1911 Chicago's Columbia Theatre opens its doors. Architect J.E.O. Pridmore designed the 1,550-seat house. In 1923, it becomes the Adelphi. In 1974, its doors close for demolition.
1948 writes and stars in , a comedy based on her long-running radio show, The Goldbergs. It runs 156 performances at the Belasco Theatre.
1960 stages with Thurber's sketches in words and cartoons. The cast includes , , , , and . It initially runs 16 weeks and then reopens September 5 and runs for an additional 12 weeks.
1962 Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad by Arthur Kopit opens Off-Broadway at the Phoenix Theatre and runs for 454 performances. Austin Pendleton stars as the poor son. stages the show, which departs on an 11-week tour after the production closes and then .
1975 Singer-songwriter stars in , a revue of his songs at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The supporting cast includes Harry's brothers and as well as . It runs 47 performances.
1978 's , starring , , and , opens at the Music Box Theatre. It plays 1,793 performances, the longest Broadway run ever for a murder mystery. Seldes earns an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records after not missing a single performance of the play's run.
1989 Director-choreographer Jerome Robbins revisits his career as his opens at Broadway's Imperial Theatre. The cast includes , , , , and . It wins the Tony for Best Musical and runs 633 performances.
1999 , the Panama-born director who won a Tony Award as Best Director for , dies at age 74. He directed Broadway productions of and . On May 2, 2000, the Kaufman Theatre on 42nd Street is officially rechristened the Jos茅 Quintero Theatre.
2003 With only a few days remaining until a March 2 contract expiration between their union and Broadway producers, Broadway pit musicians gather outside Broadway theatres to pass out literature explaining their grievances. Within days, they go on strike.
2004 stars in a Broadway revival of directed by . It runs 781 performances, with taking over the role of Tevye the following year.
2013 's world premiere of Liz Flahive's The Madrid, starring as a mother and teacher who sheds her life and moves to a rundown apartment building, opens Off-Broadway at New York City Center Stage I.
2019 Alice By Heart, the new musical from creators and and book writer , has its New York premiere Off-Broadway at . The show reimagines 's story in World War II London and follows teenagers Alice Spencer (Molly Godron) and her dear friend Alfred () as they journey down the rabbit hole in an attempt to escape their harsh, violent reality.
Today's Birthdays: Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593). (1802-1885). (1887-1966). (1914-1986). (1916-1987). (1919-2005). (1920-2004). (1921-2007). (1933-1976). Jane Wagner (b. 1935). (b. 1948). David Edgar (b. 1948). (b. 1960). John McDaniel (b. 1961). Justin Matthew Sargent (b. 1985).
Flip through photos from the 2004 Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof:
