ON THIS DAY



VIDEO: On This Day, November 6- JERSEY BOYS Takes the Tunnel to Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - November 6, 2018

On this day, Jersey Boys walked (like a man) onto the Broadway stage on its opening night at the August Wilson Theatre!

VIDEO: On This Day, November 5- Broadway Heads INTO THE WOODS
by A.A. Cristi - November 5, 2018

On this day in 1987, James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's fractured fairytale, Into The Woods opened on Broadway!

VIDEO: On This Day, October 26- Happy Birthday, Anthony Rapp
by A.A. Cristi - October 26, 2018

On this day we celebrate the birthday of Broadway favorite, Anthony Rapp!

VIDEO: On This Day, October 22- Happy Birthday, Marc Shaiman!
by A.A. Cristi - October 22, 2018

On this day we celebrate legendary composer of stage and screen, the great Marc Shaiman!

VIDEO: On This Day, October 19- Hockadoo! MEMPHIS Opens On Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - October 19, 2018

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 18- Broadway Falls In Love with MAMMA MIA! On Opening Night
by A.A. Cristi - October 18, 2018

On this day we're celebrating Broadway's Mamma Mia! which opened on this day in 2001 at the Winter Garden Theatre!

VIDEO: On This Day. October 17- Happy Birthday, Susan Stroman!
by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2018

On this day we're celebrating legendary director and choreographer, Susan Stroman!

VIDEO: On This Day, October 16- Happy Birthday, Angela Lansbury!
by A.A. Cristi - October 16, 2018

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, 2018

On this day we're celebrating the birthday of Tony Award-nominee, Gavin Lee!

VIDEO: On This Day, October 12- Hosanna! JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - October 12, 2018

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, 2018

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, 2018

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 With A Star-Studded Cast
by A.A. Cristi - October 9, 2018

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 5- Happy Birthday, Heather Headley!
by A.A. Cristi - October 5, 2018

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, 2018

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, 2018

Today we celebrate Eve Ensler and the groundbreaking off-Broadway opening of her feminist phenomenon, The Vagina Monologues.

VIDEO: On This Day, October 2- Remembering August Wilson
by A.A. Cristi - October 2, 2018

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, October 1- Happy Birthday, Julie Andrews!
by A.A. Cristi - October 1, 2018

On this day we're celebrating the birthday of the practically perfect legend of stage and screen, Julie Andrews!

VIDEO: On This Day, September 28- Broadway Revival of YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Celebrates Opening Night
by A.A. Cristi - September 28, 2018

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, 2018

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- It All Began Tonight! WEST SIDE STORY Opens on Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2018

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, 2018

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 24- Happy Birthday, Ben Platt!
by A.A. Cristi - September 24, 2018

Ben Platt originated the title role in 'Dear Evan Hansen' to critical acclaim (Obie Award, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League nominations) and won the 2017 Tony Award for his Broadway performance. Platt was the original Elder Cunningham in the Chicago production of 'The Book of Mormon' and reprised the role on Broadway (dir. Trey Parker and Casey Nicholaw).

VIDEO: On This Day, September 21- Happy Birthday, Billy Porter!
by A.A. Cristi - September 21, 2018

Billy Porter won a Tony Award for his performance as Lola in Kinky Boots. His other Broadway credits include Shuffle Along, Miss Saigon, Five Guys Named Moe, Grease, and Smokey Joe's Caf . Off-Broadway,

VIDEO: On This Day, September 20- Run, Freedom, Run! URINETOWN Opens On Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - September 20, 2018

'Urinetown, The Musical' is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides he's had enough, and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!


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