1912 Stop in at the Liberty Theatre in New York and see just what it takes when you're Elevating a Husband. Edward Everett Horton, Conway Tearle, and Jessie Carter are among the cast of the Clara Lipman and Samuel Shipman farce. It runs 120 performances.
1918 Seventeen, adapted from 's novel by and , expounds on the world of American teens. and are in the cast.
1946 Playwright considers the life of Oliver Wendell Holmes in . The comedy stars and and runs 160 performances.
1953 A true witch hunt comes to Broadway as Arthur Miller's The Crucible premieres on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre. Inspired by the real-life Salem witch trials of 1692, Miller's political work is a clear commentary on Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities committee, which worked to root out supposed communist sympathizers from all aspects of American life with little regard for facts or evidence. McCarthy's reign would peter out a year and a half after The Crucible opened on Broadway, while the play itself won four 1953 Tony Awards, including Best Play.
1968 , , , and Alice Whitfield star in the musical revue Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris at the Village Gate. It runs 1,847 performances.
1971 is born in Chicago, Illinois. A two-time Tony Award winner for her performances as Brooke Ashton in and Marge MacDougall in , her Broadway appearances also include Sally Bowles in and Miss Hannigan in .
2003 A woman goes on a journey of the soul when she resolves to quit smoking in 's musical Little Fish, which begins performances at Off-Broadway's . directs a cast that includes , , , , , and .
2004 , the leggy, effervescent tap dancer who starred in on Broadway and in the film versions of Kiss Me, Kate and On the Town, dies at age 80.
2009 A controlling mother, an unstable daughter, and a handsome stranger are the trio at the center of 's 1990 play , which opens in its Broadway debut at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. directs the production, starring , , and .
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