the Death of Joe Egg opens at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, starring Albert Finney, Joan Hickson, and Zena Walker. Michael Blakemore directs the Peter Nichols play, which wins Walker a Tony Award for her performance.
2002 A settlement is announced between producer and composer over ownership of the musical Wise Guys, since retitled Bounce, that allows its 2003 premiere at Chicago's to go forward. When the musical finally opens in New York in 2008, it has yet another new title: Road Show.
2003 First performance of Radiant Baby, an Off-Broadway musical about late pop artist Keith Haring at 's Newman space. directs the production, which features lyrics by , , and , book by Ross, and score by Barsha.
2004 Film star Isabella Rossellini stars with in the world premiere of 's The Stendhal Syndrome, which begins performances at ' new home, 59E59.
2011 The Whipping Man, Matthew Lopez's historical drama about a Confederate Jewish solider returning home to his former slaves, who are also Jewish, opens Off-Broadway in a Manhattan Theatre Club production directed by Tony winner Douglas Hughes. Jay Wilkison, Andr茅 Holland, and Andre Braugher star.
2018 The world premiere of 's Fire and Air, exploring the history behind Sergei Diaghilev鈥檚 Ballet Russes, opens Off-Broadway at Classic Stage Company. stars as Diaghilev opposite as dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. The cast also includes , , , and Marsha Mason.
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