1891 Birthday of composer , whose witty, urbane songs grace five decades of musicals, including , , , , and his greatest hit, .
1893 Popular and prolific playwright and producer is born. Among his plays are , , , and the book to the musical . As a principal in , he co-produces many works by his fellow authors from 1938 to 1963.
1923 Birthday of producer , whose Off-Broadway show, The Failures, closes after one performance, but whose next show, The Fantasticks, becomes the longest-running musical ever鈥攏early 42 years, during which Noto occasionally takes the stage as one of the actors. His only subsequent production, Broadway's , closes after just three performances.
1977 announces that the New York Shakespeare Festival will leave Lincoln Center, where it has been the resident production company at the Vivian Beaumont Theater for four years. Papp has not been happy with the artistic and financial restrictions under which he had been operating. His new address is 425 Lafayette Street.
1991 concludes the season with her Mr. Gogol and Mr. Preen, opening at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. stars opposite in the play about a disheveled intellectual recluse who meets a pushy vacuum salesman.
2000 Perhaps you shouldn't say the infamous "Scottish Play" on Broadway. 's begins previews at the Music Box Theatre, and runs only 8 previews and 13 performances before closing June 25. The production stars Frasier's and also features , , and .
2003 Lincoln Center Theater's world premiere of Jules Feiffer's new play, A Bad Friend, opens at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre. Larry Bryggman, Mark Feuerstein, Jonathan Hadary, David Harbour, Jan Maxwell, and Kala Savage make up the cast. Jerry Zaks directs.
2005 Neil Patrick Harris stars in London's Menier Chocolate Factory production of the late Jonathan Larson's tick, tick...BOOM! Scott Schwartz directs a cast that also includes Cassidy Janson and Tee Jaye.
2005 An all-star concert production of South Pacific is presented at Carnegie Hall. Starring Reba McEntire as Nellie Forbush and Brian Stokes Mitchell as Emile de Becque, the one-night-only presentation of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical also featured Tony Award winner , , Dylan Baker, Conrad John Schuck, , Tom Deckman, , Alexio Barboza, Alex de Castro, and Renita Croney.
2015 Tony Award-winning actor and Seinfeld star returns to Broadway after a 25 year absence to replace in David's hit comedy .
More of Today's Birthdays: (1908鈥�1990); (b. 1936); (b. 1961); (b. 1969); (b. 1981); (b. 1985); (b. 1988).
