1838 John Wilkes Booth, perhaps the most infamous actor in American history, is born. The son of actor Junius Brutus Booth, and brother of actors Junius Brutus Booth Jr. and Edwin Booth, he appears with his brothers in a special November 1864 production of Shakespeare's assassination tragedy, Julius Caesar, with Edwin as Brutus, Junius as Cassius, and John Wilkes as Marc Anthony. Five months later, John assassinates President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. In 1991, he becomes a character in the - musical, Assassins.
1899 is born in Omaha, Nebraska. Along with his sister , who is two years older, they become a popular vaudeville act and are later featured in such shows as and . After Adele retires, Fred appears opposite in the 1932 musical . This is his last Broadway appearance. Fred moves on to Hollywood.
1961 A group of unknowns鈥�, , , and 鈥攂ring their comic revue Beyond the Fringe to London's Fortune Theatre. It runs for 1,184 performances. Even though the show mocks the Prime Minister, the normally censorious Lord Chamberlain attends the evening as part of the Queen's party.
1962 's double-bill The Private Ear/The Public Eye plays at London's Globe Theatre. stars in both plays.
1978 and star in the Broadway musical , based on ' of 's novel Look Homeward, Angel. It plays a brief run at the Minskoff Theatre, for which Sternhagen earns a Tony nomination.
1994 follows up with on Broadway at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre.
2006 After a lengthy preview period that began March 24, Disney's fourth Broadway offering, 鈥撵辞濒濒辞飞颈苍驳 , , and 鈥攐pens at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Featuring direction and scenic design by and a score by , the musical stars in the title role opposite as Jane.
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Watch highlights from the 2012 Broadway revival of , featuring Tony nominee Josh Young as Judas:
