This Day on Broadway

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Saturday, July 29, 2006

7/29 In Musical Theater History

On this day in 1960 Oscar Hammerstein meets his partner Richard Rodgers for lunch and tells him that he has inoperatable stomach cancer. West Side Story director/chorographer Jerome Robbins passes away this day in 1998. Also passing away on this day in 2003 is Funny Girl orchestrator Luther... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 28, 2006

7/28 In Musical Theater History

You can hear the first songs written for Broadway by Rodgers and Hart in the new musical Poor Little Ritz Girl (119p) opening today in 1920. The show is poorly received, so Rodgers and Hart have to wait for 5 more years before Broadway notices them. The national touring company of Oklahoma! closes... Sign in to see full entry.

7/27 In Musical Theater History

Composer Richard Rodgers arrives for the last dress rehearsal of his first Broadway musical today in 1920 to discover that producer Lew Fields has thrown away much of his score and replaced it with music by Sigmund Romburg. Only 7 songs remain from the score he and his partner Lorenz Hart wrote. In... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

7/26 In Musical Theater History

George Gershwin becomes the first Broadway composer to have his picture on the cover of Time first seen on news stands this day in 1925. On this day in 1995 Betty Buckley replaces Glenn Close in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard and garners better reviews in the role than Close did. Today’s... Sign in to see full entry.

7/25 In Musical Theater History

Dancers Fred and Adele Astaire make their second appearance on Broadway in the 1918 edition of The Passing Show opening this night at the Winter Garden Theater. The New York Tribune calls Adele a dancer of rare grace and talent but hardly notices her brother. Producer Ray Stark announces this day in... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 24, 2006

7/24 In Musical Theater

The 1913 edition of The Passing Show opens tonight at the Winter Garden Theater. Born today is long time Tony show producer Alexander Cohen (1920-1999). Cohen also produces Richard Rodgers’ last musical in 1979. A poorly received revival of Mame with original star Angela Lansbury opens tonight at... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 23, 2006

7/23 In Musical Theater History

A 1942 article seen this day in the New York Times notes that Rodgers & Hart are working on a musical version of the Lynn Riggs play Green Grow the Lilacs for the Theater Guild, with Oscar Hammerstein II doing the book. Hart will drop out later in the year due to his growing drinking and mental... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 22, 2006

7/22 In Musical Theater History

Tonight the Schubert brothers try to compete with Ziegfeld by opening the Passing Show of 1912 (126p) at the Winter Garden. There will be 11 more editions before the series ends in 1924. Today in 1915 the first Cole Porter song is heard on Broadway. Entitled Esmerelda, it’s performed in the Sigmund... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 21, 2006

7/21 In Musical Theater History

The Music Man and its composer Meredith Wilson are featured on the cover of Time this day in 1958. Tonight in 1971 Fiddler on the Roof plays its 2,845 th performance, passing Hello, Dolly! and becoming the longest running musical in history. A construction accident occurring outside a building on... Sign in to see full entry.

7/20 In Musical Theater History

Variety reports in its daily edition this day in 1925 that Ziegfeld stars Gallagher and Shean have broken up their partnership. Comedian/Producer Lew Fields passes away this day in 1941. With him is his longtime partner Joe Weber who tells The New York Times that "I have lost the only person I ever... Sign in to see full entry.

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