1954 Rodgers and Hammerstein鈥檚 is revived for a 10-week run at New York City Center. In the cast are and .
1955 heads the cast of Tiger at the Gates. 鈥檚 adaptation of 鈥檚 La Guerre de Troie n鈥檃ura pas lieu describes the Trojan hero Hector and his determination to avoid war with Greece. The play runs for 13 weeks at London鈥檚 Apollo Theatre.
1982 Conceiver-director adds a touch of blue to the Great White Way as his opens on Broadway. The cast at the Rialto Theatre features , , , and . The musical centers on the three women鈥檚 woes, featuring 24 songs from various blues artists.
1999 Actor, composer, playwright, and concert artist opens George Gershwin Alone. His one-man show (with music) premieres at the Tiffany Theatre in West Hollywood. The production about two years later, on April 30, 2001, under the direction of .
2008 enters the world of reality casting when MTV debuts Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods. The series follows ten contestants, selected from a nationwide casting call, as they audition to star in the Broadway musical.
2013 Shadows close in on a Connecticut family as the world premiere of Far From Heaven, starring , , and , opens Off-Broadway at . Based on Todd Haynes鈥� 2002 film, the musical has a book by , music by , and lyrics by .
Today鈥檚 Birthdays: (1917鈥�2000); (1926鈥�2013); (1928鈥�1987); (b. 1937); (b. 1941); (1944鈥�2012); (b. 1950); (b. 1963); (b. 1977).
Watch highlights from the 2013 Off-Broadway production of Far From Heaven:
