1907 The Gay White Way, a musical revue, opens at the Casino Theatre for a then-healthy run of 105 performances. Blanche Ring and Katherine Bell are featured.
1914 Broadway leading man is born. Among classic roles he will create are Curly in , Fred Graham in , and Hajj in .
1943 The unlikely collaboration of , , and results in a hit musical, , about a man who brings a statue of the Roman goddess of love to life. plays Venus in her first starring role.
1948 opens at the 46th Street Theatre. Billed as "A Vaudeville," it contains sketches about love stretching from the 18th century to the present. A lot of talent is involved with music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by , directed by , choreography by , and stars and .
1975 and , both members of the first graduating class of the drama department at the Juilliard School, star in The Acting Company's production of at the Harkness Theatre. The musical is based on the 1942 novella of the same name by . It at the Biltmore Theatre in 1976.
1982 The Winter Garden Theatre hosts the opening of what will become one of the most successful musicals in the history of Broadway, . 's rendition of the collection of poems, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, boasts advance sales of $6.2 million before it even opens. The show has sound and special effects galore, no dialogue, and a star in the making, , singing its most memorable tune, "Memory." Cats wins seven Tony Awards and plays in more than 250 cities around the world. By the time it closes September 10, 2000, the production has played 7,485 performances.
1996 , having lived out its 28-year life to great success, folds. The company is remembered for showcasing the work of such distinguished American playwrights as , , and , who was also a co-founder.
1999 and premiere their propulsive new "dance play" Contact at 's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. The show, which breaks new ground as a hybrid theatrical genre, stars , , and newcomer . It for a Broadway run the following year, winning the 2000 Tony Award for Best Musical.
2001 The "bong and dance" musical Reefer Madness, based on the cult anti-marijuana film of 1936, opens Off-Broadway, starring Christian Campbell, , and .
2008 In the first Broadway revival of 鈥檚 , plays the 16th-century statesman Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII in his conflicts with the church. directs the production at the Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theatre.
2010 ' Tony Award-nominated drama transfers to the Cort Theatre, following a spring 2010 run at 's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. joins original cast members , , and .
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