1906 is The Parisian Model who inherits money mysteriously. provides the book and lyrics to 's score. While the show is directed by , the production numbers are under the "personal direction" of .
1911 Birthday of David Margulois, better known as Broadway producer , whose highly developed taste, fiery temper, and flamboyant approach to public relations helps earn him the sobriquet "the abominable showman." Among his long-running hits are , , and .
1927 The call is for First-Class Passengers Only at the Arts Theatre in London. Written by Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell, the comedy stars Edith Sitwell as a social climber seeking retaliation. The cast includes Val Gielgud, Sybil Arundale, Phyllis Dean, and .
1928 American producer begins her theatrical career as assistant stage manager for ' adaptation of 's , at the Empire Theatre in New York. Macy is also secretary to actor .
1929 With you can't go wrong, especially when they're performing music and lyrics by and a book by . For nearly eight months, songs like "You've Got That Thing" and "You Do Something To Me" fill New York's Lyric Theatre. The cast includes as the American playboy trying to win .
1937 The International Ladies Garment Workers Union turns producer to present a union-themed musical revue, , which runs an astonishing 1,108 performances and launches the career of composer .
1962 A middle-aged man () suddenly finds he's going to be a father again in the comedy , which opens at the Playhouse Theatre and runs 1,007 performances.
1969 plays the Stage Manager and plays Mrs. Soames in a Broadway revival of 's .
1973 Neil Simon's adaptation of several stories by Uncle Vanya playwright Anton Chekhov, The Good Doctor, opens at Broadway's Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Cast member Marsha Mason, starring alongside Ren茅 Auberjonois, Barnard Hughes, Christopher Plummer, and Frances Sternhagen, will go on to marry Simon during the play's run.
1994 , playwright known for such plays as and , is appointed a professor of contemporary literature at Oxford University.
2001 Pulitzer and Tony winner begins a national tour in San Francisco. Such tours have become increasingly rare for non-musicals.
2006 hosts the U.S. premiere of , 's sprawling trilogy of plays following Alexander Herzen, a real-life 19th century Russian revolutionary who suffers the tragedy of being a half century too soon. directs a cast that includes , , , and . Part One, Voyage opens on this date, with the other two parts, Shipwreck and Salvage, joining it in December and February. The project wins the Tony Award for Best Play of 2007.
2011 , a composer best known for his score for , a musical adaptation of 's classic work , dies at age 86.
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