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, theatre Director, dies at 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 NZ
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, Phila
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, Phila
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, theatre director
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, Natl 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
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 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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