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1997 Giorgio Strehler, theatre director, dies at 76

1997 Sarah Lucas, theatre Administrator, dies at 53

1996 Sybil Marion Rosenfeld, theatre historian, dies at 93

1996 "Les Miserables," opens at Musichall Theatre, Duisburg

1995 "Busker Alley," premieres at St. James Theatre, New York

1995 Terry Hawkins, theatre administrator, dies at 45

1995 Barney Simon, theatre director/writer, dies at 63

1995 Reza Abdoh, playwright, theatre director, produced King Lear, Oedipus Rex, confronted audiences with issues of race, class, AIDS, died of AIDS at age 32

1995 Timothy Hugh Brown, theatre critic, dies at 52

1994 Julian Belfrage, theatre agent, dies at 60

1994 Gottfried Reinhardt, theatre Producer, dies at 81

1994 "Les Miserables," opens at Imperial Theatre, Tokyo

1994 "Les Miserables," opens at Hiten Theatre, Osaka

1994 "Les Miserables," opens at Chunichi Theatre, Nagoya

1994 "Les Miserables," opens at Kallang Theatre, Singapore

1993 "Les Miserables," opens at Meralco Theatre, Philippines

1993 Felix White, choreographer (Black Vibrations Theatre), dies at 65

1993 "Les Miserables," opens at Point Theatre, Dublin

1992 "Les Miserables," opens at Vinorhady Theatre, Prague

1992 "Les Miserables," opens at Palace Theatre, Manchester

1991 "Les Miserables," opens at Mogador Theatre, Paris

1991 Jef Contryn, Flemish pioneer puppet theatre, dies at 89

1991 "Les Miserables," opens at ACTEA Theatre, Auckland New Zealand

1991 "Les Miserables," opens at Auditorium Theatre, Chicago

1991 "Les Miserables," opens at Lyric Theatre, Brisbane

1991 "Les Miserables" opens at Theatre Carre, Amsterdam

1991 "Les Miserables," opens at Theatre St. Denis, Montreal

1991 "Les Miserables," opens at Pantages Theatre, LA

1991 Les Miserables opens at Festival Theatre, Adelaide

1990 "Les Miserables," opens at Imperial Theatre, New York and His Majesty's Theatre, Perth

1990 "Les Miserables," opens at Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia

1990 "Les Miserables," opens at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver

1990 "Les Miserables," opens at National Theatre, Washington

1990 "Les Miserables," opens at Shunert Theatre, Boston

1990 "Les Miserables," opens at Mechanic Theatre, Baltimore

1989 "Les Miserables" opens at Princess Theatre, Melbourne

1989 "Les Miserables," opens at Curran Theatre, San Francisco

1989 "Les Miserables," opens at Fisher Theatre, Detroit

1989 "Les Miserables," opens at Theatre Muzyczyny, Gdynia

1989 "Les Miserables," opens at Auditorium Theatre, Chicago

1989 "Les Miserables," opens at Royal Alexandra Theatre Toronto

1988 "Les Miserables," opens at Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia

1988 "Les Miserables," opens at Raimund Theatre, Vienna

1988 "Les Miserables," opens at Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles

1988 "Les Miserables," opens at Umeda-Koma Theatre, Osaka

1988 "Les Miserables," opens at Chunichi Theatre, Nagoya Japan

1987 "Les Miserables" opens at National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavik

1987 "Les Miserables" opens at Shubert Theatre, Boston

1987 "Les Miserables," opens at Theatre Royal, Sydney

1987 "Les Miserables," opens at Rock Theatre, Vigzinhaz Budapest

1987 "Les Miserables," opens at Rock Theatre, Szeged Hungary

1987 "Les Miserables," opens at Cameri Theatre, Tel Aviv

1987 "Les Miserables," opens at Imperial Theatre, Tokyo

1985 "Les Miserables" opens at Palace Theatre, London

1974 Ivor Dean, British actor (Theatre of Death), dies at 57

1971 CBS presents Masterpiece Theatre's 6 Wives of Henry VIII

1968 Theatre censorship ends in Britain

1966 Edward G Craig, English actor/dir (On Art of Theatre), dies at 94

1966 Dance Theatre of Harlem debuts

1965 Beatles last Great Britain concert (Capitol Theatre in Cardiff Wales)

1963 Gustaf Grundgens, actor, director and theatre director (M), dies at 63

1963 Reza Abdoh, born in Tehran, Iran, playwright, theatre director, produced King Lear, Oedipus Rex, confronted audiences with issues of race, class, AIDS

