2014 Event Mike Nichols, director of a long list of successful productions in TV, film and theater, dies at age 83 of a heart attack; Nichols was one of very few directors to earn all four major industry awards: the Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar and Tony 2012 Event After two decades of being closed due to civil war, the Somali National Theater reopens in Mogadishu 2011 Event Moscow's Bolshoi Theater reopens after a six-year renovation, restoring it to it's pre-Soviet opulence 2011 Event In Hollywood, California, the 83rd Academy Awards are held at the Kodak Theater, celebrating the best films of 2010 2006 Death Jack Wild, actor, theater, stage, Academy Award nominee at age 16 for role of Artful Dodger in film production of 'Oliver!', favorite subject, teen magazines, dies of cancer, in Tebworth, England, at age 53 2004 Death Gibson Kente, wrote about life in South African black townships, known as Father of Black Theater in South Africa, dies 2004 Death Alistair Cooke, radio commentator/author, Masterpiece Theater, dies at 95 2002 Death Peg Phillips, actress/theater company founder, Northern Exposure, dies at 84 2000 Death Jack Kroll, theater critic, Newsweek, dies at 73 2000 Death Randolph Walker, theater actor, dies at 72 2000 Death Todd Karns, actor/theater director and founder, It's a Wonderful Life, dies at 79 1998 Event "Ah Wilderness!," opens at Vivian Beaumont theater 1998 Event "Cabaret," opens at Club Expo Theater New York City 1998 Event "Sound of Music," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1998 Event "Art," opens at Royale Theater New York City 1998 Event "View From the Bridge," closes at Criterion Theater New York City 1998 Event "King and I," closes at Neil Simon Theater New York City after 781 performances 1998 Event "Freak," opens at Cort Theater New York City 1998 Event "Capeman," opens at Marquis Theater New York City 1998 Event "Grease," closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 1,503 performance 1998 Event "Patti LaBelle On Broadway," closes at St. James Theater New York City 1998 Event "Ragtime," opens at Ford Theater New York City 1998 Event "Patti LaBelle On Broadway," opens at St. James Theater New York City 1998 Event "Proposals," closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 76 performances 1998 Event "Ivanov," closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City after 51 performances 1998 Event "Triumph of Love," closes at Royale Theater New York City 1997 Event "View From the Bridge," opens at Criterion Theater New York City 1997 Event "Sunshine Boys," opens at Lyceum Theater New York City 1997 Event "Diary of Anne Frank," opens at Music Box Theater New York City 1997 Event "1776," opens at Gershwin Theater New York City 1997 Event "Eugene Onegin," closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1997 Event "Ivanov," opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City for 51 performances 1997 Event "Eugene Onegin," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1997 Event "Old Neighborhood," opens at Booth Theater New York City 1997 Event "1776," closes at Criterion Theater New York City 1997 Event "Lion King," opens at New Amersterdam Theater New York City 1997 Event "Jackie - An American Life," opens at Belasco Theater New York City 1997 Event "Cherry Orchard," closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1997 Event "Scarlet Pimpernel," opens at Minskoff Theater New York City 1997 Event "Proposals," opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 76 performances 1997 Event "Barrymore," closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 240 performances 1997 Event "Cherry Orchard," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1997 Event "Triumph of Love," opens at Royale Theater New York City 1997 Event "Annie," closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1997 Event "Side Show," opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 91 performances 1997 Event "Doll's House," closes at Belasco Theater 1997 Event "Gin Game," closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 144 performances 1997 Event "1776," opens at Criterion Theater New York City 1997 Event "Candide," closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 103 performances 1997 Event "Victor/Victoria" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 738 performances 1997 Event "American Daughter" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 88 performances 1997 Event "London Assurance" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 72 performances 1997 Event "Master Class," closes at Golden Theater New York City after 601 performances 1997 Event "Steel Peer," closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City after 76 performances 1997 Event "Forever Tango!," opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City 1997 Event "Little Foxes," closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City after 56 performances 1997 Event "Young Man From Atlanta" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 85 performances 1997 Event "Once Upon a Matress," closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 187 perf 1997 Event "King David," closes at New Amsterdam Theater New York City 1997 Event "King David," opens at New Amsterdam Theater New York City 1997 Event "Play On!" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 61 performances 1997 Event "London Assurance," opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 72 performances 1997 Event "Candide," opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 103 performances 1997 Event "Jekyll and Hyde" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City 1997 Event "Stanley," closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City 1997 Event "Life," opens at Barrymore Theater New York City 1997 Event "Steel Peer," opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 76 performances 1997 Event "Titanic," opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City 1997 Event "Gin Game," opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 144 performances 1997 Event "Present Laughter," closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City 1997 Event "American Daughter" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 88 performances 1997 Event "3 Sisters" closes at Criterion Theater New York City 1997 Event "Doll's House," opens at Belasco Theater New York City 1997 Event "Annie," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1997 Event "Barrymore," opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 240 performances 1997 Event "Mandy Patinkin in Concert," closes at Lyceum Theater New York City 1997 Event "Play On!," opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 61 performances 1997 Event "Mandy Patinkin in Concert," opens at Lyceum Theater New York City 1997 Event "Last Night of Ballyhoo" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City 1997 Event "Stanley" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City 1997 Event "Three Sisters," opens at Criterion Theater New York City 1997 Event "Ideal Husband" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 308 performances 1997 Event "Rehersal," closes at Criterion Theater New York City 1997 Event "It's a Slippery Slope," closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City 1997 Event "Love Thy Neighbor," closes at Booth Theater New York City 1997 Event "Show Boat," closes at Gershwin Theater New York City 1996 Event "Dreams and Nightmares" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1996 Event "Skylight" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 1996 Event "Taking Sides" closes at Atkinson Theater New York City 1996 Event "God Said, Ha!" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 22 performances 1996 Event "Dreams and Nightmares," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1996 Event "Juan Darien - A Carnival Mass," opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City 1996 Event "Rehearsal" opens at Criterion Theater New York City 1996 Event "God Said, Ha!," opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 22 performances 1996 Event "Sex and Longing" closes at Cort Theater New York City 1996 Event "Present Laughter" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City 1996 Event "Into the Whirlwind" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 2 performances 1996 Event "Into the Whirlwind" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 2 performances 1996 Event "Chicago," opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City 1996 Event "Three Sisters," closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City 1996 Event "3 Sisters" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City 1996 Event "It's a Slippery Slope," opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City 1996 Event "Hughie," closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City 1996 Event "Summer and Smoke" closes at Criterion Theater New York City 1996 Event "Taking Sides," opens at Atkinson Theater New York City 1996 Event "Big," closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 193 performances 1996 Event "Delicate Balance" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City 1996 Event "Skylight" opens at Royale Theater New York City 1996 Event "7 Guitars" closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City 1996 Event "Summer and Smoke" opens at Criterion Theater New York City 1996 Event "Hughie," opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City 1996 Event "Thousand Clowns," closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 32 performs 1996 Event "Thousand Clowns" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 32 performances 1996 Event "Buried Child" closes at Brook Atkinson Theater New York City after 77 performances 1996 Event "Moon Over Buffalo" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 308 performances 1996 Event "State Fair," closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 118 performances 1996 Event "Tartuffe: Born Again," opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 29 performances 1996 Event "Inherit the Wind" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 45 performances 1996 Event "Night of the Iguana" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 68 performances 1996 Event "Ideal Husband" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 308 performances 1996 Event "Buried Child," opens at Atkinson Theater New York City for 77 performances 1996 Event "Rent," opens at Nederlander Theater New York City 1996 Event "Big," opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 193 performances 1996 Event "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk," opens at Ambassador Theater New York City 1996 Event "Delicate Balance," opens at Plymouth Theater New York City 1996 Event "Funny Thing Happened," opens at St. James Theater New York City for 715 performances 1996 Event "Apple Doesn't Fall" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 1 performance 1996 Event "Apple Doesn't Fall" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 1 performance 1996 Event "King and I," premieres at Neil Simon Theater in New York City for 781 perform 1996 Event "Inherit the Wind" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 45 performances 1996 Event "7 Guitars" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City 1996 Event "Seven Guitars," opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City 1996 Event "State Fair," opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 118 performances 1996 Event "Night of the Iguana" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 68 performances 1996 Event "Love Thy Neighbor," opens at Booth Theater New York City 1996 Event "Bus Stop" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 29 performances 1996 Event "Father" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 52 performances 1996 Event "Bus Stop" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 29 performances 1996 Event "Hello Dolly!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 118 performances 1996 Event "Holiday" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 49 performances 1996 Event "Swinging On a Star" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 97 performances 1996 Event "Crazy after You" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 1622 performances 1996 Event "Father" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 52 performances 1995 Event "Having Our Say" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 308 performances 1995 Event "Heiress" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 340 performances 1995 Event "Paul Roebson" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 14 performances 1995 Event "Racing Demon" closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City after 48 performances 1995 Event "Tempest" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 71 performances 1995 Event "Paul Roebson" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 14 performances 1995 Event "School after Scandal" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 23 performances 1995 Event "Company" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 68 performances 1995 Event "Holiday" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 49 performances 1995 Event "Garden District" closes at Circle in the Sq Theater New York City 1995 Event "Racing Demon" opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City for 48 performances 1995 Event "Sacrilege" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 21 performances 1995 Event "School for Scandal" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 23 performances 1995 Event "Master Class" opens at Golden Theater New York City for 601 performances 1995 Event "Danny Gans on Broadway" opens at Neil Simon Theater New York City 1995 Event "Indiscretions" closes at Ethel Barrymore Theater New York City after 221 performances 1995 Event "Sacrilege" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 21 performances 1995 Event "Tempest" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 71 performances 1995 Event "Fool Moon" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City 1995 Event "Victor/Victoria," opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 738 performances 1995 Event "Swinging On a Star" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 97 performances 1995 Event "Hello Dolly!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 118 performances 1995 Event "Garden District" opens at Circle in the Sq Theater New York City 1995 Event "Company" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 68 performances 1995 Event "Moon Over Buffalo" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 308 performances 1995 Event "Arcadia" closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City after 204 performances 1995 Event "Play's the Thing" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 75 performances 1995 Event "Damn Yankees" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 510 performances 1995 Event "Hamlet" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 121 performances 1995 Event "Buttons on Broadway" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 40 performances 1995 Event "Play's the Thing" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 75 performances 1995 Event "Who's Tommy" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 899 performances 1995 Event "Month in the Country" closes at Roundabout Theater New York City after 79 performances 1995 Event "Buttons on Broadway" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 40 performances 1995 Event "Inspector Calls" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 454 performances 1995 Event "My Thing of Love" closes at Beck Theater New York City after 16 performances 1995 Event "On the Waterfront" closes at Atkinson Theater New York City after 8 performances 1995 Event "My Thing of Love" opens at Beck Theater New York City for 16 performances 1995 Event "Hamlet" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 121 performances 1995 Event "On the Waterfront" opens at Atkinson Theater New York City for 8 performances 1995 Event "Blood Brothers" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 839 performances 1995 Event "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 24 performances 1995 Event "Rose Tattoo" opens at Circle in the Square Theater New York City for 80 performances 1995 Event "Indiscretions" opens at Ethel Barrymore Theater New York City for 221 performances 1995 Event "Month in the Country" opens at Roundabout Theater New York City for 79 performances 1995 Event "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 24 performances 1995 Event "Translations" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 25 performances 1995 Event "Having Our Say" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 308 performances 1995 Event "Arcadia" opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City for 204 performances 1995 Event "Defending the Caveman," opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 671 perf 1995 Event "Moliere Comedies" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 56 performances 1995 Event "Translations" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 25 performances 1995 Event "Uncle Vanya" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 29 performances 1995 Death Carel Birnie, found Utrecht Opera/Dutch Dance Theater, dies at 69 1995 Event "Smokey Joe's Cafe," opens at Virginia Theater New York City 1995 Event "Uncle Vanya" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 29 performances 1995 Death Azeddine Medjoubi, head Algerian nationally theater, murdered at 49 1995 Event "Heiress" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 340 performances 1995 Event "Moliere Comedies" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 56 performances 1995 Event "Carousel" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 322 performances 1995 Event "Guys and Dolls" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 1143 performances 1995 Event "Christmas Carol" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City after 18 performances 1995 Event "Passion" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 280 performances 1995 Event "Glass Menagerie" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 57 performances 1995 Event "Shadow Box" closes at Circle in Square Theater New York City after 49 performances 1995 Event "Tuna Christmas" closes at Booth Theater New York City 20 performances 1994 Event "Comedy Tonight" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 8 performances 1994 Event "Christmas Carol" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 18 performances 1994 Event "Comedy Tonight" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 8 performances 1994 Event "Tuna Christmas" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 20 performances 1994 Event "Shadow Box" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 49 performances 1994 Event "Sunset Boulevard" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 977 performances 1994 Event "Glass Menagerie" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 57 performances 1994 Event "Show Boat," opens at Gershwin Theater New York City 1994 Event "Hedda Gabler" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 33 performances 1994 Event "Sisters Rosensweig" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 556 performances 1994 Event "Hedda Gabler" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 33 performances 1994 Event "Gray's Anatomy" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 8 performances 1994 Event "Broken Glass" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 73 performances 1994 Event "Medea" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 82 performances 1994 Event "She Loves Me" closes at Atkinson Theater New York City after 294 performances 1994 Event "Gray's Anatomy" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 8 performances 1994 Event "Joseph and the Amazing" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 223 performances 1994 Event "Picnic" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 45 performances 1994 Event "Grease," opens at Eugene O' Neill Theater New York City for 1,503 performances 1994 Event "Passion" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 280 performances 1994 Event "My Fair Lady" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 165 performances 1994 Event "Inspector Calls" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 454 performances 1994 Event "Broken Glass" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 73 performances 1994 Event "Flowering Peach" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 41 performances 1994 Event "Picnic" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 45 performances 1994 Event "Beauty and the Beast" opens at Palace Theater New York City 1994 Event "Little More Magic" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 30 performances 1994 Event "Twilight - Los Angeles 1992" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 72 performances 1994 Event "Medea" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 82 performances 1994 Event "Carousel" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 322 performances 1994 Event "Song of Jacob Zulu" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 53 performances 1994 Event "Flowering Peach" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 41 performances 1994 Event "No Man's Land" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 61 performances 1994 Event "Little More Magic" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 30 performances 1994 Event "Damn Yankees" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 510 performances 1994 Event "Government Inspector" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 37 performances 1994 Event Barcelona opera theater "Gran Teatro del Liceo" burns down 1994 Event "No Man's Land" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 61 performances 1994 Event "Government Inspector" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 37 performances 1994 Event "Gray's Anatomy" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 13 performances 1993 Event "Candles, Snow, and Mistletoe" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 7 performances 1993 Event "Red Shoes" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 5 performances 1993 Event "Red Shoes" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 5 performances 1993 Event "Any Given Day" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 32 performances 1993 Event "Kentucky Cycle" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 34 performances 1993 Event "My Fair Lady" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 165 performances 1993 Event "Timon of Athens" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 37 performances 1993 Event "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 40 performances 1993 Event "Gray's Anatomy" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 13 performances 1993 Event "Mixed Emotions" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 48 performances 1993 Event "Cinderella" closes at New York State Theater New York City after 14 performances 1993 Event "Cyrano - The Musical" opens at Neil Simon Theater New York City for 137 performances 1993 Event "Grand Night For Singing" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 52 performances 1993 Event "Any Given Day" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 32 performances 1993 Event "Kentucky Cycle" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 34 performances 1993 Event "Twilight of the Golds" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 29 performances 1993 Event "Joseph and the Amazing" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 223 performances 1993 Event "Cinderella" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 14 performances 1993 Event "Timon of Athens" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 37 performances 1993 Event "Wonderful Tennessee" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 9 performances 1993 Event "Wonderful Tennessee" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 9 performances 1993 Event "Twilight of the Golds" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 29 performances 1993 Death Sam Zolotow, U.S. theater critic (New York Times), dies at 94 1993 Event "Mixed Emotions" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 48 performances 1993 Event "She Loves Me" opens at Atkinson Theater New York City for 294 performances 1993 Event "Fool Moon" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City after 207 performances 1993 Event "Jelly's Last Jam" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 569 performances 1993 Event "Will Rogers Follies" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 983 performances 1993 Event "In the Summer House" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 25 performances 1993 Event "Goodbye Girl" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 188 performances 1993 Event "Camelot" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 56 performances 1993 Event "In the Summer House" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 25 performances 1993 Event "She Loves Me" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 61 performances 1993 Event "Falsettos" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 487 performances 1993 Event "Camelot" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 56 performances 1993 Event "She Loves Me" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 61 performances 1993 Event "3 Men on a Horse" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 40 performances 1993 Event "Song of Jacob Zulu" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 53 performances 1993 Event "Candida" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 45 performances 1993 Event "Redwood Curtain" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 40 performances 1993 Event "Tango Passion" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 5 performances 1993 Event "Tango Passion" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 5 performances 1993 Event "Blood Brothers" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 839 performances 1993 Event "Who's Tommy" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 899 performances 1993 Event "Ain't Broadway Grand" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 25 performances 1993 Event "3 Men on a Horse" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 40 performances 1993 Event "Redwood Curtain" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 40 performances 1993 Death Carlos Gimenez, director (Theater Festival of Caracas), dies at 47 1993 Event "Candida" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 45 performances 1993 Event "Sisters Rosensweig" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 556 performances 1993 Event "Face Value" closes at Cort Theater New York City after * performances 1993 Event "Saint Joan" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 49 performances 1993 Event "Goodbye Girl" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 188 performances 1993 Event "Anna Christie" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 54 performances 1993 Event "Fool Moon" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 207 performances 1993 Event "St. Joan" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 49 performances 1993 Event "Anna Christie" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 54 performances 1993 Event "Sea Gull" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 48 performances 1993 Event "Christmas Carol" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 22 performances 1993 Event "Secret Garden" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 706 performances 1993 Event "Gypsy Passion" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 55 performances 1992 Event "3 From Brooklyn" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 45 performances 1992 Event "Christmas Carol" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 22 performances 1992 Event "Show Off" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 45 performances 1992 Event "My Favorite Year" opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City for 37 performances 1992 Event "Sea Gull" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 48 performances 1992 Event "3 From Brooklyn" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 45 performances 1992 Event "Gypsy Passion" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 55 performances 1992 Event "Solitary Confinement" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 25 performances 1992 Event "Show Off" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 45 performances 1992 Event "Dancing at Lughnasa" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 421 performances 1992 Event "Jake's Women" closes at Neil Simon Theater New York City after 245 performances 1992 Event "Oba Oba '93" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 22 performances 1992 Event "Anna Karenina" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 46 performances 1992 Event "Real Inspector Hound" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 61 performances 1992 Event "Oba Oba '93" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 22 performances 1992 Event "Barry Manilow's Showstoppers" closes at Paramount Theater New York City 1992 Event "2 Trains Running" closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City after 160 performances 1992 Event "Most Happy Fella" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 229 performances 1992 Event "Anna Karenina" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 46 performances 1992 Event "Salome" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 9 performances 1992 Event "Chinese Coffee" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 18 performances 1992 Event "Man of La Mancha" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 108 performances 1992 Event "Price" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 47 performances 1992 Death Bert Brugman, Dutch puppeteer (Dutch marionette theater), dies 1992 Event "Salome" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 9 performances 1992 Event "Chinese Coffee" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 18 performances 1992 Event "Price" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 47 performances 1992 Event "Small Family Business" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 48 performances 1992 Event "Hamlet" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 45 performances 1992 Event "Falsettos" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 487 performances 1992 Event "Small Family Business" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 48 performances 1992 Event "Grand Hotel" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 1,018 performances 1992 Event "Jelly's Last Jam" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 569 performances 1992 Event "Master Builder" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 45 performances 1992 Event "Metro" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 13 performances 1992 Event "Shimada" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 4 performances 1992 Event "Man of La Mancha" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 108 performances 1992 Event "Shirnada" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 4 performances 1992 Event "High Rollers" opens at Helen Hayes theater on Broadway 1992 Event "Metro" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 13 performances 1992 Event "Guys and Dolls" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 1143 performances 1992 Event "2 Trains Running" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City for 160 performances 1992 Event "Redwood Curtain" opens at Neiderlander theater on Broadway 1992 Event "5 Guys Named Moe" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 445 performances 1992 Event "Search and Destroy" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 46 performances 1992 Event "Hamlet" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 45 performances 1992 Event "Jake's Women" opens at Neil Simon Theater New York City for 245 performances 1992 Event "Private Lives" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 37 performances 1992 Event "Master Builder" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 45 performances 1992 Event "4 Baboons Adoring the Sun" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 38 perf 1992 Event "Visit" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 45 performances 1992 Event "Search and Destroy" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 46 performances 1992 Event "Private Lives" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 37 performances 1992 Event "Crazy For You" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 1622 performances 1992 Event "Most Happy Fella" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 229 performances 1992 Event "2 Shakespearean Actors" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 29 performances 1992 Event "Crazy He Calls Me" closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City after 7 performances 1992 Event "Crazy He Calls Me" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City for 7 performances 1992 Event "Little Hotel on the Side" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 41 performances 1992 Event "Visit" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 45 performances 1992 Event "City of Angels" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 878 performances 1992 Event "2 Shakespearean Actors" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 29 performances 1992 Event "Crucible" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 32 performances 1992 Event "On Borrowed Time" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 99 performances 1992 Event "Peter Pan" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 48 performances 1991 Event "Christmas Carol" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 14 performances 1991 Event "Christmas Carol" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 14 performances 1991 Event "Nick and Nora" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 9 performances 1991 Event "Crucible" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 32 performances 1991 Event "Homecoming" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 49 performances 1991 Event "Nick and Nora" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 9 performances 1991 Event "Once on this Island" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 469 performances 1991 Event "Peter Pan" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 48 performances 1991 Event "Brigadoon" closes at New York State Theater New York City after 12 performances 1991 Event "Brigadoon" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 12 performances 1991 Death Joseph Papp, U.S. theater producer (Chorus Line, Hair), dies at 70 1991 Event "Homecoming" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 49 performances 1991 Event "Dancing at Lughnasa" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 421 performances 1991 Event "Most Happy Fella" closes at New York State Theater New York City 1991 Event "On Borrowed Time" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 99 performances 1991 Event "Most Happy Fella" opens at New York State Theater New York City 1991 Event Rte 35 Theater in Hazlit, last drive-in in New Jersey, closes 1991 Event "Getting Married" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 70 performances 1991 Event "Gypsy" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 105 performances 1991 Event "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 7 performances 1991 Event "Getting Married" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 70 performances 1991 Event "Odd Couple" opens and closes at Belasco Theater New York City 1991 Event "I Hate Hamlet" closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City after 88 performances 1991 Event "Fiddler on the Roof" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 241 performances 1991 Event "Our Country's Good" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 48 performances 1991 Event "Will Rogers Follies" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 983 performances 1991 Event "Our Country's Good" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 48 performances 1991 Event "Gypsy" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 105 performances 1991 Event "Taking Steps" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 78 performances 1991 Event "Lucifer's Child" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 28 performances 1991 Event "Grand Hotel" closes at Beck Theater New York City after 1018 performances 1991 Event "Secret Garden" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 706 performances 1991 Event "Mule Bone" closes at Ethel Barrymore Theater New York City after 67 performances 1991 Event "Oh, Kay!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City 1991 Event "Miss Saigon," opens at Broadway Theater New York City 1991 Event "I Hate Hamlet" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City for 88 performances 1991 Event "Big Love" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 41 performances 1991 Event "Shadowlands" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 169 performances 1991 Event "Lucifer's Child" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 28 performances 1991 Event "Speed of Darkness" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 36 performances 1991 Event "Big Love" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 41 performances 1991 Event "Aspects of Love" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 377 performances 1991 Event "La Bete" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 24 performances 1991 Event "Speed of Darkness" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 36 performances 1991 Event "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 126 performances 1991 Event "Lost in Yonkers" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 780 performances 1991 Event "Taking Steps" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 78 performances 1991 Event "Mule Bone" opens at Ethel Barrymore Theater New York City for 67 performances 1991 Event "La Bete" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 24 performances 1991 Event "Piano Lesson" closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City after 320 performances 1991 Event "Few Good Men" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 497 performances 1991 Event "Black and Blue" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 829 performances 1991 Event "Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City or 45 performances 1991 Event "Shogun - The Musical" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 72 performances 1991 Event "Gypsy" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 477 performances 1991 Event "Oh, Kay!" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City after 77 performances 1990 Event "Miser" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 93 performances 1990 Event "Lettice and Lovage" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 284 performances 1990 Event "Peter Pan" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 45 performances 1990 Event "Shogun - The Musical" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 72 performances 1990 Event "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 241 performances 1990 Event "Shadowlands" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 169 performances 1990 Event "Those Were The Days" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 126 performances 1990 Event "Oh, Kay!" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 77 performances 1990 Event "Once on this Island" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 469 performances 1990 Event "Stand Up Tragedy" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 13 performances 1990 Event "Miser" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 93 performances 1990 Event "Stand Up Tragedy" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 13 performances 1990 Event "Street Scene" closes at New York State Theater New York City after 6 performances 1990 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Cirkus Theater, Stockholm 1990 Event "Street Scene" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 6 performances 1990 Event "Grapes of Wrath" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 188 performances 1990 Event "Heidi Chronicles" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 621 performances 1990 Event "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 11 performances 1990 Event "Zoya's Apartment" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 45 performances 1990 Event "Accomplice" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City after 52 performances 1990 Event "Meet Me in St. Louis" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 253 performances 1990 Event "Cemetery Club" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 56 performances 1990 Event "Truly Blessed" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 33 performances 1990 Event "Cemetery Club" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 56 performances 1990 Event "Change in the Heir" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 16 performances 1990 Event "Zoya's Apartment" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 45 performances 1990 Event "Prelude to a Kiss" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City 1990 Event "Change in the Heir" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 16 performances 1990 Event "Chorus Line" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 6,137 performances 1990 Event "Accomplice" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 52 performances 1990 Event "Truly Blessed" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 33 performances 1990 Event "Piano Lesson" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City for 320 performances 1990 Event "Aspects of Love" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 377 performances 1990 Event "Lettice and Lovage" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 284 performances 1990 Event "Grapes of Wrath" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 188 performances 1989 Event "Me and My Girl" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 1420 performances 1989 Event "Threepenny Opera" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 65 performances 1989 Event "City of Angels" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 878 performances 1989 Event "Gypsy" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 477 performances 1989 Event "Few Good Men" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 497 performances 1989 Event "Grand Hotel" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 1018 performances 1989 Event "Prince of Central Park" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 4 performances 1989 Event "Threepenny Opera" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 65 performances 1989 Event "Meet Me in St. Louis" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 253 performances 1989 Event "Dangerous Games" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 4 performances 1989 Event "Dangerous Games" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 4 performances 1989 Event "Into the Woods" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 764 performances 1989 Event "Anything Goes" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 804 performances 1989 Event "Oh! Calcutta!" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 5959 performances 1989 Event "Starmites" closes at Criter Ctr SR Theater New York City after 60 performances 1989 Event "Chu Chem" closes at Ritz Theater New York City after 44 performances 1989 Event "Saratina!" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 597 performances 1989 Event "Starmites" opens at Criter Ctr SR Theater New York City for 60 performances 1989 Event "Welcome to the Club" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 12 performances 1989 Event "Welcome to the Club" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 12 performances 1989 Event "Chu Chem" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 44 performances 1989 Event "Heidi Chronicles" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 621 performances 1989 Event "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 634 performances 1989 Event "Legs Diamond" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 64 performances 1989 Event "Black and Blue" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 829 performances 1989 Event "Ain't Misbehavin'" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 176 performances 1989 Event "Romance/Romance" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 297 performances 1989 Event "42nd Street" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 3,486 performances 1989 Event "Starlight Express" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 761 performances 1988 Event "Legs Diamond" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 64 performances 1988 Event "Prince of Central Park" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 4 performances 1988 Event Criterion Center Theater opens at Broadway between 44th and 45th Streets New York City 1988 Event "Ain't Misbehavin'" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 176 performances 1988 Event "Chess" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 68 performances 1988 Event "Cabaret" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 262 performances 1988 Event "Carrie" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 5 performances 1988 Event "Gospel at Colonus" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 61 performances 1988 Event "Mail" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 36 performances 1988 Event "Carrie" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 5 performances 1988 Event "Oba Oba" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 46 performances 1988 Event "Romance/Romance" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 297 performances 1988 Event "Chess" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 68 performances 1988 Event "Mail" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 36 performances 1988 Event "Oba Oba" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 46 performances 1988 Event "Gospel at Colonus" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 61 performances 1988 Death Irwan Chanin, U.S. theater builder, dies at 96 1988 Event "Saratina!" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 597 performances 1988 Event "Phantom of the Opera" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 4,000+ performances 1988 Event "Teddy and Alice" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 77 performances 1988 Event "Don't Get God Started" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 86 performances 1987 Event "Dreamgirls" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 177 performances 1987 Event "La Cage aux Folles" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 1761 performances 1987 Event "Teddy and Alice" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 77 performances 1987 Event "Roza" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 12 performances 1987 Event "Into the Woods" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 764 performances 1987 Event "Don't Get God Started" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 86 performances 1987 Event "Cabaret" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 262 performances 1987 Event "Anything Goes" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 804 performances 1987 Event "Late Nite Comic" closes at Ritz Theater New York City after 4 performances 1987 Event "Late Nite Comic" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 4 performances 1987 Event "Roza" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 12 performances 1987 Event "Big River" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 1005 performances 1987 Event "Dreamgirls" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 177 performances 1987 Event "Stardust" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 102 performances 1987 Event "Mikado" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 46 performances 1987 Death Antony Tudor, dancer and choreographer (Amer Ballet Theater) dies at 78 1987 Event "Mikado" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 46 performances 1987 Event "Starlight Express" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 761 performances 1987 Event "Sweet Charity" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 368 performances 1987 Event "Stardust" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 102 performances 1987 Event "Oh Coward!" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 56 performances 1987 Event "Smile" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 48 performances 1986 Event "Flamenco Puro" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 40 performances 1986 Event "Smile" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 48 performances 1986 Event "Oh Coward!" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 56 performances 1986 Event "Song and Dance" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 474 performances 1986 Event "Into the Light" closes at Neil Simon Theater New York City after 6 performances 1986 Event "Into the Light" opens at Neil Simon Theater New York City for 6 performances 1986 Event "Flamenco Puro" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 40 performances 1986 Event "Raggedy Ann" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 5 performances 1986 Event "Raggedy Ann" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 5 performances 1986 Event "Rags" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 4 performances 1986 Event "Rags" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 4 performances 1986 Event "Me and My Girl" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 1420 performances 1986 Event Marquis Theater opens at 1535 Broadway New York City 1986 Event "Honky Tonk Nights" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 4 performances 1986 Event "Honky Tonk Nights" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 4 performances 1986 Event "Big Deal" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 70 performances 1986 Event "Singin' in the Rain" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 367 performances 1986 Event "Sweet Charity" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 368 performances 1986 Event "Jerry's Girls" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 139 performances 1986 Event "Big Deal" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 70 performances 1986 Event "Tango Argentino" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 198 performances 1986 Event "Uptown... It's Hot!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 24 performances 1986 Event "Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 13 performances 1985 Event "Wind in the Willows" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 4 performances 1985 Event "Wind in the Willows" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 4 performances 1985 Event "Jerry's Girls" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 139 performances 1985 Event "Mystery of Edwin Drood" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 608 performances 1985 Event "News" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 4 performances 1985 Event "News" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 4 performances 1985 Event "Tango Argentino" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 198 performances 1985 Event "Song and Dance" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 474 performances 1985 Event "Tap Dance Kid" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 669 performances 1985 Event "Dreamgirls" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 1522 performances 1985 Event "Leader of the Pack" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 120 performances 1985 Event "Singin' in the Rain" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 367 performances 1985 Event "King and I" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 191 performances 1985 Event "Grind" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 79 performances 1985 Event "Big River" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 1005 performances 1985 Event "Grind" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 79 performances 1985 Event "Take Me Along!" opens/closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1985 Event "Leader of the Pack" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 120 performances 1985 Event "My One and Only" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 767 performances 1985 Event "Harrigan 'n Hart" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 5 performances 1985 Event "Harrigan 'n Hart" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 5 performances 1985 Event "King and I" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 191 performances 1984 Event "3 Musketeers" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 9 performances 1984 Event "3 Musketeers" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 9 performances 1984 Death Ken Carpenter, TV announcer (Lux Video Theater), dies at 84 1984 Death Peggy Ann Garner, actress (Ford Theater), dies at 53 of cancer 1984 Event "Quilters" closes at Jack Lawrence Theater New York City after 24 performances 1984 Event "Quilters" opens at Jack Lawrence Theater New York City for 24 performances 1984 Event "Zorba" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 362 performances 1984 Event "Rink" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 204 performances 1984 Event "Baby" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 241 performances 1984 Event "Wiz" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 13 performances 1984 Event "Wiz" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 13 performances 1984 Event "On Your Toes" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 505 performances 1984 Event "Oliver!" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 17 performances 1984 Event "Oliver!" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 17 performances 1984 Event "La Tragedie de Carmen" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 187 performances 1984 Event "Human Comedy" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 13 performances 1984 Event "Human Comedy" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 13 performances 1984 Event "Doonesbury" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 104 performances 1984 Event "Rink" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 204 performances 1984 Event "9" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 739 performances 1983 Event "Tap Dance Kid" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 669 performances 1983 Event "Peg" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 5 performances 1983 Event "Peg" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 5 performances 1983 Event "Amen Corner" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 83 performances 1983 Event "Baby" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 241 performances 1983 Event "Doonesbury" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 104 performances 1983 Event "La Tragedie de Carmen" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 187 performances 1983 Event "Amen Corner" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 83 performances 1983 Event "Zorba" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 362 performances 1983 Event "Mame" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 41 performances 1983 Event "La Cage aux Folles" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 1761 performances 1983 Event "Merlin" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 199 performances 1983 Event "Mame" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 41 performances 1983 Event "Show Boat" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 73 performances 1983 Event "Evita" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 1568 performances 1983 Event "Pump Boys and Dinettes" closes at Princess Theater New York City after 573 performances 1983 Event "Dance a Little Closer" opens and closes at Minskoff Theater New York City 1983 Event "My One and Only" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 767 performances 1983 Event "Show Boat" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 73 performances 1983 Event "Woman of the Year" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 770 performances 1983 Event "On Your Toes" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 505 performances 1983 Event "Merlin" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 199 performances 1983 Event "Annie" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 2,377 performances 1982 Event CBS Mystery Theater final episode on radio after 8 years 1982 Event "Pirates of Penzance" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 772 performances 1982 Event "Rock 'n Roll!: The 1st..." opens at St. James Theater New York City for 9 performances 1982 Event "Cats" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 5000+ performances 1982 Event "Doll's Life" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 5 performances 1982 Event "Doll's Life" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 5 performances 1982 Event "Sugar Babies" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 1208 performances 1982 Event "Blues in the Night" closes at Rialto Theater New York City after 53 performances 1982 Event "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 5 performances 1982 Event "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 5 performances 1982 Event "Dancin'" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 1,774 performances 1982 Event "Play Me a Country Song" opens and closes at Virginia Theater New York City 1982 Event "Cleavage" opens and closes at Playhouse Theater New York City 1982 Event "Blues in the Night" opens at Rialto Theater New York City for 53 performances 1982 Event "Barnum" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 854 performances 1982 Event "9" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 739 performances 1982 Event "Little Johnny Jones" opens and closes at Alvin Theater New York City 1982 Event "Ain't Misbehavin'" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 1604 performances 1982 Event "Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 36 performances 1982 Event "Pump Boys and Dinettes" opens at Princess Theater New York City for 573 performances 1982 Event "Little Me" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 36 performances 1982 Event "Camelot" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 48 performances 1981 Event "Dreamgirls" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 1522 performances 1981 Event "1st" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 37 performances 1981 Event "My Fair Lady" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 119 performances 1981 Event "Merrily We Roll Along" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 16 performances 1981 Event "Marlowe" closes at Rialto Theater New York City after 48 performances 1981 Event "1st" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 37 performances 1981 Event "Merrily We Roll Along" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 16 performances 1981 Event "Camelot" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 48 performances 1981 Event "Oh, Brother!" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 3 performances 1981 Event "Oh, Brother!" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 3 performances 1981 Event "Marlowe" opens at Rialto Theater New York City for 48 performances 1981 Event "My Fair Lady" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 119 performances 1981 Event "This is Burlesque" closes at Princess Theater New York City after 28 performances 1981 Event "Piaf" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 165 performances 1981 Event "This Was Burlesque" opens at Princess Theater New York City for 28 performances 1981 Event "Inacent Black" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 14 performances 1981 Event "Inacent Black" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 14 performances 1981 Event "Can-Can" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 5 performances 1981 Event "Moony, Shapiro Songbook" opens and closes at Morosco Theater New York City 1981 Event "Can-Can" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 5 performances 1981 Event "Copperfield" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 13 performances 1981 Event "Copperfield" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 13 performances 1981 Event "Woman of the Year" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 770 performances 1981 Event "Broadway Follies" opens/closes at Nederlander Theater New York City 1981 Event "Shakespeare's Cabaret" closes at Bijou Theater New York City after 54 performances 1981 Event "Bring Back Birdie" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 4 performances 1981 Event "Bring Back Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 4 performances 1981 Event "5 O'Clock Girl" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 12 performances 1981 Event "Brigadoon" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 133 performances 1981 Event "Piaf" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 165 performances 1981 Event "5 O'Clock Girl" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 12 performances 1981 Event "Shakespeare's Cabaret" opens at Bijou Theater New York City for 54 performances 1981 Event "Tintypes" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 93 performances 1981 Event "Pirates of Penzance" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 772 performances 1981 Event "Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 578 performances 1980 Event Mutaual Broadcasting cancels Sears Radio Theater 1980 Event "Perfectly Frank" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 16 performances 1980 Event "Banjo Dancing" closes at Century Theater New York City after 38 performances 1980 Event "Perfectly Frank" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 16 performances 1980 Event "West Side Story" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 341 performances 1980 Event "Tintypes" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 93 performances 1980 Event "Banjo Dancing" opens at Century Theater New York City for 38 performances 1980 Event "Brigadoon" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 133 performances 1980 Event "Charlie and Algernon" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 17 performances 1980 Event "Charlie and Algernon" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 17 performances 1980 Event "Oklahoma!" