1940 It's for an actor who would rather sleep with her pet Chihuahua than her playwright husband. and are the twosome. The comedy by and runs 613 performances.
1964 dies in Hollywood at age 60. Known mainly for his film work, in the 1950s the German-born actor appeared at several theatres doing monologues and poetry readings.
1966 opens at Broadway's Longacre Theatre in The production runs for nine weeks. Holbrook toured widely with the show since it's first Off-Broadway production in 1959, and returns to Broadway with revivals of the play in and .
1971 stars in 's revised adaptation of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. It runs for 1,025 performances at the Mercer-Hansberry Theatre in Greenwich Village.
1994 Two years after the riots following the Rodney King verdict in Los Angeles, 's Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 opens Off-Broadway at the Joseph Papp Public Theater. The text of the dateline drama is taken from interviews she had with people directly or indirectly involved in the case. The play, which premiered at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, following its runs at New Jersey's McCarter Theatre and the Public.
1995 teaches Broadway as the musical is revived at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Broderick wins a Tony Award for his performance as J. Pierrepont Finch. takes over the role for a brief stint before Broderick returns to close the show July 14, 1996, with his real-life sweetheart (and future wife) .
2000 Disney increases the number of musicals it has running on Broadway to three, as opens at the Palace Theatre. , , and star. Despite not being nominated for Best Musical, Aida wins four Tony Awards including ones for Headley's performance and for and 's score.
2003 The film version of the musical wins six Oscars including Best Picture at the Academy Awards. The win marks the first time a movie musical has taken home the Best Picture Oscar in more than three decades. (Oliver! was the last, in 1968.) Other Oscars for the film include for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Velma Kelly. (Zeta-Jones was nominated in a category that also included her Chicago costar, Queen Latifah.)
2011 , a movie star who for a half-century dies at the age of 79. Her Broadway appearances included revivals of and .
2014 and 's Tony Award-winning musical returns to Broadway in a reimagined revival featuring fresh scenic and narrative elements as well as new orchestrations. Opening at the Imperial Theatre, , the new production stars as Jean Valjean, as Javert, as Fantine, and as Eponine.
2017 Another Boublil and Sch枚nberg musical returns to its original home on Broadway. A revival of opens at the Broadway Theatre, where ran for 4,092 performances. The new production, which was first seen in London in 2014, stars as Kim, as Chris, and as The Engineer.
Today's Birthdays: (1884-1959). Joan Crawford (1904-1977). (b. 1957). John Pinette (1964-2014). (b. 1964). (b. 1970). Kate Jennings Grant (b. 1970). Keri Russell (b. 1976). Ben Rappaport (b. 1986).
