1912 is born in Chicago, Illinois. He appears in numerous Broadway productions, most memorably as Mitch in the original .
1923 Shhhh! is born in Strasbourg, France.
1930 It's the first day "Being Alive" for composer-lyricist . The songwriter of , , , and , and lyricist of and is in good 鈥�Andrew Lloyd Webber shares the same birthdate (see below).
1948 , , and composer is born. Officially dubbed "Lord Lloyd Webber" by Queen Elizabeth, the composer's recent shows include Love Never Dies, Stephen Ward, and .
1962 and star in at the Shubert Theatre in New York. adapts his own book with songs by . stages.
1973 Check into The Hot L Baltimore and you might be sitting in the lobby with . The Circle Theatre Company first produced 's drama in a hotel lobby before moving it to the Circle in the Square. Marshall Mason directs for a run of 1,166 performances.
1987 Mark Hamill puts down the light saber picks up some biting one-liners in this Larry Shue comedy The Nerd, which opens at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Hamill plays Willum who invites the man who saved his life to his birthday party鈥攐nly to discover he isn't such a welcome guest. Robert Joy, Peter Reigert, and Patricia Kalember co-star.
1990 's contemporary classic novel is turned into a stage play as opens at the Cort Theatre. The 's production of 's adaptation stars and .
1992 Judd Hirsch and Tony Shalhoub star in Conversations With My Father at the Royale Theatre. The play by Herb Gardner follows novelist Charlie as remembers the relationship with his dad, Eddie. Daniel Sullivan directs.
1997 A Prince turns to a King as Tony winner joins the cast of the revival of and 's at the Neil Simon Theatre. She replaces as the woman who steals the heart of .
2000 The Off-Broadway premiere of Kenneth Longergan's The Waverly Gallery opens at Second Stage's Promenade Theatre. Directed by Scott Ellis, the play starred Eileen Heckart, Josh Hamilton, Maureen Anderman, Anthony Arkin, and Mark Blum.
2005 A revival of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, starring Jessica Lange. Joining her on stage in the David Leveaux-directed production are Sarah Paulson, Josh Lucas, and Christian Slater.
2007 The Broadway murder mystery musical Curtains opens at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre with a score by Kander and Ebb and a book by Rupert Holmes, who provides additional lyrics. Starring David Hyde Pierce, the show follows police detective and theatre fan Frank Cioffi as he investigates the murder of a leading lady during her opening-night curtain call. Directed by Scott Ellis with choreography by Rob Ashford, the musical also stars Debra Monk, Karen Ziemba, Jason Daniely, Jill Paice, and Edward Hibbert
2009 Following a critically acclaimed London run, 's opens on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Directed by , the play stars , , , and as the increasingly belligerent parents of two boys involved in a playground fight. The production wins three Tony Awards, including one for Best Play.
2011 , a solo show conceived by and starring , opens at the Lyceum Theatre. The show takes audiences "from Leguizamo's childhood memories in Queens to the early days of his acting career in the 1980s avant-garde theatre scene, and on to the sets of major motion pictures."
2012 Andrew Lloyd Webber and 's rock oratorio gets a 21st-century makeover from Tony-winning director in the critically acclaimed production, which opens on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre. stars as Jesus Christ, opposite 's Judas.
2016 The world premiere of Sarah Burgess' Dry Powder, helmed by Hamilton director , officially opens Off-Broadway at The Public Theater. The starry cast features Claire Danes, Hank Azaria, Sanjit De Silva, and John Krasinski.
2018 Disney's makes the leap from screen to Broadway as it opens at the St. James Theatre. and star as royal sisters Elsa and Anna. Songwriters and supplement their songs from the original animated film, including the Oscar-winning "Let It Go", with a dozen new tunes.
More of Today's Birthdays: Vivian Beaumont Allen (1885-1962), (1896-1964), Ruth Page (1899-1991), Sophie Maslow (1911-2006), Karl Malden (1912-2009), Bill Johnson (1916-1957), Paul Rogers (1917-2013), (1920鈥�2000), (b.1931), (1933-2019), Tommy Hollis (1954-2001), Stephanie Mills (b. 1957), Matt Bogart (b. 1971), Christopher Wheeldon (b. 1973)
Watch sing a mashup of "You Must Love Me" from Evita and "Children Will Listen" from Into the Woods in honor of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Sondheim's shared birthday:
