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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: April 15
By Playbill Staff | 04/15/2021
Next to Normal
, starring Alice Ripley, opens on Broadway in 2009.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: April 14
By Playbill Staff | 04/14/2021
Bye Bye Birdie
, starring Dick Van Dyke and Chita Rivera, opens on Broadway in 1960.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: April 13
By Playbill Staff | 04/13/2021
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill,
starring Audra McDonald, opens on this date in 2014. McDonald subsequently wins her record-breaking sixth Tony Award.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: April 12
By Playbill Staff | 04/12/2021
In 2001, Faith Prince stars in a Broadway revival of
Bells Are Ringing
.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: April 11
By Playbill Staff | 04/11/2021
In 1991, the original Broadway production of
Miss Saigon
opens starring Lea Salonga.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: April 10
By Playbill Staff | 04/10/2021
In 2011, Aaron Tveit stars on Broadway in
Catch Me If You Can
.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: April 9
By Playbill Staff | 04/09/2021
In 1964, John Gielgud directs Richard Burton in
Hamlet
on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: April 7
By Playbill Staff | 04/07/2021
In 1949,
South Pacific
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: April 6
By Playbill Staff | 04/06/2021
The first Tony Awards ceremony is held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York on this date in 1947.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: April 5
By Playbill Staff | 04/05/2021
The first Broadway revival of
Evita
opens in 2012.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: April 4
By Playbill Staff | 04/04/2021
In 1971, Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's
Follies
makes its Broadway debut.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: April 3
By Playbill Staff | 04/03/2021
In 2008, Kelli O'Hara and Paulo Szot star in a Broadway revival
of
South Pacific
.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: April 2
By Playbill Staff | 04/02/2021
In 1999, Orfeh, Sara Ramirez, and Patrick Wilson star on Broadway in
The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm
.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: April 1
By Playbill Staff | 04/01/2021
In 1993, Julie Andrews stars Off-Broadway in the Sondheim revue
Putting It Together
.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 31
By Playbill Staff | 03/31/2021
In 1943, the original Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's
Oklahoma!
opens.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 29
By Playbill Staff | 03/29/2021
Newsies
opens on Broadway in 2012.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 28
By Playbill Staff | 03/28/2021
In 1985, Neil Simon's
Biloxi Blues
opens on Broadway starring Matthew Broderick.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 27
By Playbill Staff | 03/27/2021
In 2008, Patti LuPone stars in a Broadway revival of
Gypsy
.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 26
By Playbill Staff | 03/26/2021
In 1964,
Funny Girl
, starring Barbra Streisand, opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 25
By Playbill Staff | 03/25/2021
In 2018, the Broadway revival of Tony Kushner's
Angels in America
opens; Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane go on to win Tonys for the performances.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 24
By Playbill Staff | 03/24/2021
In 2011,
The Book of Mormon
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault’s Today in Theatre History: March 23
By Playbill Staff | 03/23/2021
Disney's
Aida
, starring Tony winner Heather Headley, Adam Pascal, and Sherie Rene Scott, opens on this date in 2000.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 22
By Playbill Staff | 03/22/2021
Happy birthday to Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 21
By Playbill Staff | 03/21/2021
In 2019,
Ain't Too Proud
brings the story of The Temptations to Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 20
By Playbill Staff | 03/20/2021
In 2014, Disney's
Aladdin
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 19
By Playbill Staff | 03/19/2021
In 1998, Alan Cumming and Natasha Richardson star in a Broadway revival of
Cabaret
.
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From Éponine to Charity: Celebrating Sutton Foster on the Musical Stage
By Nathan Skethway | 03/18/2021
The two-time Tony Award winner celebrates her birthday March 18.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 18
By Playbill Staff | 03/18/2021
In 2012, the musical
Once
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 17
By Playbill Staff | 03/17/2021
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 16
By Playbill Staff | 03/16/2021
The original Broadway production of
1776
opens on this date in 1969.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 15
By Playbill Staff | 03/15/2021
Purlie
, starring Melba Moore and Cleavon Little, opens on Broadway in 1970.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 12
By Playbill Staff | 03/12/2021
In 2020, Broadway shuts down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Lift Your Spirits With 40 Songs of Hope From Broadway and Beyond
By Playbill Staff | 03/11/2021
As New York moves toward the end of the pandemic, we are looking ahead with these inspiring showtunes from
A Chorus Line, Wicked
, and more.
From the Archives
Look Back at the Original Broadway Production of
A Raisin in the Sun
By Playbill Staff | 03/11/2021
Lorraine Hansberry's seminal drama about the experiences of a Black family in Chicago opened on Broadway on March 11, 1959.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 11
By Playbill Staff | 03/11/2021
Lorraine Hansberry's
A Raisin in the Sun
opens on Broadway in 1959.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 10
By Playbill Staff | 03/10/2021
Paul Newman and Geraldine Page open in
Sweet Bird of Youth
in 1959.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 9
By Playbill Staff | 03/09/2021
In the Heights
opens on Broadway on this date in 2008.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 8
By Playbill Staff | 03/08/2021
In 2015, Helen Mirren stars on Broadway in
The Audience
.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 7
By Playbill Staff | 03/07/2021
Happy birthday, Donna Murphy!
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 6
By Playbill Staff | 03/06/2021
Happy birthday to
Godspell
,
Pippin
, and
Wicked
composer Stephen Schwartz.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 5
By Playbill Staff | 03/05/2021
Girl From the North Country
becomes the final Broadway show to open before theatres are closed in 2020.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 4
By Playbill Staff | 03/04/2021
In 1993, Martin Short and Bernadette Peters star in the musical
The Goodbye Girl
.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 3
By Playbill Staff | 03/03/2021
In 2005, Norbert Leo Butz, John Lithgow, and Sherie Rene Scott star in
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 2
By Playbill Staff | 03/02/2021
Smokey
Joe
'
s
Cafe
, the musical revue saluting the songs of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, opens on this date in 1995.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 1
By Playbill Staff | 03/01/2021
In 1979, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's
Sweeney Todd
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: February 28
By Playbill Staff | 02/28/2021
Today's birthdays include Zero Mostel, Tommy Tune, and Bernadette Peters.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: February 27
By Playbill Staff | 02/27/2021
In 2003, Richard Greenberg's
Take Me Out
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: February 26
By Playbill Staff | 02/26/2021
In 1989,
Jerome Robbins' Broadway
opens at the Imperial Theatre.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: February 25
By Playbill Staff | 02/25/2021
In 1973,
A Little Night Music
opens on Broadway.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: February 24
By Playbill Staff | 02/24/2021
In 1955, Cole Porter's
Silk Stockings
opens on Broadway.
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