1901 A man marries his fianc茅e On the Quiet because his parents want him to finish Yale. Playwright based the comedy on a real incident. It runs at the Madison Square Theatre in New York.
1921 The opens on West 49th Street in New York with the musical by . Architect Herbert J. Krapp maximizes the use of space by designing the stage to run diagonally across the space. It is the first of six theatres the Shuberts build on 48th and 49th Streets.
1929 takes on industrialization in his drama , starring and Presented by , it runs at the Martin Beck Theatre for 50 performances.
1958 and write an Epitaph for George Dillon at the in London. is Dillon, a failed, self-pitying playwright looking for an audience.
1960 's The Prodigal opens Off-Broadway at the Downtown Theatre and runs there for several months.
1979 opens on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre. The musical, with a book by , is based on the life of composer and lyricist .
1997 takes over the role of Pseudolus in the -directed revival of , , and 's . The role was played by in the and in the revival.
2002 A Who's Who of Broadway converges on the Minskoff Theatre to salute the late revered drama guru and christen a new award in his name. Among those at the event: , , , , , , and
2004 The late begins performances of at Lincoln Center's Vivan Beaumont Theater. The performance earns him a Tony nomination.
2012 The 2 PM matinee of marks the Broadway production's 10,000th performance. The curtain call celebration includes a note from director read by Phantom-at-the-time and congratulations from composer and producer via video feed.
Today's Birthdays: (1907鈥�1982). (1917鈥�2007). (1921鈥�1995). (1925鈥�2001). (b. 1935). (b. 1953). Damian Lewis ( b. 1971). Brandy Norwood (b. 1979). Curtis Holbrook (b. 1982).
