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In 2007, In the Heights opens Off-Broadway.

Robin De Jesus, Karen Olivo and Lin-Manuel Miranda in In the Heights Joan Marcus

1907 Actor is born in Chicago, Illinois. In 1946, he stars opposite in , and in 1965, he is featured in .

1937 continues his effort to bring back verse plays with his portrait of Emperor Franz Josef of Austria, . It runs at the Shubert (and later Majestic) Theatre with and .

1940 The revue opens at the Booth Theatre with a cast that includes , , and .

1947 plays at the Henry Miller's Theatre. 's depiction of the execution of the boarding house-keeper in whose home President Lincoln's assassination was planned stars .

1954 stars as an Arab boy attempting a seductive blackmail. and are the couple he may ensnare. Based on 's novel, Ruth and 's play runs for three months at the Royale Theatre.

1956 's drama opens at the ANTA Playhouse. and play an older man and younger woman who fall in love. directs.

1973 and star in 's domestic comedy , which runs at the Plymouth Theatre.

2007 The Off-Broadway premiere of In The Heights opens at 37 Arts Theatre. The Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes' musical stars Mandy Gonzalez, Priscilla Lopez, Andrea Burns, Christopher Jackson, Robin de Jesus, Karen Olivo, and Miranda himself. The show would eventually transfer to Broadway and win the Tony Award for Best Musical.

More of Today's Birthdays: Charles Ruggles (1886鈥�1970).  (1888鈥�1976).&苍产蝉辫; (1908鈥�1962).&苍产蝉辫; (1913鈥�1973). Michael Benthall (1913鈥�1974). George W. George (1920鈥�2007).  (1925鈥�2001).&苍产蝉辫; (1931鈥�1955). Joe Raposo (1937-1989). Lucy Martin (b. 1942).  (b. 1942). Michel Stewart (1945鈥�1997). Bernard Telsey (b. 1960).  (b. 1967). Mary McCormack (b. 1969). Enid Graham (b. 1980).

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