1876 Birthday of Broadway comedian , who stars or costars in the original casts of many musical comedies, notably , , , , and
1925 Birthday of costume designer , who creates the clothes for many Broadway classics, including , , , , , , and .
1930 stars as a King who threatens to abdicate and upset . penned the comedy, which runs for 11 weeks at the Martin Beck and Alvin Theatres in New York. The cast includes and . provides the direction.
1934 's adaptation of ' novel runs at the Shubert for 315 performances. stars with and .
1955 Ninotchka slips into at the Imperial Theatre. The transformation into a musical is the handiwork of , , , and . and star. stages the show, which runs for 478 performances.
1956 and Beatrix Lehmann tread through The Waltz of the Toreadors at London's Arts Theatre. directs 's translation of the comedy.
1980 Brian Clark's , which played , returns to Broadway in a revised production at the Royale Theatre. While starred as "Ken" Harrison in the original, the new production changes the role to "Claire" Harrison and stars .
1999 Director 's production of Paul Scott Goodman's Bright Lights, Big City opens Off-Broadway at , where Greif directed in 1996. The musical is based on the Jay McInerney novel about a writer who hedonistically plows through New York City high life in 1984. makes his New York debut in the lead role.
2012 Howard Kissel, a critic who covered New York's theatre scene for nearly four decades, dies at age 69. For half of his long career, Kissel's primary perch was The Daily News, where he worked for 20 years, primarily as the chief theatre critic. He also served as chairman of both the New York Film Critics Circle and the New York Drama Critics Circle, sat on the drama jury for the Pulitzer Prize, and wrote The Abominable Showman, a biography of producer .
2014 The world premiere of 's Kung Fu, which follows international icon Bruce Lee's journey from troubled Hong Kong youth to martial arts legend, opens Off-Broadway at the the Pershing Square Signature Center's Irene Diamond Stage. stars in the production that blends dance, Chinese opera, martial arts, and drama.
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