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 301 performances 1980 Event "42nd Street" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 3486 performances 1980 Event "Blackstone" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 104 performances 1980 Event "Sweeney Todd" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 557 performances 1980 Event "Fearless Frank" closes at Princess Theater New York City after 12 performances 1980 Event "Fearless Frank" opens at Princess Theater New York City for 12 performances 1980 Event "Billy Bishop Goes to War" opens at Morosco Theater New York City for 12 performances 1980 Event "Musical Chairs" closes at Rialto Theater New York City after 15 performances 1980 Event "Blackstone" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 104 performances 1980 Event "Musical Chairs" opens at Rialto Theater New York City for 15 performances 1980 Event "Happy New Year" closes at Morosco Theater New York City after 17 performances 1980 Event "Barnum" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 854 performances 1980 Event "Grease" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 3,388 performances 1980 Event "Reggae" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 21 performances 1980 Event "Happy New Year" opens at Morosco Theater New York City for 17 performances 1980 Event "Reggae" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 21 performances 1980 Event Princess Theater (Latin Quarter, Cotton Club) opens at 200 W 48th New York City 1980 Event "Canterbury Tales" closes at Rialto Theater New York City after 16 performances 1980 Event "West Side Story" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 341 performances 1980 Event "Canterbury Tales" opens at Rialto Theater New York City for 16 performances 1980 Event Sears Radio Theater moves from CBS to Mutual Broadcasting System 1980 Event "Comin' Uptown" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 45 performances 1980 Event "King of Schnorrers" closes at Playhouse Theater New York City after 63 performances 1980 Event "1940's Radio Hour" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 105 performances 1979 Event "Oklahoma!" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 301 performances 1979 Event "King of Schnorrers" opens at Playhouse Theater New York City for 63 performances 1979 Event "Most Happy Fella" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 53 performances 1979 Event "Beatlemania" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 920 performances 1979 Event "Most Happy Fella" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 53 performances 1979 Event "Sugar Babies" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 1208 performances 1979 Event "1940's Radio Hour" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 105 performances 1979 Event "Eubie!" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 439 performances 1979 Event "Evita" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 1568 performances 1979 Event "Peter Pan" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 578 performances 1979 Event "I Remember Mama" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 108 performances 1979 Event "Whoopee!" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 204 performances 1979 Event "But Never Jam Today" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 7 performances 1979 Event "Broadway Opry '79" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 6 performances 1979 Event "But Never Jam Today" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 7 performances 1979 Event "Broadway Opry '79" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 6 performances 1979 Event "Got To Go Disco" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 8 performances 1979 Event "Got Tu Go Disco" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 8 performances 1979 Event "Sarava" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 140 performances 1979 Event "I Remember Mama" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 108 performances 1979 Event "I Love My Wife" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 864 performances 1979 Event Masterpiece Radio Theater begins broadcasting 1979 Event "Carmelina" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 17 performances 1979 Event "Carmelina" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 17 performances 1979 Event "Ballroom" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 116 performances 1979 Event "On the 20th Century" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 460 performances 1979 Event "Grand Tour" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 61 performances 1979 Event "Sweeney Todd" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 557 performances 1979 Event "Sarava" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 140 performances 1979 Event "Comin' Uptown" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 45 performances 1979 Event "Whoopee!" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 204 performances 1979 Event Sears Radio Theater premieres on CBS 1979 Event "Wiz" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 1672 performances 1979 Event "Grand Tour" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 61 performances 1978 Event "Magic Show" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 1859 performances 1978 Event "Runaways" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 199 performances 1978 Event "King and I" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 719 performances 1978 Event "Broadway Musical" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City 1978 Event "Ballroom" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 116 performances 1978 Event "Platinum" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 33 performances 1978 Event "King of Hearts" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 48 performances 1978 Event "Platinum" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 33 performances 1978 Event "King of Hearts" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 48 performances 1978 Event "Eubie!" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 439 performances 1978 Event "Timbuktu!" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 243 performances 1978 Event 422 die in an arson fire at a movie theater in Iran 1978 Event "Hello, Dolly!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 152 performances 1978 Event "Act" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 233 performances 1978 Event "Working" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 25 performances 1978 Event "Working" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 25 performances 1978 Event "Angel" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 5 performances 1978 Event "Runaways" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 199 performances 1978 Event "Angel" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 5 performances 1978 Event "Ain't Misbehavin'" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 1604 performances 1978 Event "History of the American Film" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 21 performances 1978 Event Bob Fosse's "Dancin'" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 1,774 performances 1978 Event "Hello, Dolly!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 152 performances 1978 Event "Timbuktu!" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 243 performances 1978 Event "On the 20th Century" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 460 performances 1978 Event "Jesus Christ Superstar" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 96 performances 1978 Event "Elvis: The Legend Lives!" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 101 performances 1977 Event "Bubbling Brown Sugar" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 766 performances 1977 Event "Man of La Mancha" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 124 performances 1977 Event "Jesus Christ Superstar" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 96 performances 1977 Event "Hair" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 43 performances 1977 Event "Act" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 233 performances 1977 Event David Mamet's "Life in the Theater," premieres in New York City 1977 Event "Hair" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 43 performances 1977 Event "Estrada" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 7 performances 1977 Event "Estrada" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 7 performances 1977 Event "Man of La Mancha" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 124 performances 1977 Event "Godspell" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 527 performances 1977 Event "Chicago" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 947 performances 1977 Event "Shenandoah" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 1,050 performances 1977 Event "Happy End" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 75 performances 1977 Event "Pippin" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 1944 performances 1977 Event "Beatlemania" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 920 performances 1977 Event "Happy End" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 75 performances 1977 Event "King and I" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 719 performances 1977 Event "Annie" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 2377 performances 1977 Event "I Love My Wife" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 864 performances 1977 Event "My Fair Lady" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 384 performances 1977 Event "Guys and Dolls" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 239 performances 1977 Event "Ipi Tombi" closes at Harkness Theater New York City after 39 performances 1977 Event "Robber Bridegroom" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 145 performances 1977 Event "Party with Comden and Green" opens at Morosco Theater New York City for 92 performances 1977 Event General Mills Adventure Theater premieres on CBS radio 1977 Event "Ipi Tombi" opens at Harkness Theater New York City for 39 performances 1977 Event "Porgy and Bess" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 122 performances 1976 Event "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 167 performances 1976 Event "Music Is" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 8 performances 1976 Event "Music Is" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 8 performances 1976 Event "Going Up" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 49 performances 1976 Event "Robber Bridegroom" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 145 performances 1976 Event "Let My People Come" closes at Morosco Theater New York City after 106 performances 1976 Event "Porgy and Bess" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 122 performances 1976 Event "Oh! Calcutta!" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 5959 performances 1976 Event "Going Up" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 49 performances 1976 Event "Rex" closes at Lunt-Fontaine Theater New York City after 48 performances 1976 Event "Very Good Eddie" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 307 performances 1976 Event "Let My People Come" opens at Morosco Theater New York City for 106 performances 1976 Event "Guys and Dolls" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 239 performances 1976 Event "Something's Afoot" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 61 performances 1976 Event "Godspell" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 527 performances 1976 Event "Something's Afoot" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 61 performances 1976 Event "So Long 174th St" closes at Harkness Theater New York City after 16 performances 1976 Event "So Long 174th St" opens at Harkness Theater New York City for 16 performances 1976 Event "My Fair Lady" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 384 performances 1976 Event "Rex" opens at Lunt-Fontaine Theater New York City for 48 performances 1976 Event "Bubbling Brown Sugar" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 766 performances 1976 Event "Rockabye Hamlet" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 7 performances 1976 Event "Rockabye Hamlet" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 7 performances 1976 Event "Pacific Overtures" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 193 performances 1976 Event "Candide" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 740 performances 1976 Event "Home Sweet Homer" opens and closes at Palace Theater New York City 1976 Event "Musical Jubilee" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 92 performances 1975 Event "Boccaccio" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 7 performances 1975 Event "Hello, Dolly" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 51 performances 1975 Event "Very Good Eddie" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 307 performances 1975 Death William Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61 1975 Event "Treemonisha" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 64 performances 1975 Event "Raisin" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 847 performances 1975 Event "Me and Bessie" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 453 performances 1975 Event "Boccaccio" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 7 performances 1975 Event "Musical Jubilee" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 92 performances 1975 Event "Hello, Dolly" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 51 performances 1975 Event "Me and Bessie" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 453 performances 1975 Event "Treemonisha" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 64 performances 1975 Event "Chorus Line" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 6137 performances 1975 Event "Rodgers and Hart" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 108 performances 1975 Event "Chicago" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 947 performances 1975 Event "Goodtime Charley" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 104 performances 1975 Event "Rodgers and Hart" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 108 performances 1975 Event "Rocky Horror Show" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 45 performances 1975 Event "Letter for Queen Victoria" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 18 performances 1975 Event "Dr. Jazz" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 5 performances 1975 Event "Letter for Queen Victoria" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 18 performances 1975 Event "Dr. Jazz" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 5 performances 1975 Event "Lieutenant" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 9 performances 1975 Event "Rocky Horror Show" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 45 performances 1975 Event "Lieutenant" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 9 performances 1975 Event "Goodtime Charley" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 104 performances 1975 Event "Men on the Moon" closes at Little Theater New York City after 5 performances 1975 Event "Men on the Moon" opens at Little Theater New York City for 5 performances 1975 Event "Shenandoah" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 1050 performances 1975 Event "Wiz" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 1672 performances 1975 Event "Good News" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 16 performances 1975 Event "Gypsy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 120 performances 1975 Event "Over Here" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 341 performances 1974 Event "Good News" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 16 performances 1974 Event "Good Evening" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 438 performances 1974 Event "Mack and Mabel" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 66 performances 1974 Event "Lorelei" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 320 performances 1974 Event "Mack and Mabel," opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 66 performances 1974 Event "Gypsy" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 120 performances 1974 Event "Irene" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 605 performances 1974 Death Otto Kruger, actor (Lux Video Theater), dies on 89th birthday 1974 Event "Little Night Music" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 601 performances 1974 Event "Words and Music" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 127 performances 1974 Death Truman Bradley, TV host (Science Fiction Theater), dies at 69 1974 Event "Magic Show" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 1859 performances 1974 Event "Words and Music" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 127 performances 1974 Event "Sextet" closes at Bijou Theater New York City after 9 performances 1974 Event "Over Here" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 341 performances 1974 Event "Candide" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 740 performances 1974 Event "Sextet" opens at Bijou Theater New York City for 9 performances 1974 Event "Rainbow Jones" opens and closes at Music Box Theater New York City 1974 Event "Gigi" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 103 performances 1974 Event "Pajama Game" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 65 performances 1974 Event "Lorelei" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 320 performances 1974 Event "CBS Mystery Theater," premieres on radio 1973 Event "Molly" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 68 performances 1973 Event "Pajama Game" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 65 performances 1973 Event "Seesaw" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 296 performances 1973 Event "Good Evening" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 438 performances 1973 Event "Gigi" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 103 performances 1973 Event "Molly" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 68 performances 1973 Event "Raisin" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 847 performances 1973 Event "Little Night Music" opens at Majestic Theater on Broadway 1973 Birthday Jeremy Jordan, born in Hammond, Indiana, singer, actor, pop, dance music, recorded music featured in the film 'Airborne', appeared in made-for-TV movies and theater performance of Never Been Kissed 1973 Event "Desert Song" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 15 performances 1973 Event "Desert Song" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 15 performances 1973 Event "Cyrano" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 49 performances 1973 Event "Sugar" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 