This Day on Broadway

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Tuesday, August 8, 2006

8/7 In Musical Theater History

Tired of substandard wages, poor working conditions and bullying from producers, actors start the Actors Equity strike of 1919 this day. Quickly, eleven shows close, so that only the current edition of the Ziegfeld Follies, The Greenwich Village Follies, and the annual Hippodrome extravaganza are... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 6, 2006

8/6 In Musical Theater History

The 1928 edition of the Earl Carroll Vanities opens tonight with former Ziegfeld star W. C. Fields as lead comic. On this day in 1926 Warner Brothers premieres its sound on film system at the Broadway Theater with the John Barrymore film Don Juan, forever changing the relationship between stage and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 5, 2006

8/5 In Musical Theater History

The revue Hanky Panky opens at the Broadway Theater his day in 1912. Married today in 1964 is actress Anne Bancroft and comic/composer/writer Mel Brooks. Camelot star Richard Burton passes away this day in 1984. Today’s birthday is singer/actress Faith Prince (b.1957). Prince will be nominated for a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 4, 2006

8/4 In Musical Theater History

The latest revival of The Merry Widow opens this day at the Majestic Theater in 1943. Today’s birthdays are jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) and 1920’s musical comedy star Helen Kane (1904-1966). Cartoonist Max Fleisher will create cartoon star Betty Boop in the 30’s based on her voice.... Sign in to see full entry.

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8/3 In Musical Theater History

Opening today in 1908 is The Cohan and Harris Minstrels (20p) at the Cohan Theater. Sammy Davis Jr. opens in a revival of Stop the World-I Want To Get Off today in 1978 at the New York State Theater. Actress Maria Karnilova, who stared in Fiddler on the Roof, passes away on her birthday this day in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 2, 2006

8/2 In Musical Theater History

Nix Nax of 1926, one of the many forgettable 20’s revues, opens this day at the Cort Theater for a one-week run. Opening today in 1964 is the touring company of Oliver! at the Martin Beck Theater for a month-and-a-half run. Born today is singer Helen Morgan (1900-1941). Morgan creates the role of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 1, 2006

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8/1 In Musical Theater History

On this day in 1939 Variety reviews a new act seen recently in a Greenwich Village night club called The Revuers. The act’s members include future lyric writers Adolph Green, Betty Comden and their friend Judith Tuvim, who will re-name herself Judy Holliday in a few years and dye her hair blonde. By... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 31, 2006

The only musical playing this day on Broadway in 1937 is Rodgers’ & Hart’s Babes in Arms. But Never Jam Today, Vinnette Carroll’s black take on Alice in Wonderland, opens today at the Longacre Theater in 1979 and runs only 8 performances. The adult puppet musical take on Sesame Street, entitled... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 30, 2006

7/30 In Musical Theater History

Lyricist Howard Dietz passes away today in 1983. With composer Arthur Schwartz he writes such songs as Dancing in the Dark, That’s Entertainment and the 1932 revue The Band Wagon. Also passing away on this day is playwright Lillian Hellman in 1984 (her only musical book is the original version of... Sign in to see full entry.

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