1961 Jay Aston, London, England, singer, youngest member of British pop group, Bucks Fizz, founded Jay Aston Theatre Arts School

1956 Kirk Brandon, rocker, Theatre of Hate, Spear of Destiny-Outland

1950 Terry Hawkins, theatre administrator

1949 Leslie Joan Corn, theatre producer, director and writer

1948 Bill Alexander, theatre director

1947 Walter Willison, born in Monterrey Park, California, actor, McDuff the Talking Dog, Two By Two [Tony Award nomination, Theatre World Award]

1943 Andre Antoine, French stage manager (Theatre Antoine), dies at 85

1943 Sarah Lucas, theatre administrator

1943 Richard Eyre, British director, National Theatre

1942 "Casablanca" premieres at Hollywood Theatre, New York City

1942 Joseph Goebbels visits "German Theatre in the Niederlanden"

1942 Timothy Hugh Brown, theatre critic

1942 Bill Bryden, theatre director

1941 Max Stafford-Clark, artistic director, Royal Court Theatre

1937 Annie E F Horniman, England, theater owner (Abbey Theatre), dies at 76

1937 Varbara Ann Teer, U.S. actress/director, National Black Theatre Company

1935 Hans Croiset, Dutch theatre director/actor, Witte Waan

1934 "Lux Radio Theatre" premieres

1934 Julian Belfrage, theatre Agent

1932 Florenz Ziegfeld, U.S. theatre producer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies

1932 Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon

1932 Barney Simon, theatre director/writer

1928 Ellen A Terry, Brits actress/dir (Imperial Theatre), dies at 81

1927 John Golden Theater (Theatre Masque) opens at 252 W 45th St. New York City

1926 1st talkie movie "Don Juan" at Warner Theatre, New York

1925 John Bury, born in England, theatre designer of sets, costumes, and lighting, made Amadeus with Peter Hall, nominated for multiple Tony awards

1924 Fortune Theatre opens in London

1921 Giorgio Strehler, theatre director

1920 Actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn

1919 Ellen Stewart, actress/founder, La Mama Theatre Group

1917 Alicia Alonso, Havana Cuba, ballerina, American Ballet Theatre

1913 Gyula David, born in Hungary, composer, violinist, conductor, studied at the Liszt academy, conducted for the National Theatre 1945 - 1949, wrote folk song music and 12 tone serial music

1913 Gottfried Reinhardt, theatre producer

1913 Home of vaudeville, Palace Theatre, opens (New York City) starring Ed Wynn

1908 Alistair Cooke, Manchester England, TV host, Masterpiece Theatre

1907 Bernard Miles, British actor, In Which We Serve, Mermaid Theatre

1904 Duke of York Theatre opens in London (1st musical Peter Pan)

1903 Sybil Marion Rosenfeld, theatre historian

1898 Josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress, Theatre De la Mar

1897 Elmar Berkovich, Hungarian/Dutch designer, Eindhoven Theatre

1896 Antonin Artaud, Marseilles France, songwriter/dir, Theatre Seraphin

1888 Royal Court Theatre, London, opens

1887 Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor and director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74

1882 Boston's Bijou Theatre, 1st American playhouse lit exclusively by electricity, 1st performance, Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe"

1872 Maude K Adams, U.S., actress, Baldwin's Theatre

1872 Edward G Craig, actor and director, On the art of theatre

1870 Vaudeville Theatre Strand opens in London

1860 Lucien G Guitry, French actor/theatre director, l'Odeon

1860 Annie EF Horniman, England, theater owner, Abbey Theatre, Dublin

1847 Ellen Alice Terry, Coventry Engl, actress/director, Imperial Theatre

1843 1st theatre matinee (Olympic Theatre, New York City)

1824 Gioacchino Rossini becomes manager of Theatre Italian, Paris

1814 Philip Astley, theatre manager, dies

1808 Covent Garden Theatre Royal destroyed by fire

1794 Royal Theatre in London's Dury Lane opens

1783 Theatre Royal opens in Covent Garden, London

1663 Theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens


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