1919 After 30 days, 37 closed productions, and 16 prevented openings, the Actors' Equity strike is settled at 3 AM. The strike, which began on August 7, is the longest in American theatre history.
1979 A revival of the musical opens at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, with as Peter and as Captain Hook. It runs 554 performances, more than three times as long as the original. Future years see more Pan revivals, starring .
1985 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Licia Albanese, and Erie Mills convene upon the stage at Avery Fisher Hall to perform a concert version of 's Follies. , the musical later receives full Broadway revivals in and .
2000 , who played on Broadway in 1995, returns to New York City in two other Shakespearean roles. The British actor alternates in the leads of the 's productions of Richard II and Coriolanus at the . , who helmed Fiennes in Hamlet, takes on directorial duties again for the productions.
2012 Following a three-year hiatus, Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway returns to New York with Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking, opening Off-Broadway at the 47th Street Theatre. Marking the long-running revue's 30th anniversary, the show features spoofs of , , , , , , , and , among others.
2013 Lear deBessonet and 's musical adaptation of 's The Tempest, utilizing a 200-person cast comprised of professional actors and members of the public, begins performances at the Delacorte Theater as the first installment of 's Public Works initiative. Co-writer Almond, , , , , and star.
2016 A 60th anniversary revival of Lerner and Loewe鈥檚 My Fair Lady, directed by original Eliza Doolittle, , opens at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. The production stars Olivier Award winner as Professor Higgins and young Australian star Anna O'Byrne as Eliza.
2016 , who created the role of Nina Rosario in Lin-Manuel Miranda鈥檚 Tony Award-winning musical , joins the cast of his hit Broadway musical as Angelica Schuyler.
Today's Birthdays: James K. Hackett (1869鈥�1926). Otto Kruger (1885鈥�1974). Billy Rose (1899鈥�1966). Jo Anne Worley (b. 1937). (b. 1944). (b. 1947). (b. 1964). (b. 1972). (b. 1977).
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