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STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/25- Adam Pascal

• October 25, 2013

Happy Birthday Adam Pascal! Pascal received Obie and Theatre World awards and Tony and Drama Desk nominations for best actor for Rent.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/24- Raul Esparza

Nicole Rosky • October 24, 2013

Happy Birthday Raul Esparza! Since making his Broadway debut, Esparza has become only the second actor to receive Tony nominations in all four eligible acting categories.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/23- PIPPIN

Nicole Rosky • October 23, 2013

Today in 1972, Pippin opened at the Imperial Theatre, where it ran for 1944 performances.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/22- FOOTLOOSE

Nicole Rosky • October 22, 2013

Today in 1998, Footloose opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where it ran for 709 performances.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/20- Jerry Orbach

• October 20, 2013

Happy Birthday Jerry Orbach! Jerry Orbach, best known for his starring role as wisecracking Detective Lennie Briscoe in the long-running television series 'Law & Order,' was also an accomplished Tony Award-winning Broadway and Off-Broadway actor.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/19- MEMPHIS

• October 19, 2013

Today in 2009, Memphis opened at the Shubert Theatre, where it ran for 1165 performances.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/18- MAMMA MIA!

Nicole Rosky • October 18, 2013

Today in 2001, Mamma Mia opened at the Winter Garden Theatre, where it is still running.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/17- Susan Stroman

Nicole Rosky • October 17, 2013

Happy Birthday Susan Stroman! Winner of the Tony award for both direction and choreography of the original Broadway production of The Producers, Stroman's Broadway work includes The Scottsboro Boys, Contact, Crazy for You, Show Boat, Oklahoma!, Young Frankenstein, The Frogs, The Music Man, Thou Shal

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/15- BYE BYE BIRDIE

Nicole Rosky • October 15, 2013

Today in 2009 the first Broadway revival of Bye Bye Birdie opened at Henry Miller's Theatre (now the Stephen Sondheim Theatre), where it ran for 117 performances.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/12- Hugh Jackman

Nicole Rosky • October 12, 2013

Happy Birthday Hugh Jackman! Jackman was recently seen in the role of Jean Valjean in the Les Miserables film.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/10- Ben Vereen

Nicole Rosky • October 10, 2013

Happy Birthday Ben Vereen! On Broadway, Ben Vereen has appeared in Wicked, I'm not Rappaport, Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Pippin, Grind, Jelly's Last Jam, and A Christmas Carol.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/9- Marin Mazzie

Nicole Rosky • October 9, 2013

Happy Birthday Marin Mazzie! Marin most recently starred in the off-Broadway revival of Carrie.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/8- CYRANO DE BERGERAC

Nicole Rosky • October 8, 2013

Today in 1946, Cyrano de Bergerac opened at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre), where it ran for 193 performances.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/7- Alfred Drake

Nicole Rosky • October 7, 2013

Happy Birthday, Alfred Drake! He is best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway productions of Oklahoma!; Kiss Me, Kate; Kismet; and for playing Marshall Blackstone in the original production of Babes in Arms, (in which he sang the title song) and Hajj in Kismet, for which he received

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/6- Michael Arden

• October 6, 2013

Arden best known for starring on Broadway in Bob Dylan and Twyla Tharp's musical The Times They Are A-Changin.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/5- A CHORUS LINE

• October 5, 2013

Today in 2006, the first Broadway revival of A Chorus Line opened at the Schoenfeld Theatre, where it ran for 759 performances.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/4- Liev Schreiber

Nicole Rosky • October 4, 2013

Happy Birthday, Liev Screiber! Schreiber's performance as Ricky Roma in the 2005 Broadway revival of David Mamet's 'Glengarry Glen Ross', directed by Joe Mantello, earned him his first Tony Award.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/2- LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Nicole Rosky • October 2, 2013

Today in 2003, Little Shop of Horrors opened at the Virginia THeatre (now the August Wilson Theatre), where it ran for 372 performances.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 9/26- George Gershwin

Nicole Rosky • September 26, 2013

Happy Birthday, George Gershwin! Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 9/25- EVITA

Nicole Rosky • September 25, 2013

Today in 1979, Evita opened at the Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 1567 performances.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 9/22- Marc Kudisch

• September 22, 2013

Happy Birthday Marc Kudisch! Kudisch was nominated for the Tony Award first for the role of Trevor Graydon in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Drama Desk and Outer Critics nominations as well), and then for Baron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Outer Critics nomination as well).

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