506 performances 1973 Event "Smith" closes at Eden Theater New York City after 17 performances 1973 Event "Nash at Nine" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 21 performances 1973 Event "2 Gentlemen of Verona" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 613 performances 1973 Event "Smith" opens at Eden Theater New York City for 17 performances 1973 Event "Nash at Nine" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 21 performances 1973 Event "Cyrano" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 49 performances 1973 Event "Seesaw" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 296 performances 1973 Event "Irene" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 605 performances 1973 Event Minskoff Theater opens at 200 W 45th St. New York City 1973 Event "Shelter" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 31 performances 1973 Event "Little Night Music" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 601 performances 1973 Event "Shelter" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 31 performances 1973 Event "No, No Nanette" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 861 performances 1973 Event "Tricks" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 8 performances 1973 Event "Tricks" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 8 performances 1973 Event "Purlie" closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 14 performances 1972 Event "Purlie" opens at Billy Rose Theater New York City for 14 performances 1972 Event "Via Galactica" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 7 performances 1972 Event "Via Galactica" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 7 performances 1972 Event "Ambassador" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 9 performances 1972 Event "Ambassador" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 9 performances 1972 Event "Dear Oscar" closes at Playhouse Theater New York City after 5 performances 1972 Event Gershwin Theater (Uris) opens at 1633 Broadway New York City 1972 Event "Dear Oscar" opens at Playhouse Theater New York City for 5 performances 1972 Event Circle-in the-Square Theater opens at 1633 Broadway New York City 1972 Event "Mother Earth" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 12 performances 1972 Event "Pippin" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 1944 performances 1972 Event "Dude" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 16 performances 1972 Event "Man of La Mancha" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 140 performances 1972 Event "Pacific Paradise" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 5 performances 1972 Event "Mother Earth" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 12 performances 1972 Event "Pacific Paradise" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 5 performances 1972 Event "Hurry, Harry" closes at Ritz Theater New York City after 2 performances 1972 Event "Hurry, Harry" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 2 performances 1972 Event "Dude" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 16 performances 1972 Event "From Israel with Love" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 8 performances 1972 Event "From Israel with Love" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 8 performances 1972 Event "Don't Play Us Cheap" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 164 performances 1972 Event "Oh! Calcutta!" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 1316 performances 1972 Event "Fiddler on the Roof" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 3242 performances 1972 Event "Follies" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 524 performances 1972 Event "Hair" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 1750 performances 1972 Event "Man of La Mancha" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 140 performances 1972 Event "Grease" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 3,388 performances 1972 Event "Applause" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 900 performances 1972 Event "Heathen!" opens and closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City for 1 performance 1972 Event "Lost in the Stars" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 39 performances 1972 Event "Different Times" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 24 performances 1972 Event "Hard Job Being God" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 6 performances 1972 Event "Don't Play Us Cheap" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 164 performances 1972 Event "Hard Job Being God" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 6 performances 1972 Event "Different Times" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 24 performances 1972 Event "Lost in the Stars" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 39 performances 1972 Event "That's Entertainment" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 4 performances 1972 Event "That's Entertainment" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 4 performances 1972 Event "Sugar" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 506 performances 1972 Event "Only Fools Are Sad" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 144 performances 1972 Event "Selling of the President" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 5 performances 1972 Event "Selling of the President" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 5 performances 1972 Event "Inner City" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 97 performances 1972 Event "1776" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 1,217 performances 1972 Event "Rothschilds" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 505 performances 1972 Event "Company" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 690 performances 1972 Event "On the Town" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 65 performances 1972 Event "Promises Promises" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 1281 performances 1971 Event "Inner City" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 97 performances 1971 Event "Wild and Wonderful" opens/closes at Lyceum Theater New York City 1971 Event "2 Gentlemen of Verona" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 613 performances 1971 Event "Me Nobody Knows" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 587 performances 1971 Event "Only Fools Are Sad" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 144 performances 1971 Event "Great Harp" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 7 performances 1971 Event "Great Harp" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 7 performances 1971 Event "On the Town" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 65 performances 1971 Event "2 by 2" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 343 performances 1971 Event "Man of La Mancha" closes at ANTA Washington Square Theater New York City after 2329 performances 1971 Event "70, Girls, 70" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 35 performances 1971 Event "Earl of Ruston" closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 5 performances 1971 Event "Earl of Ruston" opens at Billy Rose Theater New York City for 5 performances 1971 Event "Frank Merriwell" opens/closes at Longacre Theater New York City for 1 perf 1971 Event "70, Girls, 70" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 35 performances 1971 Event "Johnny Johnson" opens/closes at Edison Theater New York City for 1 performance 1971 Event "Follies" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 524 performances 1971 Event "Oh! Calcutta!" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 1,316 performances 1971 Event "Ari" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 19 performances 1971 Event "No, No Nanette" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 861 performances 1971 Event "Ari" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 19 performances 1971 Event "Soon" closes at Ritz Theater New York City after 3 performances 1971 Event "Soon" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 3 performances 1971 Event "Light, Lively and Yiddish" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 87 performances 1971 Event "President's Daughter" closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 72 performances 1970 Event "Hello, Dolly!" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 2844 performances 1970 Event "Me Nobody Knows" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 587 performances 1970 Event "2 by 2" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 343 performances 1970 Event "Purlie" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 689 performances 1970 Event "President's Daughter" opens at Billy Rose Theater New York City for 72 performances 1970 Event "Light, Lively and Yiddish" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 87 performances 1970 Event "Rothschilds" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 505 performances 1970 Event "Coco" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 333 performances 1970 Event "Boy Friend" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 119 performances 1970 Event "Minnie's Boys" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 80 performances 1970 Event "Company" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 690 performances 1970 Event "Park" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 5 performances 1970 Event "Park" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 5 performances 1970 Event "Cry for Us All" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 8 performances 1970 Event "Boy Friend" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 119 performances 1970 Event "Cry for Us All" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 8 performances 1970 Event "Applause" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 900 performances 1970 Event "Look to the Lilies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 25 performances 1970 Event "Minnie's Boys" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 80 performances 1970 Event "Blood Red Roses" opens and closes at John Golden Theater New York City 1970 Event "Purlie" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 689 performances 1970 Event Edison Theater opens at 240 W 47th St. New York City 1970 Event "Georgy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 4 performances 1970 Event "Georgy" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 4 performances 1970 Event "Charles Aznavour" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 23 performances 1970 Event "Gantry" closes at George Abbott Theater New York City after 1 performance 1970 Event "Charles Aznavour" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 23 performances 1970 Event "Gantry" opens at George Abbott Theater New York City for 1 performance 1970 Event "Jimmy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 84 performances 1970 Event "Mame" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 1508 performances 1969 Event "Coco" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 333 performances 1969 Event "Buck White" closes at George Abbott Theater New York City after 7 performances 1969 Event "Buck White" opens at George Abbott Theater New York City for 7 performances 1969 Event "Jimmy" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 84 performances 1969 Event "Cabaret" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 1166 performances 1969 Event "Zorba" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 305 performances 1969 Event "Dear World" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 132 performances 1969 Event "Celebration" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 110 performances 1969 Event "George M!" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 435 performances 1969 Event "Billy" opens and closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 1 performance 1969 Event "Come Summer" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 7 performances 1969 Event "Come Summer" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 7 performances 1969 Event "1776" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 1217 performances 1969 Event "Red, White, and Maddox" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 41 performances 1969 Event "Dear World" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 132 performances 1969 Event "Canterbury Tales" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 122 performances 1969 Event "Red, White, and Maddox" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 41 performances 1969 Event "Celebration" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 110 performances 1969 Event "Golden Rainbow" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 355 performances 1969 Event "Maggie Flynn" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 82 performances 1969 Event "Fig Leaves Are Falling" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 4 performances 1968 Event "Promises Promises" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 1281 performances 1968 Event "Zorba" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 305 performances 1968 Event "Her First Roman" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 17 performances 1968 Event "Noel Coward's Sweet Potato" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 36 performances 1968 Event "Maggie Flynn" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 82 performances 1968 Event "Her 1st Roman" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 17 performances 1968 Event "Happy Time" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 286 performances 1968 Event "I Do! I Do!" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 561 performances 1968 Event "New Faces of 1965" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 52 performances 1968 Event "What Makes Sammy Run?" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 540 performances 1968 Event "Hair" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 1750 performances 1968 Event "Half a Sixpence" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 512 performances 1968 Event "I'm Solomon" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 7 performances 1968 Event "Fade Out-Fade In" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 72 performances 1968 Event "George M!" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 435 performances 1968 Event "Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 28 performances 1968 Event "Here's Where I Belong" opens/closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City 1968 Event "Golden Rainbow" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 355 performances 1968 Event "Darling of the Day" opens at George Abbott Theater New York City for 31 performances 1968 Event "Happy Time" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 286 performances 1968 Event "Hallelujah, Baby!" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 293 performances 1968 Event "Illya Darling" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 320 performances 1968 Event "Zizi" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 49 performances 1967 Event "Henry, Sweet Henry" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 80 performances 1967 Event "How Now, Dow Jones" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 220 performances 1967 Death Fred Engelen, Flemish actor and director (Kritisch Theater), dies at 54 1967 Event "Apple Tree" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 463 performances 1967 Event "Henry, Sweet Henry" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 80 performances 1967 Event "Sweet Charity" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 608 performances 1967 Event "Funny Girl" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 1348 performances 1967 Event "Sherry!" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 65 performances 1967 Event "Sing, Israel Sing" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 14 performances 1967 Death Elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies 1967 Event "Hallelujah, Baby!" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 293 performances 1967 Event "Walking Happy" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 161 performances 1967 Event "Wait A Minim!" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 457 performances 1967 Event "Illya Darling" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 320 performances 1967 Event "Sherry!" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 65 performances 1967 Death Frank Wisbar, director (Fireside Theater), dies at 67 1966 Event "At the Drop of Another Hat" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 105 performances 1966 Event "Joyful Noise" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 12 performances 1966 Event "Joyful Noise" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 12 performances 1966 Event "I Do! I Do!" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 561 performances 1966 Event "Walking Happy" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 161 performances 1966 Event "Cabaret" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 1166 performances 1966 Event "Apple Tree" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 463 performances 1966 Event "Half a Sixpence" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 512 performances 1966 Event "Time for Singing" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 41 performances 1966 Birthday Samuel West, born in England, actor, theater director, appeared in 'Howards End', 'Jane Eyre', Van Helsing', 'Notting Hill' , 'Complicity' films, among others 1966 Event "Skyscraper" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 248 performances 1966 Event "Mame" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 1508 performances 1966 Event "Time for Singing" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 41 performances 1966 Event "Pousse Cafe" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 3 performances 1966 Event "Pousse Cafe" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 3 performances 1966 Event "Golden Boy" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 569 performances 1966 Event "Wait A Minim!" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 457 performances 1966 Death Billy Rose, U.S. theater producer (Diamond Horse Show), dies at 66 1966 Event "Sweet Charity" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 608 performances 1965 Event "La Grusse Valise" closes at 54th St. Theater New York City after 7 performances 1965 Event "La Grusse Valise" opens at 54th St. Theater New York City for 7 performances 1965 Event Vivian Beaumont Theater opens at 65th St. and Amsterdam Ave New York City 1965 Event "Anya" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 16 performances 1965 Event "Yearling" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 3 performances 1965 Event "Yearling" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 3 performances 1965 Event "Anya" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 16 performances 1965 Event "Man of La Mancha" opens at ANTA Washington Square Theater New York City for 2329 performances 1965 Event "Pickwick" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 56 performances 1965 Event "Baker Street" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 313 performances 1965 Event George Abbott Theater (Adelphi, 54 St) at 152 W 54th New York City, demolished 1965 Event "Skyscraper" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 248 performances 1965 Event Vivian Beaumont Theater (New York City) opens 1965 Event "Drat! - The Cat!" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 8 performances 1965 Event "Drat! - The Cat!" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 8 performances 1965 Event "Pickwick" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 56 performances 1965 Event "Do I Hear a Waltz?" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 220 performances 1965 Event "Flora, the Red Menace" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 87 performances 1965 Event "Bajour" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 232 performances 1965 Event "I Had a BaIl" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 199 performances 1965 Event "What Makes Sammy Run?" