On the Twentieth Century 1978 - Articles Page 13

Opened: February 19, 1978
Closing: March 18, 1979

On the Twentieth Century - 1978 - Broadway History , Info & More

St. James Theatre (Broadway)
246 West 44th St. New York, NY

Based on the play Twentieth Century by Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur and Bruce Milholland

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GENESIUS Runs 8/26-9/13 At TADA! Youth Theater
by BWW News Desk - Aug 26, 2009


L J Fecho, Entourage Entertainment, in association with Genesius Theatre and Sweet Street Desserts, presents GENESIUS, a new musical beginning August 26, 2009 at TADA! Youth Theater, 15 W. 28th Street, NYC (between Broadway and Fifth Avenue).

GENESIUS Runs 8/26-9/13 At TADA! Youth Theater
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 19, 2009


L J Fecho, Entourage Entertainment, in association with Genesius Theatre and Sweet Street Desserts, presents GENESIUS, a new musical beginning August 26, 2009 at TADA! Youth Theater, 15 W. 28th Street, NYC (between Broadway and Fifth Avenue).

GENESIUS Runs 8/26-9/13 At TADA! Youth Theater
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 13, 2009


L J Fecho, Entourage Entertainment, in association with Genesius Theatre and Sweet Street Desserts, presents GENESIUS, a new musical beginning August 26, 2009 at TADA! Youth Theater, 15 W. 28th Street, NYC (between Broadway and Fifth Avenue).

GENESIUS Runs 8/26-9/13 At TADA! Youth Theater
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 6, 2009


L J Fecho, Entourage Entertainment, in association with Genesius Theatre and Sweet Street Desserts, presents GENESIUS, a new musical beginning August 26, 2009 at TADA! Youth Theater, 15 W. 28th Street, NYC (between Broadway and Fifth Avenue).

ASO To Perform 2 Week Run Of ¡MÚSICA ARDIENTE? FESTIVAL 5/27-6/6
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2009


The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will embark on a two-week journey of South American music with conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya and the ¡Música Ardiente? Festival, May 27-June 6.The festival, presented by CNN en Español, will feature three programs.

ASO To Perform 2 Week Run Of ¡MÚSICA ARDIENTE? FESTIVAL 5/27-6/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 15, 2009


The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will embark on a two-week journey of South American music with conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya and the ¡Música Ardiente? Festival, May 27-June 6.The festival, presented by CNN en Español, will feature three programs.

Photo Flash: Reprise Theatre Co. Presents MAN OF LA MANCHA
by Eddie Varley - Feb 10, 2009


The 2008-2009 Reprise Theatre Company season continues with the classic international hit 'Man of La Mancha,' starring Brent Spiner as Cervantes/Quixote. Julia Migenes, the renowned opera and theatre performer, will play Aldonza/Dulcinea; Valerie Perri will play the role of Aldonza/Dulcinea at matinee performances; and Tony nominee Lee Wilkof will play Sancho Panza.

Reprise Theater Company Presents 'MAN OF LA MANCHA'
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 7, 2009


The 2008-2009 Reprise Theatre Company season continues with the classic international hit 'Man of La Mancha,' starring Brent Spiner as Cervantes/Quixote. Julia Migenes, the renowned opera and theatre performer, will play Aldonza/Dulcinea; Valerie Perri will play the role of Aldonza/Dulcinea at matinee performances; and Tony nominee Lee Wilkof will play Sancho Panza.

Legendary Star Eartha Kitt Dies at 81
by Robert Diamond - Dec 25, 2008


Star of stage and screen, Eartha Kitt has died at 81 of colon cancer according to her longtime publicist, Andrew Freedman.

WHERE ELEPHANTS WEEP to Have World Premiere in Cambodia 11/28
by BWW News Desk - Nov 28, 2008


Cambodia's first-ever modern music theater work, Where Elephants Weep, will have its official world premiere in Phnom Penh, Cambodia this November, it was announced by John Burt, the show's Executive Producer.

WHERE ELEPHANTS WEEP to Have World Premiere in Cambodia 11/28
by Faetra Petillo - Oct 28, 2008


Cambodia's first-ever modern music theater work, Where Elephants Weep, will have its official world premiere in Phnom Penh, Cambodia this November, it was announced by John Burt, the show's Executive Producer.

SHN Announces Best of Broadway Coming to San Francisco
by BWW News Desk - Jun 13, 2008


SHN is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 Best of Broadway season.

TheatreWorks Presents Schwartz's 'Snapshots' Starting 6/18
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2008


TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, opens its 39th season with the dazzling West Coast Premiere of Snapshots, the latest musical from legendary Broadway (Wicked) and Hollywood (Enchanted) composer Stephen Schwartz.

