1954 The Golden Apple is the musical retelling, by , of the Judgment of Paris myth. It begins performances Off-Broadway at the Phoenix Theatre, and after winning a Drama Critics' Circle Award, for 125 performances. and lead the cast. The score is provided by .
1959 's drama premieres starring and . The play explores the intricacies of an African American family and is awarded the Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play. directs the 530 performances, first at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, and then at the Belasco Theatre.
1999 is revived by the in New York. and portray Eleanor of Aquitane and King Henry II in 's historical drama. stages.
2001 , a musical tracing the life of A Chorus Line lyricist-composer opens on Broadway.
2002 hosts a reading of Sex and the City-State, a musical based on the Greek classic Lysistrata, after it was banned at the in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The show has a book by , music by , and lyrics by . Then-A.R.T. Artistic Director told The Boston Globe that he pulled the plug because the script was "ferociously obscene鈥攎uch more than Aristophanes."
2003 A four-day strike by Broadway pit musicians, which was supported by actors and stage hands, ends early this morning after an all-night bargaining session. Minimum numbers of musicians required at some theatres are reduced slightly.
2005 stumbles during the Chicago tryout of her revival and breaks her foot. Producers close the show, but at Applegate's insistence that the show must go on, reopen it with understudy in the title role. Applegate undergoes weeks of intensive therapy and miraculously returns to the production in time for its May 4th Broadway opening.
2010 , ' romantic dramedy that explores questions of love, sexuality, religion, family, and tolerance, opens at Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre. directs the play, which was first produced Off-Broadway by Naked Angels Theater Company.
2011 Emmy-winning comedian makes her Broadway debut in at the Belasco Theatre. The solo show marks the first time the Tony Awards have been mentioned by name in the title of a Broadway show.
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