1940 , , and star in . The musical runs 444 performances at the Imperial Theatre.
1953 and open , their show about a musical in tryouts out of town. Starring , it plays 358 performances at the Majestic Theatre.
1958 returns to the London stage after a 22-year absence. He stars in and directs The Party, Jane Arden’s play about an alcoholic. , , and Ann Lynn are also featured in the cast.
1964 ±á±ð’s The Right Honorable Gentleman, but he has his moral lapses. stars in ’s play at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London. The drama runs for 17 months.
1974 Magician combines music with illusions in , which becomes one of the longest-running shows of the 1970s (1,920 performances at the Cort Theatre). Pippin and Godspell composer pens the musical’s score.
1987 °¿´Ú´Ú-µþ°ù´Ç²¹»å·É²¹²â’s is transformed into Studio B of Cleveland radio station WTLK as ’s Talk Radio airs live to its New York viewing audience. directs a cast that features Bogosian as a talk show host who undergoes an identity crisis during a broadcast. The play 20 years later with in the lead.
1998 Following his 1996 Tony Award for Best Choreography for his rap, tap, and soul revue , takes his talents Downtown. At the Off-Broadway Variety Arts Theatre, Savion Glover/Downtown officially opens. The tap jam session also stars members of his recently formed company, Not Your Ordinary Tappers (NYOT).
2015 ’s comedy , starring in the role of God, opens on Broadway at Studio 54. In the play, adapted from Javerbaum’s satirical book The Last Testament: A Memoir By God, God reveals the mysteries of the Bible and answers some of the greatest existential questions that plague mankind. The production plays a limited engagement of 76 performances, but with taking on the role of God.
Today’s Birthdays: Beth Howland (1939-2015). Gladys Knight (b. 1944). Kristine Nielsen (b. 1955). Justin Kirk (b. 1969). Carey Mulligan (b. 1985).