1920 Producer , known for bringing quality plays to Broadway for six decades, is born. He produces 101 Broadway shows, including the 1964 starring , 's drama , 's Tony Award-winning , 's starring , 's , and , both starring and , and 's starring and .
1968 is born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. On Broadway, she originates the role of Glinda in , wins a Tony Award for her performance as Sally in , and stars in revivals of , , and .
1983 , who won the 1966 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in , returns to Broadway in at the Gershwin Theatre. Also in the cast is original Agnes Gooch, . The revival is produced by the composer of the musical that beat Mame for the Tony Award for Best Musical鈥攁nd beat composer for Best Score鈥�'s .
1996 and 's musical The Fantasticks, which opened Off-Broadway May 3, 1960, plays its 15,000th performance. The story about two young neighbors whose stars are crossed purposely by their fathers' fake feud runs at the Sullivan Street Playhouse in New York City's Greenwich Village. It eventually closes in January 2002.
1997 Following a sold-out limited run at Greenwich House, 's comedy, As Bees in Honey Drown, begins a commercial Off-Broadway run at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Although Bo Foxworth has taken over the lead role from , who must leave to honor a film commitment, most of the cast, including , , , and , remains intact.
2001 Mike Nichols' production of 's The Seagull begins performances at Central Park's Delacorte Theater. Meryl Streep and head the cast as Arkadina and Trigorin. Also in the cast are as Masha, as Nina, as Sorin, as Konstantin, as Shamrayev, as Polina, as Medvedyev, and as Dorn.
2003 and present an American Sign Language adaptation of and 's , which opens on this date at Brodway鈥檚 American Airlines Theatre. Featuring a cast of deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing actors, most roles are double cast with one actor speaking and singing, and one signing. Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain, the musical (which first bowed on Broadway in 1985) features a book by William Hauptman, music by Roger Miller, and lyrics by Roger Miller. Directed and choreographed by Jeff Calhoun, the musical earned a Tony nomination for Best Revival of a Musical, as well as a nomination for star Michael McElroy.
2018 The world premiere of , , and 's This Ain't No Disco, a musical the nightclubs and art world of 1979 New York City, opens Off-Broadway at the . The cast includes , , Peter LaPrade, , and .
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