1930 Comedian appears on Broadway in . The revue also features , , and .
1931 says goodbye to the Ziegfeld Follies as the final installment of the great showman's legendary revue opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre. stars , , and . There are 165 performances.
1993 The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production of Measure for Measure, directed by Michael Rudman and co-produced by George C. Wolfe, opens at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. The company includes Lisa Gay Hamilton as Isabella, Kevin Kline as The Duke, Blair Underwood as Claudio, Andre Braugher as Angelo, and Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Lucio.
1998 , , and star in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production of 's newest play, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told. The comedy, from the penner of Jeffrey and , is a retelling of the story of Adam and Eve. The production, directed by , makes its Off-Broadway debut later the same year at .
1999 's The Taming of the Shrew opens at Central Park's Delacorte Theater. and star as Kate and Petruchio in the music-infused production directed by .
2010 A Michael Greif-helmed musical production of The Winter's Tale, featuring music by Tom Kitt, opens at the Delacorte in Central Park. The Public Theater production features a cast that includes Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Francois Battiste, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Nyambi Nyambi, Richard Topol, and Heather Lind.
2013 directs the world premiere stage adaptation of the 1967 Walt Disney film The Jungle Book, opening at Chicago's . The and score includes "The Bare Necessities" and "Trust in Me," as well as additional unused songs written for the film.
2015 Original Little Shop of Horrors star returns to the role of Audrey for a series of concerts at New York City Center, presented as part of the Encores! Off-Center series. co-stars as Seymour.
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