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 540 performances 1965 Event "Roar of the Greasepaint" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 232 performances 1965 Event "Flora, the Red Menace" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 87 performances 1965 Event "New Faces of 1965" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 52 performances 1965 Event "I'm Solomon" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 7 performances 1965 Event "Do I Hear a Waltz?" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 220 performances 1965 Event "High Spirits" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 375 performances 1965 Event "Fade Out-Fade In" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 72 performances 1965 Event "Baker Street" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 313 performances 1965 Event "Kelly" opens and closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City 1964 Event "I Had a BaIl" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 199 performances 1964 Event "Bajour" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 232 performances 1964 Event "Something More!" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 15 performances 1964 Event "Zizi" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 49 performances 1964 Event "Follies Bergere" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 191 performances 1964 Event "Oliver!" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 774 performances 1964 Event "Something More!" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 15 performances 1964 Event "Cambridge Circus" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 23 performances 1964 Event "Golden Boy" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 569 performances 1964 Death Eddie Cantor, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater), dies at 72 1964 Birthday Ian Hart, born in Liverpool, England, actor, theater, television, film roles include, 'Michael Collins', 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' 1964 Event "Cambridge Circus" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 23 performances 1964 Event "Oh What a Lovely War" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 125 performances 1964 Event "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 3242 performances 1964 Event Paramount Theater (New York City) presented the Beatles with Steve and Eydie 1964 Event "Funny Thing Happened" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 965 performances 1964 Event "110 in the Shade" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 330 performances 1964 Event "Here's Love" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 338 performances 1964 Event "Follies Bergere" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 191 performances 1964 Event "Beyond the Fringe" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 673 performances 1964 Event "Fade Out-Fade In" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 199 performances 1964 Event New York State Theater opens 1964 Event "Cafe Crown" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 3 performances 1964 Event "Foxy" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 72 performances 1964 Event "Cafe Crown" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 3 performances 1964 Event "High Spirits" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 375 performances 1964 Event "Anyone Can Whistle" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 9 performances 1964 Event "Anyone Can Whistle" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 9 performances 1964 Event "Funny Girl" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 1,348 performances 1964 Event "Rugantino" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 28 performances 1964 Event "What Makes Sammy Run?" opens at 84th St. Theater New York City for 540 performances 1964 Event "Foxy" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 72 performances 1964 Event "Rugantino" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 28 performances 1964 Birthday Laura Linney, born in New York City, New York, actress, film, theater, appeared in 'The Truman Show', 'Mystic River', 'The Nanny Diaries', 'Love Actually' 1964 Event "Hello, Dolly!" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 2,844 performances 1964 Event "She Loves Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 302 performances 1963 Event "Double Dublin" closes at Little Theater New York City after 4 performances 1963 Event "Jennie" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 82 performances 1963 Event "Double Dublin" opens at Little Theater New York City for 4 performances 1963 Event "Girl Who Came to Supper" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 112 performances 1963 Event "Tambourines to Glory" closes at Little Theater New York City after 24 performances 1963 Event "Tovarich" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 264 performances 1963 Event "Tambourines to Glory" opens at Little Theater New York City for 24 performances 1963 Event "110 in the Shade" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 330 performances 1963 Event "Jennie" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 82 performances 1963 Event "Student Gypsy" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 16 performances 1963 Event "Here's Love" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 338 performances 1963 Event "Student Gypsy" opens at 84th St. Theater New York City for 16 performances 1963 Event "No Strings" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 580 performances 1963 Event "Little Me" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 257 performances 1963 Event "Sound of Music" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 1443 performances 1963 Event "Mr. President" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 265 performances 1963 Event "Hot Spot" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 43 performances 1963 Event "Beast in Me" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 4 performances 1963 Event "Beast in Me" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 4 performances 1963 Birthday Alessandra Ferri, British ballerina, American Ballet Theater 1963 Event "She Loves Me" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 302 performances 1963 Event "Sophie" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 8 performances 1963 Event "Hot Spot" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 43 performances 1963 Event "Sophie" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 8 performances 1963 Event "Sophie" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 8 performances 1963 Event "Tovarich" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 264 performances 1963 Event "Milk and Honey" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 543 performances 1963 Event "Oliver!" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 774 performances 1963 Event "Camelot" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 873 performances 1963 Event "Carnival!" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 719 performances 1963 Death Dick Powell, actor and director (Dick Powell Theater), dies at 58 1962 Event "Little Me" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 257 performances 1962 Event "Nowhere to Go, But Up" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 9 performances 1962 Event "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 673 performances 1962 Event "Mr President" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 265 performances 1962 Event "My Fair Lady" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 2,715 performances 1962 Event "Bravo, Giovanni" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 76 performances 1962 Event "All American" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 80 performances 1962 Event "Bravo, Giovanni" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 76 performances 1962 Event "Funny Thing Happened" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 965 performances 1962 Event "Family Affair" closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 65 performances 1962 Event "All American" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 80 performances 1962 Event "No Strings" opens at 84th St. Theater New York City for 580 performances 1962 Event "New Faces of '62" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 28 performances 1962 Event "Sail Away" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 167 performances 1962 Event "Gay Life" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 113 performances 1962 Event "New Faces of '62" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 28 performances 1962 Event "Family Affair" opens at Billy Rose Theater New York City for 65 performances 1962 Event "Kean" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 92 performances 1962 Event "Do Re Mi" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 400 performances 1961 Event "lrma La Douce" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 527 performances 1961 Event "Subways Are for Sleeping" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 205 performances 1961 Event "From the Second City" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 87 performances 1961 Event "Let It Ride" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 68 performances 1961 Event "Gay Life" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 113 performances 1961 Event "Kwamina" closes at 54th St. Theater New York City after 32 performances 1961 Event "Kean" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 92 performances 1961 Event "Fiorello!" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 796 performances 1961 Event "Kwamina" opens at 54th St. Theater New York City for 32 performances 1961 Event "Let It Ride" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 68 performances 1961 Event "Milk and Honey" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 543 performances 1961 Event "Bye Bye Birdie" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 607 performances 1961 Event "Sail Away" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 167 performances 1961 Event "From the Second City" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 87 performances 1961 Event "Donnybrook!" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 68 performances 1961 Event "Billy Barnes People" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 8 performances 1961 Event "Billy Barnes People" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 8 performances 1961 Event "Wildcat" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 172 performances 1961 Event "Donnybrook!" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 68 performances 1961 Event "Young Abe Lincoln" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 27 performances 1961 Event "Tenderloin" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 216 performances 1961 Event "Music Man" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 1375 performances 1961 Event "Carnival!" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 719 performances 1961 Event "Show Girl" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 100 performances 1961 Event "13 Daughters" closes at 54th St. Theater New York City after 28 performances 1961 Event "Gypsy" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 702 performances 1961 Event "13 Daughters" opens at 54th St. Theater New York City for 28 performances 1961 Event "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 8 performances 1961 Event "Conquering Hero" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 8 performances 1961 Event "Show Girl" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 100 performances 1960 Event "Do Re Mi" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 400 performances 1960 Event "La Plume de Ma Tante" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 835 performances 1960 Event "Take Me Along" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 448 performances 1960 Event "Wildcat" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 172 performances 1960 Event "Camelot" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 873 performances 1960 Event Fire in movie theater kills 152 children (Amude Spain) 1960 Event "Tenderloin" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 216 performances 1960 Event "Laughs and Other Events" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 8 performances 1960 Event "Laughs and Other Events" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 8 performances 1960 Event "lrma La Douce" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 527 performances 1960 Event "Sunrise at Campobello" premiered at Palace theater 1960 Event "Vintage '60" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 8 performances 1960 Event "Vintage '60" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 8 performances 1960 Event "Once Upon a Mattress" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 460 performances 1960 Event "Destry Rides Again" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 472 performances 1960 Event "Finian's Rainbow" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 12 performances 1960 Event "Greenwillow" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 95 performances 1960 Event "Finian's Rainbow" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 12 performances 1960 Event "Christine" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 12 performances 1960 Event "Flower Drum Song" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 602 performances 1960 Event "From A to Z" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 21 performances 1960 Event "Christine" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 12 performances 1960 Event "From A to Z" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 21 performances 1960 Event "Bye Bye Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 607 performances 1960 Event "Redhead" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 455 performances 1960 Event "Greenwillow" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 95 performances 1960 Event "Beg, Borrow or Steal" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 5 performances 1960 Event "Saratoga" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 80 performances 1959 Event "Saratoga" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 80 performances 1959 Event "Once Upon a Mattress" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 460 performances 1959 Event "Fiorello!" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 796 performances 1959 Event "Sound of Music" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 1443 performances 1959 Event "Girls against the Boys" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 16 performances 1959 Event "Girls against the Boys" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 16 performances 1959 Event "Take Me Along" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 448 performances 1959 Event "Billy Barnes Revue" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 87 performances 1959 Event "Happy Town" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 5 performances 1959 Event "At the Drop of a Hat" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 216 performances 1959 Event "Happy Town" opens at 84th St. Theater New York City for 5 performances 1959 Death Paul Douglas, actor (Adventure Theater), dies at 52 1959 Event "Billy Barnes Revue" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 87 performances 1959 Event "West Side Story" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 734 performances 1959 Event "First Impressions" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 84 performances 1959 Event "Nervous Set" closes at Henry Miller's Theater New York City after 23 performances 1959 Event "Gypsy" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 702 performances 1959 Event "Nervous Set" opens at Henry Miller's Theater New York City for 23 performances 1959 Event Netherlands Dance Theater opens (Rudi of Dantzig and Cut Flier) 1959 Event "Destry Rides Again" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 472 performances 1959 Event "Jamaica" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 558 performances 1959 Event "Juno" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 16 performances 1959 Event "1st Impressions" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 84 performances 1959 Event "Juno" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 16 performances 1959 Event "Bells Are Ringing" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 925 performances 1959 Event "Goldilocks" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 161 performances 1959 Event "Whoop-Up" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 56 performances 1959 Event "Redhead" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 455 performances 1959 Event "Say, Darling" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 332 performances 1958 Event "Whoop-Up" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 56 performances 1958 Event "Flower Drum Song" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 602 performances 1958 Event "La Plume de Ma Tante" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 835 performances 1958 Event "Maria Golovin" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 5 performances 1958 Event "Maria Golovin" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 5 performances 1958 Event "Goldilocks" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 161 performances 1958 Event "Oh, Captain!" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 192 performances 1958 Event "Li'l Abner" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 693 performances 1958 Event "New Girl in Town" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 432 performances 1958 Event "Say, Darling" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 332 performances 1958 Event "Body Beautiful" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 60 performances 1958 Event "Portotino" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 3 performances 1958 Event "Portotino" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 3 performances 1958 Event "Oh, Captain!" