STAGE TUBE: On This Day 2/13- Stockard Channing
Happy Birthday Stockard Channing! In 1971, she made her Broadway debut in Two Gentlemen of Verona - The Musical, working with playwright John Guare.
Happy Birthday Stockard Channing! In 1971, she made her Broadway debut in Two Gentlemen of Verona - The Musical, working with playwright John Guare.
Today in 1946, Annie Get Your Gun opened at the Imperial Theatre, where it ran for 1147 performances.
Today in 1979, They're Plaing Our Song opened at the Imperial Theatre, where it ran for 1082 performances.
Today in 1959, The Most Happy Fella opened at City Center where it ran for 16 performances.
Today in 1984, The Rink opend at the Martin Beck Theatre (now the Al Hirschfeld Theatre), where it ran for 204 performances.
Happy Birthday Sherie Rene Scott! On Broadway Scott has starred as Christine in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, garnering nominations for a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award; Amneris in Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (2000), for which she won the Clarence Derwent Award and wa
Happy Birthday Charles Dickens! An English novelist, Dickens is generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period.
Today in 1975, Private Lives opened at the 46th Street Theatre (now the Richard Rogers Theatre), where it ran for 92 performances.
Happy Birthday, John Guare! He is best known as the author of The House of Blue Leaves, Six Degrees of Separation, and Landscape of the Body.
Today in 1999, You're A Good an Charlie Brown opened at the Ambassador Theatre, where it ran for 149 performances.
Happy Birthday Nathan Lane! Lane is best known for his roles as Albert in The Birdcage, Max Bialystock in the musical The Producers, Ernie Smuntz in MouseHunt, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and his voice work in The Lion King and Stuar
Happy Birthday Marissa Jaret Winokur! She is best known for her performance as Tracy Turnblad in the highly successful Broadway musical adaptation of John Waters' film Hairspray, and won the 2003 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, Drama Desk Award, Theatre World Award, and Outer Criti
Today in 1915, The Merchant of Venice opened at the 44th Street Theatre.
Happy Birthday Carol Channing! She is the recipient of three Tony Awards (including one for lifetime achievement), a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination.
Happy Birthday Norbert Leo Butz! Butz made his Broadway debut as Adam Pascal's replacement as Roger Davis in Rent in 1996.
Today in 1966, Sweet Charity opened at the Palace Theatre, where it ran for 608 performances.
Today in 1982, Macbeth opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre, where it ran for 21 performances.
Today in 1982, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat opened at the Royale Theatre (now the Bernard B, Jacobs Theatre), where it ran for 747 performances.
Today in 1988, The Phantom of the Opera opened at the Majestic Theatre, where it has played for 9980 performances and still running.
Today in 1938, Pygmalion opened at the Maxine Elliott's Theatre.
Today in 2010, A View From the Bridge opened at the Cort Theatre, where it ran for 81 performances.
Today in 2005, Little Women opened at the Virginia Theatre (now the August Wilson Theatre), where it ran for 137 performances.
Happy Birthday, Chita Rivera! A two-time Tony Award winner, Rivera made her Broadway debut in 1953 in Can-Can, launching one of the most celebrated and long-lasting Broadway careers.
Today in 1942, the first revival of Porgy and Bess opened at the Majestic Theatre, where it ran for 286 performances.
Today in 1957 Waiting for Godot opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, where it ran for 6 performances.
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