1928 Birthday of playwright , who writes ; ; and Pulitzer winners , , and .
1946 Birthday of actor and singer , star of Cabaret on film, and Broadway musicals including The Act, The Rink, and , among many other projects.
1964 Ann Jellicoe provides a new translation of 's The Seagull. directs and in the London production.
1964 starring opens at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre. 's comedy about a man trying to pry himself away from a domineering father runs 47 performances.
1971 In the wings after his major number in , comedian dies of a heart attack.
1987 Jean Valjean begins his years of hiding from Javert as opens on Broadway starring Colm Wilkinson and Terrence Mann. The adaptation of the classic Victor Hugo novel features a book by and , music by Sch枚nberg, and lyrics by . stages. It runs for 6,680 performances, and for a time becomes the second longest-running show in Broadway history.
1998 The hills are revived! A new production of and 's 1959 musical opens on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre. stars as the problem-to-be-solved Maria and as the Captain with a flock of children.
2013 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, ' stage adaptation of 's novel of the same name, opens at London's Apollo Theatre. The production, directed by and starring Luke Treadaway, originally premiered at the 's Cottesloe Theatre in 2012. It wins seven Olivier Awards, including Best New Play. The following year, the production , where it wins the Tony Award for Best Play.
2017 , a musical that explores the lasting connection forged between a group of travelers whose planes were diverted to a small Newfoundland town during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, opens on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The show is written by husband-and-wife team and , who make their Broadway debuts with the production.
2020 The night that pop musical sensation SIX is set to open on Broadway, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announces that all Broadway theatres will shut down, effective immediately. Initially intended to last for one month, the shutdown instead extends through the first half of 2021.
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Randy Graff in Les Mis茅rables