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 192 performances 1958 Event "Body Beautiful" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 60 performances 1957 Event "Music Man" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 1375 performances 1957 Event "Most Happy Fella" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 678 performances 1957 Event "Rumple" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 45 performances 1957 Event "Happy Hunting" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 413 performances 1957 Event "Copper and Brass" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 36 performances 1957 Event "Rumple" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 45 performances 1957 Event "Jamaica" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 558 performances 1957 Event "Damn Yankees" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 1,022 performances 1957 Event "Copper and Brass" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 36 performances 1957 Event "Mask and Gown" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 39 performances 1957 Event "Simply Heavenly" closes at Playhouse Theater New York City after 62 performances 1957 Event "West Side Story" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 734 performances 1957 Event "Mask and Gown" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 39 performances 1957 Event "Simply Heavenly" opens at Playhouse Theater New York City for 62 performances 1957 Event St. James' Theater in London closes 1957 Event "Shinbone Alley" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 49 performances 1957 Event "New Girt in Town" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 432 performances 1957 Event "Shinbone Alley" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 49 performances 1957 Event "Mr Wonderful" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 383 performances 1957 Event "Candide" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 73 performances 1956 Event "New Faces of 1956" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 221 performances 1956 Event "Fanny" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 888 performances 1956 Event "Happy Hunting" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 413 performances 1956 Event "Candide" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 73 performances 1956 Event "Bells Are Ringing" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 925 performances 1956 Event "Pajama Game" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 1063 performances 1956 Event "Li'l Abner" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 693 performances 1956 Event "Pipe Dream" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 245 performances 1956 Event "Shangri-La" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 21 performances 1956 Event "New Faces of 1956" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 221 performances 1956 Event "Shangri-La" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 21 performances 1956 Event Kraft Theater presents an act from "Profiles in Courage" 1956 Event "Most Happy Fella" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 678 performances 1956 Event "Plain and Fancy" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 476 performances 1956 Event Singer Nat Cole attacked on stage of Birmingham theater by whites 1956 Event "Silk Stockings" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 461 performances 1956 Event "Mr Wonderful" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 383 performances 1956 Event "My Fair Lady" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 2,715 performances 1955 Event "Vamp" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 60 performances 1955 Event "Pipe Dream" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 245 performances 1955 Event "Boy Friend" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 483 performances 1955 Event "Vamp" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 60 performances 1955 Event "Catch a Star" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 23 performances 1955 Event "Ankles Aweigh" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 176 performances 1955 Event "Catch a Star" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 23 performances 1955 Event "7th Heaven" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 44 performances 1955 Event "Almost Crazy" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 16 performances 1955 Event "Can Can" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 892 performances 1955 Event "Almost Crazy" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 16 performances 1955 Event "3 for Tonight" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 85 performances 1955 Event "7th Heaven" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 44 performances 1955 Event "House of Flowers" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 165 performances 1955 Event "Damn Yankees" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 1022 performances 1955 Death Alfred Polgar, Austrian writer/theater critic, dies at 79 1955 Event "Kismet" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 583 performances 1955 Event "Saint of Bleecker St" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 92 performances 1955 Event "Ankles Aweigh" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 176 performances 1955 Event "3 for Tonight" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 85 performances 1955 Death Silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Il Teatro Italian), dies at 68 1955 Event "Peter Pan" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 149 performances 1955 Event "Silk Stockings" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 461 performances 1955 Event "Plain and Fancy" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 476 performances 1954 Event "House of Flowers" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 165 performances 1954 Event "Saint of Bleecker Street" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 92 performances 1954 Event "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 4 performances 1954 Event "On Your Toes" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 64 performances 1954 Event "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 4 performances 1954 Event "By the Beautiful Sea" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 270 performances 1954 Event "Fanny" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 888 performances 1954 Event "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 149 performances 1954 Event "On Your Toes" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 64 performances 1954 Event "Boy Friend" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 483 performances 1954 Event "Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 125 performances 1954 Event "Wonderful Town" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 559 performances 1954 Event "Pajama Game" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 1063 performances 1954 Event "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 125 performances 1954 Event "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 270 performances 1954 Event "Me and Juliet" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 358 performances 1954 Event "King and I" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 1246 performances 1954 Event "South Pacific" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 1928 performances 1953 Event "Kismet" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 583 performances 1953 Event "Wish You Were Here" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 597 performances 1953 Event "Guys and Dolls" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 1200 performances 1953 Event "Hazel Flagg" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 190 performances 1953 Event "Carnival in Flanders" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 6 performances 1953 Event "Carnival in Flanders" opens at New Century Theater New York for 6 performances 1953 Event "Me and Juliet" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 358 performances 1953 Event "Milton Berle Show/Texaco Star Theater," last airs on NBC-TV 1953 Event "Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 892 performances 1953 Event "Pal Joey" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 542 performances 1953 Event "New Faces (of 1952)" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 365 performances 1953 Event "Two's Company" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 90 performances 1953 Event "Wonderful Town" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 559 performances 1953 Event "Maggie" closes at National Theater New York City after 5 performances 1953 Event "Maggie" opens at National Theater New York City for 5 performances 1953 Event "Hazel Flagg" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 190 performances 1953 Event "Peter Pan" by Walt Disney opens at Roxy Theater, New York City 1953 Event "General Electric Theater" premieres on CBS TV; Reagan later hosts 1953 Event "My Darlin' Aida" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 89 performances 1952 Event "Two's Company" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 90 performances 1952 Event "My Darlin' Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 89 performances 1952 Event "Buttrio Square" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 7 performances 1952 Event "Buttrio Square" opens at New Century Theater New York City for 7 performances 1952 Event "Top Banana" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 356 performances 1952 Birthday Jack Wild, actor, theater, stage, Academy Award nominee at age 16 for role of Artful Dodger in film production of 'Oliver!', favorite subject, teen magazines 1952 Event "Paint Your Wagon" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 289 performances 1952 Birthday Dominic Muldowney, born in Southampton, England, composer, created television, film scores for Loose Connections, King Lear, radio work, theater music, created large-scale oboe concerto, versatile has created music for David Bowie, Royal Academy of Music teacher 1952 Event "Of Thee I Sing" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 72 performances 1952 Event "Wish You Were Here" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 597 performances 1952 Event "New Faces (of 1952)" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 365 performances 1952 Event "Shuffle Along" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 4 performances 1952 Event "Of Thee I Sing" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 72 performances 1952 Event "Shuffle Along" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 4 performances 1952 Event "Call Me Madam" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 644 performances 1952 Event "4 Saints in 3 Acts" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 15 performances 1952 Event "4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 15 performances 1952 Event "3 Wishes for Jamie" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 94 performances 1952 Event "2 in the Aisle" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 276 performances 1952 Event "African Queen" opens at Capitol Theater in New York City 1952 Event "Pal Joey" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 542 performances 1951 Event "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 267 performances 1951 Event "Borscht Capades" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 90 performances 1951 Event "17" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 180 performances 1951 Event "Music in the Air" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 56 performances 1951 Event "Paint Your Wagon" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 289 performances 1951 Event "Top Banana" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 356 performances 1951 Event "Music in the Air" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 56 performances 1951 Event "Borscht Capades" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 90 performances 1951 Event "Kiss Me, Kate" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 1077 performances 1951 Event "2 in the Aisle" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 276 performances 1951 Event "Courtin' Time" closes at National Theater New York City after 37 performances 1951 Event "Make a Wish" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 102 performances 1951 Event "17" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 180 performances 1951 Event "Flahooley" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 40 performances 1951 Event "Courtin' Time" opens at National Theater New York City for 37 performances 1951 Event "Flahooley" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 40 performances 1951 Event "Out of This World" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 157 performances 1951 Event "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 267 performances 1951 Event "Make a Wish" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 102 performances 1951 Event "King and I" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 1246 performances 1951 Event "Where's Charley?" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 56 performances 1951 Event "Bless You All" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 84 performances 1951 Event "Where's Charley?" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 56 performances 1951 Event "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 320 performances 1951 Event "Pardon Our French" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 100 performances 1950 Event "Out of This World" opens at New Century Theater New York City for 157 performances 1950 Event "Let's Make an Opera" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 5 performances 1950 Event "Bless You All" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 84 performances 1950 Event "Let's Make an Opera" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 5 performances 1950 Event "Tickets, Please" closes at Coronet Theater New York City after 245 performances 1950 Event "Guys and Dolls" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 1200 performances 1950 Event "Barrier" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 4 performances 1950 Event "Consul" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 269 performances 1950 Event "Barrier" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 4 performances 1950 Birthday Louise Duart, Quincy, Massachusetts, comedienne, Paramount Comedy Theater # 5 1950 Event "Call Me Madam" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 644 performances 1950 Event "Pardon Our French" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 100 performances 1950 Event "Where's Chartev?" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 792 performances 1950 Event "Lost in the Stars" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 281 performances 1950 Event "Liar" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 12 performances 1950 Event "Arms and the Girl" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 134 performances 1950 Death Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies 1950 Event "Liar" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 12 performances 1950 Event "Great to Be Alive" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 52 performances 1950 Event "Tickets, Please" opens at Coronet Theater New York City for 245 performances 1950 Event "Peter Pan" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 320 performances 1950 Event "Miss Liberty" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 308 performances 1950 Event "Great to Be Alive" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 52 performances 1950 Event "Touch and Go" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 176 performances 1950 Event "Consul" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 269 performances 1950 Event "Alive and Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 46 performances 1950 Event "Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 35 performances 1950 Event "Arms and the Girl" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 134 performances 1950 Event 2nd Emmy Awards: Ed Wynn Show and Texaco Star Theater win 1950 Event "Lend an Ear" closes at National Theater New York City after 460 performances 1950 Event "Dance Me a Song" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 35 performances 1950 Event "Alive and Kicking" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 46 performances 1950 Event "As the Girls Go" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 420 performances 1950 Event "Happy as Larry" closes at Coronet Theater New York City after 3 performances 1950 Event "Happy as Larry" opens at Coronet Theater New York City for 3 performances 1949 Event "Regina" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 86 performances 1949 Event "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 740 performances 1949 Event "Regina" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 86 performances 1949 Event "Lost in the Stars" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 281 performances 1949 Event "Touch and Go" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 176 performances 1949 Event "All after Love" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 121 performances 1949 Event "Miss Liberty" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 308 performances 1949 Birthday Shelley Duvall, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Popeye, Faery Tale Theater 1949 Event "High Button Shoes" closes at Century Theater New York City after 727 performances 1949 Event "Along Fifth Avenue" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 180 performances 1949 Event "Love Life" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 252 performances 1949 Event "South Pacific" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 1928 performances 1949 Event "Inside USA" closes at Century Theater New York City after 339 performances 1949 Event "Annie Get Your Gun" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 1147 performances 1949 Event Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" opens at Morosco Theater, New York City 1949 Event "All for Love" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 121 performances 1949 Event "Along 5th Avenue" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 180 performances 1949 Event "Make Mine Manhattan" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 429 performances 1949 Event "My Romance" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 95 performances 1949 Event "Small Wonder" closes at Coronet Theater New York City after 134 performances 1949 Event "Colgate Theater" dramatic anthology series premieres on NBC TV 1948 Event "Kiss Me, Kate" opens at New Century Theater New York City for 1077 performances 1948 Event "Lend an Ear" opens at National Theater New York City for 460 performances 1948 Event "Marinka" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 168 performances 1948 Event "Magdalena" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 48 performances 1948 Event "As the Girls Go" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 420 performances 1948 Event "My Romance" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 95 performances 1948 Event "Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 831 performances 1948 Event "Love Life" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 252 performances 1948 Event "Where's Chartev?" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 792 performances 1948 Event "Polonaise" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 113 performances 1948 Event "Finian's Rainbow" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 725 performances 1948 Event "Carib Song" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 36 performances 1948 Event "Heaven on Earth" closes at Century Theater New York City after 12 performances 1948 Event "Texaco Star Theater" with Milton Berle premieres on NBC-TV 1948 Event "Magdalena" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 48 performances 1948 Event "Hilarities (of 1949)" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 14 performances 1948 Event "Heaven on Earth" opens at Century Theater New York City for 12 performances 1948 Event "Small Wonder" opens at Coronet Theater New York City for 134 performances 1948 Event Milton Berle starts his TV career on Texaco Star Theater 1948 Event "Hilarities (of 1949)" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 14 performances 1948 Event "Angel in the Wings" closes at Coronet Theater New York City after 308 performances 1948 Event "Hold It!" opens at National Theater New York City for 46 performances 1948 Event "Brigadoon" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 581 performances 1948 Event "Marinka" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 168 performances 1948 Event "Allegro" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 318 performances 1948 Event "Ballet Ballads" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 62 performances 1948 Event "Look Ma, I'm Dancin'" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 188 performances 1948 Event "Hold It!" closes at National Theater New York City after 46 performances 1948 Event "Sleepy Hallow" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 12 performances 1948 Event "Sally" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 36 performances 1948 Event "Sleepy Hallow" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 12 performances 1948 Event "Ballet Ballads" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 62 performances 1948 Event "Sally" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 36 performances 1948 Event "Inside USA" opens at Century Theater New York City for 339 performances 1948 Event "Cradle Will Rock" closes at Mansfield Theater New York City after 34 performances 1948 Event "Look Ma, I'm Dancin'" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 188 performances 1948 Event "Music in My Heart" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 124 performances 1948 Event "Call Me Mister" closes at National Theater New York City after 734 performances 1947 Event "Cradle Will Ruck" opens at Mansfield Theater New York City for 34 performances 1947 Event "Angel in the Wings" opens at Coronet Theater New York City for 308 performances 1947 Event "Caribbean Carnival" opens at International Theater New York City for 11 performances 1947 Event "Under the Counter" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 27 performances 1947 Event "Allegro" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 318 performances 1947 Event "High Button Shoes" opens at Century Theater New York City for 727 performances 1947 Event "Under the Counter" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 27 performances 1947 Event "Music in My Heart" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 124 performances 