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In 1947, Brigadoon premieres on Broadway.

A scene from Brigadoon. Vandamm Studio / The New York Public Library

1928 stages his version of The Three Musketeers. and write the lyrics for 's score. , , and star in the production at the Lyric Theatre in New York.

1945 This lingers 13 weeks at the Martin Beck Theatre. 's comedy stars and is directed by .

1947 appears out of the mist at the Ziegfeld Theatre. and 's musical has choreography by and a cast that includes , , and . It runs 581 performances.

1963 And the director says . Joseph Stein adapts Carl Reiner's novel into a play starring Alan Arkin as a delivery-boy who has a chance to make it big in theatre. The production plays 419 performances at the Henry Miller's Theatre in New York and is later made into a film and the musical .

1973 A revival of starring inaugurates the new Minskoff Theatre. The musical comedy, with music by , lyrics by , and book by and Joseph Stein, garners Reynolds and castmate Tony nominations, but only goes home a winner for his performance.

1986 Playwright and director makes her Broadway debut as both with . The play, starring , , , and , opens at the Virginia Theatre and runs 12 performances.

2002 plays its 3,225th performance, surpassing and 's  and becoming the 10th longest running show in Broadway history.

2013 and Mickey Sumner star in the world premiere of ' The Lying Lesson, at the 's Linda Gross Theater. directs the play about a fictional encounter between late-career movie star and a stranger.

2014 , a musical based on the Academy Award-winning 1976 film about an underdog fighter who rises to greatness, opens on Broadway. stars as boxer Rocky Balboa opposite as Adrian. Directed by , the musical features a score by and  and a book by and Sylvester Stallone. It runs 180 performances at the Winter Garden Theatre.

2016 The revival of and 鈥檚 musical comedy The Robber Bridegroom opens Off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theatre. stars as Jamie Lockhart.

Today's Birthdays:  (1913-1995).  (1823-1905). Rosalind Elias (1929-2020). Mike Stoller (b. 1933).  (b. 1950). Dana Delany (b. 1956).  (b. 1959). Ciar谩n O'Reilly (b. 1959). Dominique Morisseau (b. 1978).

 
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