1903 Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion are first seen on Broadway in the original musical The Wizard of Oz, with music by Paul Tietjens and a book and lyrics by L. Frank Baum himself, based on his 1900 novel. Highlighted by vaudeville stars and as the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman, the production runs 293 performances.
1926 As a 300-year-old-opera star who wants to live three hundred more, must discover The Makroploulus Secret. The drama, staged by , runs for 11 weeks.
1929 (of filmdom's Frankenstein renown) directs at London's Savoy Theatre. 's drama, depicting life for British soldiers in the trenches of World War I, runs 485 performances.
1936 , , and are the triangle in the solemn yet devastating . The adaptation of 's novella by Owen and runs 15 weeks at the National Theatre in New York.
1950 , , and imbibe at . Written by , the drama runs at Henry Miller's Theatre in New York for 409 performances.
1991 tells the story of his long work on an unfinished novel in his autobiographical monologue , at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.
2010 A Broadway production of 's 1942 comedy , starring as graying matinee idol Garry Essendine, opens at the 's American Airlines Theatre. Directed by , the cast also includes as tart-tongued secretary Monica Reed and as mad young playwright Roland Maul.
2020 Charles Fuller鈥檚 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about an officer's attempts to unravel the crime of a Black sergeant's murder, A Soldier's Play opens at Roundabout's American Airlines Theatre. Directed by Tony winner , the revival (though the first Broadway production) stars Tony nominee Blair Underwood, and Jerry O'Connell.
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