1898 Birthday of , one of the iconic Broadway composers of the 1920s. His scores include ; ; ; and . His classic showtune is "Tea for Two."
1932 gets his Broadway break in , which opens at the Broadway Theatre. The former Vaudeville star gets to sing the popular song "I Got a Right to Sing the Blues" by in the production, which is staged by . The show runs for 11 weeks, racking up 87 performances.
1942 It's the wedding day for two famous couples, both very significant in the theatre world. marries , starting a relationship that would blossom on stage as well as off, since they often work together. They star on Broadway in 's in 1966 and 's in 1977. and also marry today. Both are founders of the Group Theatre, a socially-conscious troupe that became one of the most influential theatre companies of the century.
1966 announces that it will cancel its season due to a funding shortage. was the last production, having taken place in 1964, and the profits left the company with just enough money to retain an infrastructure.
1972 The first graduating class of the Drama Division at the Juilliard School (referred to as "Group I") is directed by in a production of School for Scandal. It's the first production of the City Center Acting Company and takes place at the Good Shepherd-Faith Church at Lincoln Center starring and
1977 turns a whole Broadway theatre into her classroom and the audience into her unruly students in , which opens at the Ambassador Theatre. Parsons' tour-de-force performance earns her a Tony nomination as Best Actress in a Play.
2004 warbles the phrase "Let my people go..." in song as Moses in The Ten Commandments: The Spectacle Musical, which opens at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.
2009 Peter Sellars' contemporary take on 's Othello, which aims to shed new light on race and power in modern politics, opens at the NYU Skirball Center. The co-production between and stars in the title role opposite as Iago.
2012 's revival of 's , adapted by British dramatist and directed by , opens on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. plays the righteous title character, with as his mayor-brother.
2015 's re-imagined production of and 's musical , performed simultaneously in English and American Sign Language, opens on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
2018 The Manhattan Theatre Club production of Richard Bean's opens at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The new comedy, directed by Daniel Sullivan, invites audiences into the world of snooker鈥攁 British version of pool. The cast includes Alexandra Billings, Johanna Day, Aly Elsayed, Ethan Hova, Heather Lind, Max Gordon Moore, Bhavesh Pate, Thomas Jay Ryan, and Ben Schnetzer.
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