1857 Birth of , who, with B.F. Keith, controls one of the biggest circuits in vaudeville in the early 20th century. He is also grandfather and namesake of Pulitzer-winning dramatist .
1936 opens at the Empire Theatre. in the title role racks up 132 performances, a record at that time for any Shakespeare play on Broadway. directs the production, with sets by . is Ophelia and is Gertrude.
1938 Debut of and 's comedy , about Broadway egos. Note that the term denoting Broadway's supposed ill-health was current at a time now considered a golden age of American theatre.
1946 unveils his landmark production of , introducing his Tony-winning performance in the title role (in the first year Tonys were given), which he later recreates on film.
1956 Composer makes his Broadway debut with incidental music for the play , opening at the Longacre Theatre. It closes the next day. Strouse's "Six Finger Tune" reappears a few weeks later as the theme song for the new game show The Price is Right. Strouse has more success with his second Broadway outing, .
1961 showcases the two wits in an evening of memorable sketches at the John Golden Theatre. It runs 306 performances.
1979 and join forces for the burlesque-style Broadway revue, , which runs 1,208 performances.
1980 opens his new play about the denizens of a Chicago apartment house, , at the Ambassador Theatre. Although the comedy stars and , it runs only 21 performances.
1998 delights and scandalizes Broadway with an all-male interpretation of the ballet , in a production that takes the central character out clubbing in London. Bourne wins the Tony Awards for Best Choreography and Best Direction of a Musical.
1999 At the Moscow Art Theater on October 26, 1899, 's Uncle Vanya had its premiere. Nearly 100 years later, at Los Angeles' , the pre-Revolution Russian drama about a retired professor-turned-gentleman-farmer and his niece is celebrated with a production adapted by Vanessa Burnham.
2009 's revival of George S. Kaufman and 's opens on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. , , , and star in the 1927 comedy classic about a family of over-the-top Broadway actors.
2011 A revival of 's 1963 character study, , opens on Broadway at the 's American Airlines Theatre. stars as an internationally-known financier whose empire is toppling, with as his estranged son.
2015 The Broadway premiere of 's , starring and , opens at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The play was previously seen in New York in a 1983 Off-Broadway production, starring and Kathy Baker.
More of Today's Birthdays: Nora Bayes (1880鈥�1928). Peter Wood (1927鈥�2016). Sigourney Weaver (b. 1949). Eric Booth (b. 1950). Anne-Marie Duff (b. 1970). Cameron Adams (b. 1982). Max Crumm (b. 1985).