'The Hired Man' Begins as Part of Brits Off-Bway
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2008


59E59 Theaters welcomes New Perspectives (Nottingham) to Brits Off Broadway with THE HIRED MAN, book by Melvyn Bragg, music and lyrics by Howard Goodall and directed by Daniel Buckroyd.

Victoria Clark & More Star in Roundabout's The Marriage of Bette & Boo; Opens July 10
by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2008


Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) announces the cast for Christopher Durang's award winning comedy The Marriage of Bette and Boo directed by Walter Bobbie, featuring Terry Beaver (Father Donnally), Heather Burns (Emily Brennan), Victoria Clark (Margaret Brennan), John Glover (Karl Hudlocke), Julie Hagerty (Soot Hudlocke), Kate Jennings Grant (Bette Brennan), Adam Lefevre (Paul Brennan), Charles Socarides (Matt), Christopher Evan Welch (Boo Hudlocke).

Theatre Hall of Fame 2008 Inductees: Fierstein, Cullum, O'Brien, Shaffer
by BWW News Desk - Jan 23, 2008


Theater Hall of Fame 2008 inductees have been announced as follows: Harvey Fierstein, John Cullum, Jack O'Brien, Dana Ivey, Joseph Stein, Lois Smith, Peter Shaffer, and Mel Gussow

Kline, Garner, Sunjata Set for Bway 'Cyrano;' Opens 11/1
by BWW News Desk - Aug 20, 2007


It was announced today that Academy Award and Tony Award winner Kevin Kline and Golden Globe winner Jennifer Garner will star in a new production of Cyrano de Bergerac, Edmond Rostand's 1897 romantic classic, with a translation and adaptation by Anthony Burgess

Broadway to Dim its Lights for Betty Comden, 11/28
by BWW News Desk - Nov 27, 2006


To honor the life of Betty Comden, the marquee of every Broadway theatre will be dimmed on Tuesday, November 28 at exactly 8 p.m. for one minute in her memory

Photo Tribute: Betty Comden
by Walter McBride - Nov 24, 2006


BroadwayWorld presents a photo tribute to Betty Comden, whose work with the late Adolph Green epitomized Broadway's Golden Age

Broadway Legend Betty Comden Dies at 89
by BWW News Desk - Nov 24, 2006


Betty Comden, whose work with the late Adolph Green epitomized Broadway's Golden Age, has died at the age of 89, according to the New York Times

Jennifer Hudson and Bob Martin Join 'Whorehouse' Concert
by BWW News Desk - Sep 26, 2006


Jennifer Hudson, 'American Idol' finalist and star of the upcoming film of Dreamgirls, and The Drowsy Chaperone's Tony-winning star Bob Martin have joined the cast of The Actors' Fund one-night-only benefit performance of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

[title of show] Cast Added to 10/16 'Whorehouse' Benefit
by BWW News Desk - Sep 22, 2006


The cast of the Off-Broadway hit [title of show] has been added to the Actors' Fund of America's starry upcoming benefit concert of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Actors' Fund Presents Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, 10/16
by BWW News Desk - Sep 21, 2006


The Actors' Fund of America has announced their latest benefit concert--The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, presented on October 16

McArdle, Finley, Kind, Etc. Set for 'Whorehouse' Concert
by BWW News Desk - Sep 14, 2006


Andrea McArdle, Felicia Finley, Richard Kind, Harry Groener and more have been cast in the Actors' Fund benefit concert of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Cast Announced for Broadway Musicals of 1978, Batt Directs
by BWW News Desk - May 9, 2006


The largest, most star-studded cast ever for a Broadway by the Year concert at Town Hall is in the process of being assembled by the show's creator/writer/host Scott Siegel.

Other Productions of On the Twentieth Century

1978   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1979   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
1980   West End London Production
West End
1985   Off-Off-Broadway Off-Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Off-Broadway
2005   Broadway Actors’ Fund Concert
Broadway
2015   Broadway Roundabout Theatre Broadway Revival
Broadway

On the Twentieth Century - 1978 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1980 Olivier Awards Actress of the Year in a Musical Julia McKenzie
1978 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Betty Comden
1978 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Adolph Green
1978 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Musical Harold Prince
1978 Tony Awards Best Musical Mary Lea Johnson
1978 Tony Awards Best Musical Ira Bernstein
1978 Tony Awards Best Musical Martin Richards
1978 Tony Awards Best Musical James Cresson
1978 Tony Awards Best Musical Robert Fryer
1978 Tony Awards Best Musical Circle 2
1978 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Betty Comden
1978 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Adolph Green
1978 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Cy Coleman
1978 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Kevin Kline
1978 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical John Cullum
1978 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Imogene Coca
1978 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Madeline Kahn
1978 Tony Awards Best Scenic Design Robin Wagner

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