ON THIS DAY



VIDEO: On This Day, October 19- MEMPHIS Opens On Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - October 19, 2020

On this day, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Memphis, opened at the Shubert Theatre, starring Chad Kimball and Montego Glover!

VIDEO: On This Day, October 16- Happy Birthday, Angela Lansbury!
by A.A. Cristi - October 16, 2020

Angela Lansbury has enjoyed a career without precedent. Her professional career spans more than half-a-century, during which she has flourished, first as a star of motion pictures, then as a four-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical star, and most recently as the star of 'Murder, She Wrote,' the longest running detective drama series in the history of television.

VIDEO: On This Day, October 15- Happy Birthday, Gavin Lee!
by A.A. Cristi - October 15, 2020

Lee was most recently on Broadway as the tap-dancing show stopper Squidward Tentacles in SpongeBob SquarePants, for which he received his second Tony nomination.

VIDEO: On This Day, October 13 - LEGALLY BLONDE Debuts on MTV!
by A.A. Cristi - October 13, 2020

'Legally Blonde: The Musical on MTV brought viewers the smash hit from the Great White Way along with backstage access and insight into what it takes to get the curtain up each night. 

VIDEO: On This Day, October 12- JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - October 12, 2020

On this day, the original Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre.

VIDEO: On This Day, October 11- Happy Birthday, Jerome Robbins!
by A.A. Cristi - October 11, 2020

Born on October 11, 1918 in New York City, Robbins was one of the major forces in 20th century performing arts. He received world renown for his choreography for New York City Ballet, where he spent much of his creative life, as well as for his work with American Ballet Theatre, Ballets: U.S.A., and other dance companies around the world. He received equal acclaim for his work as a director and choreographer of Broadway musicals, plays, movies, and television, winning five Tony Awards and two Academy Awards, as well as numerous other honors including the Handel Medallion of the City of New York (1976), the Kennedy Center Honors (1981), and the National Medal of the Arts (1988).

VIDEO: On This Day, October 10- Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Bring OH, HELLO! to Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - October 10, 2020

At long last, Nick Kroll and John Mulaney's wildly popular alter egos, Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland, have made their debuts on The Great White Way in their acclaimed masterpiece, Oh, Hello on Broadway at The Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street). Performances for Oh, Hello on Broadway began on Friday, September 23 with opening night set for Monday, October 10. The show will run through January 8, 2017. Alex Timbers directs. 

Video: On This Day, October 9- IT'S ONLY A PLAY Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - October 9, 2020

The star-studded Broadway production of the backstage comedy It's Only A Play, by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, opened on this day in 2014!

VIDEO: On This Day, October 7- Happy Birthday, Tim Minchin!
by A.A. Cristi - October 7, 2020

Today we're wishing a very happy birthday to Tony-nominated composer, Tim Minchin!

VIDEO: On This Day, October 5- Happy Birthday, Heather Headley!
by A.A. Cristi - October 5, 2020

On this day, we're celebrating the birthday of Tony Award-winner, Heather Headley!

VIDEO: On This Day, October 4- Carre Fisher's WISHFUL DRINKING Opens on Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - October 4, 2020

Today we celebrate actor, author, and cultural icon Carrie Fisher, whose one woman show, Wishful Drinking, opened on Broadway on this day in 2009.

VIDEO: On This Day, October 3: THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES Opens Off-Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - October 3, 2020

Today we flash back to the groundbreaking off-Broadway opening night of Eve Enseler's feminist phenomenon, The Vagina Monologues.

VIDEO: On This Day, October 2- Remembering August Wilson
by A.A. Cristi - October 2, 2020

August Wilson authored Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Fences, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, The Piano Lesson, Two Trains Running, Seven Guitars, Jitney, King Hedley II, Gem of the Ocean, and Radio Golf. These works explore the heritage and experience of the descendants of Africans brought to North America, decade-by-decade over the course of the twentieth century, and together, they form a compilation entitled The American Century Cycle.

VIDEO: On This Day, September 30- MOVIN' OUT Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - September 30, 2020

Today we celebrate Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp's dance musical sensation, Movin' Out!

VIDEO: On This Day, September 28- YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Returns to Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - September 28, 2020

Today we celebrate the Broadway revival of Kaufman and Hart's You Can't Take It with You, which opened on this day in 2014.

VIDEO: On This Day, September 27- Deaf West's SPRING AWAKENING Opens on Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - September 27, 2020

Today we celebrate the breathtaking Deaf West revival of Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's adolescent rock musical, Spring Awakening, which opened on Broadway on this day in 2015.

VIDEO: On This Day, September 26- WEST SIDE STORY Opens on Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2020

It all began tonight! On this day in 1957, West Side Story celebrates its opening night at the Winter Garden Theater!

VIDEO: On This Day, September 25- EVITA Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - September 25, 2020

On this day in 1979, the original Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's EVITA had its opening night, with an original cast that included Patti LuPone stars as Eva Peron and Mandy Patinkin as Che Guevara

VIDEO: On This Day, September 22- FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - September 22, 2020

On this day in 1964, the groundbreaking musical Fiddler on the Roof opened at Broadway's Imperial Theatre.

VIDEO: On This Day, September 21- Happy Birthday, Billy Porter!
by A.A. Cristi - September 21, 2020

Billy Porter is a singer, composer, actor, playwright and director from Pittsburgh, PA. He currently stars as Pray Tell on the FX television series Pose, for which he won an Emmy Award.

VIDEO: On This Day, September 20- URINETOWN Opens On Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - September 20, 2020

On this day in 2001, the cult-hit classic Urinetown celebrated its opening night on Broadway!

VIDEO: On This Day, September 19- Happy Birthday, Stephanie J. Block!
by A.A. Cristi - September 19, 2020

On this day we're sending a loving birthday shoutout to one of the stars of Broadway's The Cher Show, Stephanie J. Block.

VIDEO: On This Day, September 18- LES MISERABLES Makes Paris World Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - September 18, 2020

On this day in 1980, the world premiere production of Boublil and Schonberg's timeless epic Les Miserables took its first bows in Paris.

VIDEO: On This Day, September 17- Happy Birthday, Constantine Maroulis!
by A.A. Cristi - September 17, 2020

Constantine Maroulis made his Broadway debut in the Tony-nominated production of The Wedding Singer. He received a Tony nomination for his work leading the metal musical, Rock of Ages. He most recently starred in the dual title role of the 2013 Broadway revival and National Tour of Jekyll & Hyde, for which he received a second Drama League Award nomination.

VIDEO: On This Day, September 16 - Hugh Jackman Wows Broadway In THE BOY FROM OZ
by A.A. Cristi - September 16, 2020

On this day in 2003, Hugh Jackman made his Broadway debut portraying show business legend Peter Allen in The Boy From Oz at The Imperial Theater.


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