1947 Event "Sweethearts" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 288 performances 1947 Event "Medium and The Telephone" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 211 performances 1947 Event "Louisiana Lady" closes at Century Theater New York City after 4 performances 1947 Event "Louisiana Lady" opens at Century Theater New York City for 4 performances 1947 Event "Street Scene" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 148 performances 1947 Event "Chocolate Soldier" closes at Century Theater New York City after 69 performances 1947 Event "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC 1947 Event "Beggar's Holiday" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 111 performances 1947 Event "Brigadoon" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 581 performances 1947 Event "Chocolate Soldier" opens at Century Theater New York City for 69 performances 1947 Event "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" closes at Century Theater New York City after 60 performances 1947 Birthday Jim Nollman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, graduated from Tufts University, composer, musical theater, conceptual artist, environmental activist, recorded interspecies music with wolves, whales, dolphins, deer, elk, desert rats 1947 Event "Sweethearts" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 288 performances 1947 Event "Red Mill" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 831 performances 1947 Event "Finian's Rainbow" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 725 performances 1947 Event "Street Scene" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 148 performances 1947 Event "Park Avenue" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 72 performances 1947 Event "Show Boat" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 417 performances 1946 Event "Beggar's Holiday" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 111 performances 1946 Event "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" opens at Century Theater New York City for 60 performances 1946 Event "Bal Negre" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 54 performances 1946 Event "If the Shoe Fits" closes at Century Theater New York City after 20 performances 1946 Event "Three to Make Ready" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 323 performances 1946 Event "Gypsy Lady" closes at Century Theater New York City after 79 performances 1946 Event "Bal Negre" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 54 performances 1946 Event "Park Avenue" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 72 performances 1946 Event "Yours Is My Heart" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 36 performances 1946 Event "Gypsy Lady," opens at Century Theater New York City for 79 performances 1946 Event "If the Shoe Fits," opens at Century Theater New York City for 20 performances 1946 Event "Yours Is My Heart" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 36 performances 1946 Event "Tidbits of 1946" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 8 performances 1946 Event "Tidbits of 1946" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 8 performances 1946 Event "St. Louis Woman" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 113 performances 1946 Event "Are You with It?" closes at Century Theater New York City after 264 performances 1946 Event "Billion Dollar Baby" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 219 performances 1946 Event "Annie Get Your Gun" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 1147 performances 1946 Event "Lute Song" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 142 performances 1946 Event "Call Me Mister" opens at National Theater New York City for 734 performances 1946 Event "Day Before Spring" closes at National Theater New York City after 167 performances 1946 Birthday Barbara Benary, born in America, composer, co-founder, Gamelan Son of Lion, New York City repertory ensemble, composes theater music, chamber music 1946 Event "St. Louis Woman" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 113 performances 1946 Event "Would-Be Gentleman" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 77 performances 1946 Event "Three to Make Ready" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 323 performances 1946 Event "Duchess Misbehaves" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 5 performances 1946 Event "Duchess Misbehaves" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 5 performances 1946 Event "Lute Song" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 142 performances 1946 Event "Nellie Bly" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 16 performances 1946 Event "Nellie Bly" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 16 performances 1946 Event "Polonaise" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 113 performances 1946 Event "Would-Be Gentleman" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 77 performances 1946 Event "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 417 performances 1945 Event "Billion Dollar Baby" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 219 performances 1945 Event "Day before Spring" opens at National Theater New York City for 167 performances 1945 Event "Girl from Nantucket" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 12 performances 1945 Event "Are You with It?" opens at Century Theater New York City for 264 performances 1945 Event "Girl from Nantucket" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 12 performances 1945 Event "Carib Song" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 36 performances 1945 Event "Mr Strauss Goes to Boston" opens at Century Theater New York City for 12 performances 1945 Birthday Carlos Gimenez, Argentina/Venezuela founder, Theater festival of Caracas 1945 Event "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 429 performances 1944 Death Benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor, dies at 79 1944 Birthday Paul Sands, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian/actor, SCTV, Story Theater, St. Elsewhere 1943 Event New York City's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at Paramount Theater 1943 Event Theater Guild presentation of "Othello" opens at Shubert 1943 Event Nazi's evacuate Hollandsche Theater in Amsterdam 1942 Birthday Phil Austin, comedian, Firesign Theater 1941 Event England's House of Commons and Holborn Theater destroyed in a blitz 1941 Event Little Theater at Adelphi Strand closes 1940 Birthday Phil Proctor, comedian, Firesign Theater 1939 Event "Wizard of Oz" opens at Loew's Capitol Theater in NY 1939 Event "Wizard of Oz" premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood 1939 Death Robert Courtneidge, British theater producer, dies 1939 Birthday Michael Rudman, English theater director/producer, Donkeys' Years 1938 Birthday David Ossman, comedian, Firesign Theater 1937 Death Annie E F Horniman, England, theater owner (Abbey Theatre), dies at 76 1936 Event "Lux Radio Theater" moved from New York City to Hollywood 1936 Birthday Michael White, theater/film producer, From Russia With Love 1934 Event Mark Hellinger Theater (Warner Bros) opens at 237 W 51st St. New York City 1934 Birthday Judith Herzberg, Dutch poet and author, Charlotte Life or Theater 1934 Death John Dillinger, shot dead at Biograph Theater in Chicago, at 33 1934 Birthday Arthur Mitchell, choreographer, Dance Theater of Harlem 1934 Birthday Judith Jamison, artistic director, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater 1933 Event 1st drive-in theater opens, Camden, New Jersey 1933 Birthday Darijan Bozic, born in Slavonski Brod, Croatia, composer, conductor, manager, artistic director of The Slovene National Theater Opera and Ballet Ljubljana 1932 Birthday Gibson Kente, born in South Africa, wrote about life in South African black townships, known as Father of Black Theater in South Africa 1931 Event 1st theater built for rear movie projection (New York City) 1931 Event Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" premieres at Los Angeles Theater 1931 Birthday Alvin Ailey, choreographer, American Dance Theater 1930 Event Broadway Theater opens at 1681 Broadway New York City 1930 Event Cambridge Theater opens in London 1930 Event Sarnoff reports in New York Times "TV would be a theater in every home" 1930 Event "Green Pastures" opens at Mansfield Theater 1929 Death Willem Royaards, theater directeor (Adam in Ballingschap), dies 1929 Event Popeye makes 1st appearance, in comic strip "Thimble Theater" 1929 Birthday Wim Bary, Dutch actor/theater director, Nice Boys 1928 Event George Abbott Theater (Adelphi, 54 St) opens at 152 W 54th St. New York City 1928 Event Ethel Barrymore Theater opens at 243 W 47th St. New York City 1928 Event Mickey Mouse's screen debut (Steamboat Willie at Colony Theater New York City) 1928 Birthday Michael Blakemore, British theater director, Country Life 1928 Birthday Patrick McGoohan, born in New York, American actor of Irish descent, appeared in films, theater, television 1928 Birthday Mitch Leigh, born in Brooklyn, New York, Irwin Michnick, graduated from Yale, composer, musical theater composer, theatrical producer, known for show Man Of La Mancha, composed jingle 'Nobody Doesn't Like Sara Lee' 1927 Event Neil Simon Theater (Alvin) opens at 250 W 52nd St. New York City 1927 Event St. James Theater (Erlanger) opens at 246 W 44th St. New York City 1927 Birthday Ann Jellicoe, theater director/playwright, Knack 1927 Event Grauman's Chinese Theater opens in Hollywood California 1927 Event Majestic Theater opens at 245 W 44th St. New York City 1927 Event Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens famous Roxy Theater (New York City) 1927 Event John Golden Theater (Theatre Masque) opens at 252 W 45th St. New York City 1927 Event Ziegfeld Theater (Loew's Ziegfeld) opens at 6th Ave and 54th St. New York City 1927 Event Royale Theater (Golden, CBS Radio Playhouse) opens at 242 W 45th New York City 1926 Event Brooks Atkinson Theater opens at 256 W 47th St. New York City 1926 Event Sean O'Casey's "Plough and Stars" opens at Abbey Theater Dublin 1925 Event Biltmore Theater opens at 261 W 47th St. New York City 1925 Event Eugene O'Neill Theater (Coronet, Forrest) opens at 230 W 49th St. New York City 1925 Birthday Robert Finch, actor, Academy Theater 1925 Death Lucien G Guitry, French actor/theater director (l'odeon), dies at 64 1925 Birthday John Simon, theater critic, New York Times 1925 Event Virginia Theater (ANTA, Guild) opens at 245 W 52nd St. New York City 1925 Event Theater Museum of Amsterdam forms 1924 Event Richard Rodgers Theater (46th St. Chanin's) opens at 226 W 46th New York City 1924 Event Martin Beck Theater opens at 302 W 45th St. New York City 1924 Event "Dixie to Broadway," opens at Broadhurst Theater 1924 Birthday Zelda Fichandler, Boston, theater director/producer, Raisin, K2 1923 Event Imperial Theater opens at 249 W 45th St. New York City 1923 Birthday Charlton Heston, born in Illinois, American actor in film, theater, television, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom 1923 Birthday Estelle Getty, born in New York City, actress in film, theater, television, appeared in sitcom 'The Golden Girls' 1923 Event 1st sound on film public performance shown at Rialto Theater (New York City) 1921 Event Amsterdam's Tuschinski movie theater opens 1921 Event Tuschinski Theater opens in Amsterdam 1921 Event Century Theater opens at 7th Ave and 59th St. New York City (demolished 1962) 1921 Event Music Box Theater opens at 239 W 45th St. New York City 1921 Event Nederlander Theater opens at 208 W 41 St. New York City (Billy Rose, Trafalgar) 1921 Event Walter Kerr Theater (Ritz, CBS, NBC, ABC) opens at 223 W 48th St. New York City 1921 Event Ambassador Theater opens at 215 W 49th St. New York City 1920 Event Apollo Theater (Academy, Bryant) opens at 221 W 42nd St. New York City 1920 Event "Emperor Jones" opens at Provincetown Theater 1920 Event Time Square Theater opens at 217 W 42nd St. New York City 1918 Event Selwyn Theater opens at 229 W 42nd St. New York City 1918 Event Henry Miller's Theater opens at 124 W 43rd St. New York City 1918 Event "Tarzan of the Apes," 1st Tarzan film, premieres at Broadway Theater 1917 Event Plymouth Theater opens at 236 W 45th St. New York City 1917 Event Broadhurst Theater opens at 235 W 44th St. New York City 1917 Birthday Mel Ferrer, born in New Jersey, actor in television, film and theater, film director and film producer 1917 Event Bijou Theater opens at 222 W 45th St. New York City (Demolished 1982) 1917 Event Morosco Theater opens at 217 W 45th St. New York City (demolished 1982) 1916 Birthday June Havoc, born in Seattle, Washington actress, Willy, Panic, GE Theater 1916 Birthday Eric Bentley, England, critic/writer, In Search of Theater 1914 Birthday Richard Widmark, born in Minnesota, American actor in films, theater, radio, television 1914 Event Harris Theater (Candler, Coan and Harris) opens at 226 W 42nd St. New York City 1914 Birthday George Tabori, born in Budapest, Gyorgy Tabori, writer, theater director, worked for BBC in London, moved to United States, became screenwriter, translated works by Bertolt Brecht, Max Frisch 1913 Event Booth Theater opens at 222 W 44th St. New York City 1913 Event Sam S Shubert Theater opens at 225 W 44th St. New York City 1913 Event Longacre Theater opens at 220 W 48th St. New York City 1913 Event Palace Theater opens at 1564 Broadway New York City 1912 Event Cort Theater opens at 148 W 48th St. New York City 1912 Death Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies 1912 Event Helen Hayes Theater opens at 238 W 44th St. New York City 1911 Birthday Peter Saunders, English theater producer, Legend of the Werewolf 1911 Event Helen Hayes Theater (Folies Bergere) opens at 210 W 46th St. New York City 1911 Event Fire breaks out at Empire Theater in Edinburgh Scotland 1911 Event Jack Lawrence Theater (Playhouse) opens at 137 W 48th St. New York City 1911 Event Winter Garden Theater opens at 1634 Broadway New York City 1910 Birthday Cao Yu, born in China, born Wan Jiabao, playwright, dramatist, celebrated for Thunderstorm, Sunrise, and Peking Man, responsible for spoken theater in 20th century Chinese literature 1910 Event Lunt-Fontanne Theater (Globe) opens at 205 W 46th St. New York City 1908 Birthday Gene Raymond, New York City, actor, Paris 7000, Fireside Theater 1908 Birthday Bridget D'Oyly Carte, British theater and hotel director 1907 Event Belasco Theater opens at 111 W 44th St. New York City 1907 Event Florenz Ziegfeld staged 1st 'Follies' on New York Theater roof 1907 Birthday Jan Pauw, CEO, Aruban Theater Group 1907 Birthday Paul Douglas, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Adventure Theater, Clash by Night 1907 Birthday Lucia Chase, U.S. ballerina/co-founder, American Ballet Theater 1905 Birthday Truman Bradley, Missouri, TV host, Science Fiction Theater 1904 Birthday Dick Powell, Mountain View, Arkansas, actor, Cry Danger, Dick Powell Theater 1904 Event Liberty Theater opens at 234 W 42nd St. New York City 1904 Event J. M. Synge's "Riders to the Sea" opens at Irish National Theater Society 1904 Event Anton Chekhov's "Cherry Orchard" opens at Moscow Art Theater 1903 Event Fire at Chicago's Iriquois Theater kills 602 1903 Event Electric lamp sets fire to Iroquois theater in Chicago; 602 die 1903 Event Majestic Theater, New York City, becomes 1st in U.S. to employ women ushers 1903 Event Lyceum Theater (New Lyceum) opens at 149 W 45th St. New York City 1903 Event New Amsterdam Theater opens at 214 W 42nd St. New York City 1903 Event Lyric Theater opens at 213 W 42nd St. New York City 1903 Event International Theater (Majestic, Park) opens at 5 Columbus Circle New York City 1903 Event Harry Houdini performs at Rembrandt theater, Amsterdam 1902 Event Impresario David Belasco opens his 1st Broadway theater 1902 Event 1st motion picture theater opens in Los Angeles 1901 Birthday Llewellyn Rees, British theater actor, Invisible Creature 1901 Event Chekhov's "Three Sisters" opens at Moscow Art Theater 1900 Event Victory Theater (Republic, Belasco) opens at 207 W 42nd St. New York City 1900 Birthday Madeleine Renaud, French actress/theater director, Plaisir 1897 Event Peter Pan opens in New York at Empire Theater 1896 Event 1st movie theater in U.S. opens, charging 10 cents for admission 1895 Event World's 1st movie theater opens in Paris 1894 Birthday Brooks Atkinson, drama critic, Broadway theater namesake 1894 Event Amsterdam Municipal theater opens 1892 Birthday Eddie Cantor, New York City, comedian, Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater 1890 Event Tivoli Theater of Varities opens in London 1890 Event Amsterdam Theater destroyed by fire 1887 Event Amsterdam's Oscar Carres Circus Theater opens 1887 Event Gas lamp at Theater Royal in Exeter catches fire killing about 200 1887 Birthday Silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic, Tramonto del grande attore 1886 Birthday James Burke, New York City, actor, Mystery Theater, Great Guy 1885 Birthday Otto Kruger, born in Toledo, Ohio, actor, Lux Video Theater, High Noon 1885 Event Yiddish theater opens in New York with Golldfaden operetta 1883 Event 1st U.S. vaudeville theater opens in Boston 1883 Birthday [Hei]ko E Arnoldi, Dutch actor, 3 Drops of Water, theater director 1881 Event Vienna's Ring Theater destroyed by fire, kills between 640-850 1881 Birthday Anton Wildgans, Austrian writer and director, Burg Theater 1880 Event Sarah Bernhardt, French actress, made U.S. debut at New York's Booth Theater 1880 Death Ole Bull, famous violinist, virtuoso, compared to Niccolo Paganini, co-founder, Den Nationale Scene theater, dies of cancer, at home on Lysoen island, extensive funeral procession had 15 steamers, other vessels, transporting his body 1879 Event Gilbert and Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore" debuts at Bowery Theater New York City 1879 Event 1st electric arc light used in the California Theater 1876 Event Fire at Brooklyn Theater kills 295, trampled or burned to death 1873 Birthday Lilian Mary Baylis, manager, Old Vic and Sadler's Wells Theater 1870 Event 1st motion picture shown to a theater audience, Philadelphia 1869 Event Booth theater at 23rd and 6th opens in New York City (Romeo and Juliet) 1869 Event Elegant California Theater opens in San Francisco 1867 Birthday Willem C Royaards, Dutch theater director, Summer Games 1865 Event President Abraham Lincoln shot in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth 1865 Birthday Benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor, Black Haired Whore 1860 Birthday Annie EF Horniman, England, theater owner, Abbey Theatre, Dublin 1858 Birthday Vladimir Nemirovitch-Dantshenko, playwright, Life in Russian Theater 1854 Event Aaron Allen of Boston patents folding theater chair 1853 Birthday Herbert Beerbohm Tree, England, actor/theater manager, Trilby 1853 Birthday Johnston Forbes-Robertson, English actor/theater director, Kathleen 1852 Event 1st Chinese theater in U.S., Celestial John, opens in San Francisco 1852 Birthday Teunis Stoel, actor and director, Small Theater, Rotterdam 1847 Birthday Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/author, Dracula 1847 Event 1st theater opens in Hawaii 1845 Event Fire kills 1,600 in popular theater in Canton, China 1827 Event Ballet (Deserter) introduced to U.S. at Bowery Theater (New York City) 1818 Event Pesaro opera theater opens with Rossini's "La gaza ladra" 1817 Death Giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72 1812 Birthday Abraham I van Lier, theater director, Gran Theatre-van Lier 1810 Birthday Ole Bull, born in Bergen, Norway, famous violinist, virtuoso, compared to Niccolo Paganini, co-founder, Den Nationale Scene theater 1804 Event Hague's Theater opens 1800 Event Mount Vernon Gardens becomes site of 1st summer theater in U.S. 1798 Event Federal St. Theater, Boston, becomes 1st in U.S. destroyed by fire 1772 Event Amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed 1771 Death Conrad E Ackermann, German actor/theater director, dies at 61 1744 Birthday Giacomo Quarenghi, Italian/Russian master builder, Hermitage Theater 1726 Death Jeremy Collier, English bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75 1655 Event Adriana Nooseman-van de Bergh is 1st actress in Amsterdam theater 1638 Event Schouwburg Theater, the 1st in Amsterdam, opens 1636 Death Giovanni B Aleotti, Italian writer/theater architect, dies at about 90 1613 Event Shakespeare's Globe Theater burns down 1598 Event Spanish theater plays "Moros y Los Cristianos" in Rio Grande 1598 Event 1st theater performance in America (Spanish comedy-Rio Grande)
