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In 1970, Purlie opens on Broadway starring Melba Moore and Cleavon Little.

Melba Moore and Cleavon Little in Purlie Friedman-Abeles/漏NYPL for the Performing Arts

1926 's has its US premiere at Broadway's Mayfair Theatre.

1934 The revue introduces future stars and .

1956 Under the tutelage of , changes from a poor flower girl to at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York. , , and  also feature in the and musical adapted from 's Pygmalion. designs the costumes for the 2,717 performance run.

1961 stars in The Lady from the Sea at London's Queen's Theatre. The play directed by runs for two months.

1962 There's attached to ' score for the tuner. Rodgers supplied his own lyrics for the musical starring and .

1964 To honor 's 400th anniversary, the New York Philharmonic presents an Homage to Shakespeare. directs a stellar cast that includes , , and interpreting various selections.

1970 , a musical adaptation of ' , opens at the Broadway Theatre. stars in the title role, and , who plays Lutiebelle, stops the show nightly with "I Got Love." Both actors win Tony Awards, and the production runs 688 performances.

1987 's rolls into the Gershwin Theatre. The roller skate spectacle with 's set features and Broadway's original Annie, .

2001 Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Noel Coward's Design for Living opens. Joe Mantello directs Alan Cumming, Jennifer Ehle, and Dominic West in the production at the American Airlines Theatre.

2009 A revival of 's 鈥攆eaturing an array of stars from the worlds of stage and screen鈥攐pens at Broadway's Shubert Theatre. directs the "improbable comedy" about a novelist () doing research with an eccentric medium () who conjures up the ghost of his late first wife (), with dire consequences for his second wife (). Angela Lansbury's performance as Madame Arcati earns her a fifth Tony Award.

2012 A Broadway revival of 's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize鈥搘inning American tragedy , starring as Willy Loman, opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The production, which recreates Jo Mielziner's original Tony Award-winning scenic design, also features as Linda Loman, as Biff, and as Happy. The revival wins Tony Awards for director  and for Revival of a Play.

2015 embodies Lily Garland, a role created by her idol , in 's Broadway revival of , opening at the American Airlines Theatre. The musical's cast also includes as Oscar Jaffe, as Bruce Granit, and as Letitia Primrose.

2018 The Jimmy Buffett jukebox musical Escape to Margaritaville opens the Marquis Theatre. Featuring a book by Greg Garcia and Mike O鈥橫alley, the production, directed by and choreographed by , starred Paul Alexander Nolan, Alison Luff, Lisa Howard, Eric Petersen, Rema Webb, Don Sparks, and Andre Ward.

Today's Birthdays: Grace Livingston Furniss (1864-1938). Silvio Hein (1879-1928).  (1904-1985). Margaret Webster (1905-1972). Richard Ward (1915-1979) (1926-2004).  (b. 1935). Ken Ludwig (b. 1950). Dee Snider (b. 1955).  (1950-2007). David Auster (b. 1969). Kim Raver (b. 1969). 

 
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