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Stage to Page 半岛体育 Vault's Today in Theatre History: July 9 Today's birthdays include Quentin Earl Darrington, Jeremy Pope, Brandon Uranowitz, and Brian Dennehy.
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1930 In today's Variety, a review of a new vaudeville show at the Eighty-Sixth Street Theatre singles out a newcomer from the world of cabaret. Reads the review: "She is a good looking girl with a fair enough voice that might carry much further with special stuff. This is her first stage appearance. She's out of cabaret so probably has plenty to learn." Her name is .

1964 is the odd juror out as 's hit play 12 Angry Men makes its London debut at the Queen's Theatre. British audiences do not take to the play as well as American audiences did, and the -directed production closes after only 99 performances.

1995 's sees the Broadway stage again, courtesy of . Adapted by , the play features , , , , , , and . The -helmed production plays 45 performances at the Criterion Center.

2011 Silence! The Musical鈥�, Jon Kaplan, and Al Kaplan's parody of the movie The Silence of the Lambs鈥攐pens at Off-Broadway's Theater 80. directs and choreographs the musical starring as Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Jenn Harris as Clarice Starling.

2016 Three of the original stars of play their final performance in the blockbuster musical: (Alexander Hamilton), (Eliza Hamilton), and (Aaron Burr). Miranda and Odom Jr. had won Tonys a month prior.

Today's Birthdays: (1879鈥�1947). (1882鈥�1936). (1938鈥�2020). (b. 1941). Lisa Banes (b. 1955). (b. 1955). (b. 1955). (b. 1956). (b. 1978). (b. 1986). Jeremy Pope (b. 1992).

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