1902 , one of the most powerful and influential women in Broadway history, is born. As producer and/or director, she has a decisive hand in productions as diverse as , , , , , , and .
1906 Debut of one of the most successful operettas of the early 20th century: The Red Mill by and . It features the hit song, "In Old New York."
1931 , star of stage and screen, is born. Newley becomes a legend in the theatre world by creating two new musicals. , a collaboration with , opens in 1962 and is not only directed by Newley, but also features him as a performer. Newley works with Bricusse again in 1965 for . Newley is also remembered for his performance as the inevitable Matthew Mugg in the movie, Doctor Dolittle, starring .
1953 , starring the young , opens at the Lyceum Theatre. states that young Gossett is a high school student in Brooklyn who aspires to be a pharmacist.
1958 The Gate Theatre on Second Avenue hosts the opening of a new play by James Forsythe, Heloise. Twenty-four year old is in the production.
1974 A revival of ' opens at the ANTA Theatre. The play has been updated since its 1956 Broadway production, now including profanity in the script. stars as Maggie. Her co-stars include , , and . directs. The revival runs 160 performances.
1976 The long-running revival of opens at the Edison Theatre. Contributors to the show include , , , and . Billed as "The World's Longest Running Erotic Stage Musical," it runs for 5,959 performances, briefly becoming the second-longest-running show in Broadway history.
1998 The - production of which opened April 25, 1996, celebrates its 1,000th performance. The tap-rap spectacle with book by and music by , , and goes on for 130 more to carve its niche into theatre history.
2001 Some of Broadway's top stars, including , , and , star in a special Actors Fund benefit performance of Dreamgirls at the Ford Center. Also in the cast: , , , , , , and .
2012 A new production of Tennessee Williams' steamy Southern-set Sweet Bird of Youth, directed by , opens at the in Chicago. stars as aging Hollywood screen star Alexandra del Lago, opposite as young drifter Chance Wayne.
2019 The Florian Zeller drama The Height of the Storm, starring Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins, opens on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The two reprise their performances in the Jonathan Kent production following an acclaimed London run.
2019 Alexis Scheer鈥檚 Our Dear Dead Drug Lord opens to critical acclaim at WP Theater. The play follows a gang of teenage girls who gather in an abandoned tree house to summon the ghost of Pablo Escobar.
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