1903 Caricaturist is born in St. Louis, Missouri. His distinctive looping line drawings capture the essence of Broadway shows from the 1920s through the early 2000s. The Martin Beck Theatre is renamed the in 2003, just months after his death at age 99.
1921 Future stage and screen star is born in New York City. By the time of her untimely death in 1965, Holliday had won the 1951 Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Born Yesterday, a role she . She also won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in .
1937 's Broadway smash Victoria Regina opens at London's Lyric Theatre. The historical drama, which proved to be a personal triumph for star on Broadway, stars Pamela Stanely as the 19th-century British Queen. The show runs 42 weeks.
1951 Audience members are taken back to Indianapolis circa 1907 as opens at Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre. Based on the novel by , the new musical features a book by . Singing the - score are leads and . The show runs 23 weeks.
1984 's play Hurlyburly opens Off-Broadway at the Promenade Theatre. The original cast from Chicago's stays intact, including , , , , , , and . The play runs 45 performances before .
1992 It is Sir now, as the famed musical theatre composer is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Sir Andrew's many musical credits include Broadway's longest-running musical, , and the international phenomenon, . He is later elevated to the peerage as Lord Lloyd Webber.
2000 and replace Tony-nominated stars and in 's on Broadway. The drama, in which two brothers change personalities, made for an interesting twist as the two actors would switch lead roles every few performances. The replacement players follow in the same fashion until the directed show closes July 29.
2018 plays a woman who discovers that her famous father is in a relationship with a much younger, gay adult film actor in the world premiere of 's Skintight. The production plays a limited engagement at the 's Laura Pels Theatre.
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Flip through some of Al Hirschfeld's famous sketches:
