1946 and play a Chinese couple who separate when the husband goes off on a quest in . composed the score, and and wrote the book based on a Chinese folktale. It runs for 18 weeks at the Plymouth Theatre in New York.
1969 , , and 's musical , starring , opens at the Mark Hellinger Theatre. Although the production only runs for 132 performances, Lansbury wins a Tony Award for her performance.
1974 Chez Nous by highlights changing sexual mores. It stars , , and at London's Globe Theatre.
1975 and star in a revival of 's at the 46th Street Theatre. The -directed production, which originated in London, plays a limited engagement of 92 performances.
1979 Tommy plays at the Queen's Theatre in London. Music is provided by and The Who, with direction by Paul Tomlinson and . Allan Love stars. In 1993, Townshend, director , and choreographer turn into a full-fledged Broadway musical.
2002 's sold-out Public Theater solo show moves to Broadway. It wins the 2002 Tony Award for Best Special Event.
2003 stars with in a Broadway revival of 's . The opening comes after a disastrous preview period in which three actors are replaced, an actor suffers a burst blood vessel in his leg, and director is hospitalized with kidney and blood pressure problems. The revival winds up lasting just 68 performances.
2009 Tony Award-winning and Oscar-nominated character actor dies at age 87. Whitmore was widely respected for the solo plays that he starred in on Broadway and around the country, including Give 'Em Hell, Harry; ; and .
2012 Smash, an hour-long musical drama series created by playwright , premieres on NBC. The first season chronicles the creation of the fictional Marilyn Monroe musical and features original songs by and .
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