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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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