STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/8- Cyd Charisse
Happy Birthday, Cyd Charisse! Charisse began starring in films in the 1940s.
Happy Birthday, Cyd Charisse! Charisse began starring in films in the 1940s.
Happy Birthday, Donna Murphy! Murphy has won two Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical for her roles in Passion as Fosca and in The King and I as Anna Leonowens.
Happy Birthday, Stephen Schwartz! In a career spanning over four decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as Godspell (1971), Pippin (1972) and Wicked (2003).
Happy Birthday, Elaine Paige! Paige was selected to play Eva Perón in the first production of Evita in 1978, which brought her to the attention of the broader public.
Today in 1999, Annie Get Your Gun opened at the Marquis Theatre, where it ran for 1045 performances.
Today in 2005, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels openend at the Imperial Theatre, where it ran for 627 performances.
Today in 1995, Smokey Joe's Cafe opened at the Virginia Theatre (now the August Wilson Theatre) where it ran for 2036 performances.
Today in 2009, Guys and Dolls opened at the Nederlander Theatre, where it ran for 121 performances.
Today in 2008, Passing Strange opened at the Belasco Theatre, where it ran for 165 performances.
Happy Birthday, Debra Monk! The Tony Award winner made her Broadway debut in PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES in 1982.
Today in 2004, Fiddler on the Roof opened at the Minskoff Theatre, where it ran for 781 performances.
Today in 1973, A Little Night Music opened at the Shubert Theatre, where it ran for 601 performances.
Today in 1955, Silk Stockings opened at the Imperial Theatre, where it ran for 478 performances.
Today in 2006, The Pajama Game opened at the America Airlines Theatre, where it ran for 129 performances.
Happy Birthday, Lea Salonga! Salonga in best known for originating the lead role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon, for which she won the Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics and Theatre World awards.
Today in 2008, the first Broadway revival of Sunday in the Park with George opened at Studio 54, where it ran for 149 performances.
Today in 1957, The Taming of the Shrew openend at the Phoenix Theatre, where it ran for 23 performances.
Today in 1992, Crazy for You opened at the Shubert Theatre, where it ran for 1622 performances.
Happy Birthday, Christopher Sieber! Sieber made his Broadway debut as Agis in the musical Triumph of Love with Betty Buckley and F.
Happy Birthday, Billie Joe Armstrong! Best known as the lead vocalist, main songwriter and lead guitarist for the American punk rock band Green Day, Armstrong recently brought one of his most popular albums to Broadway- American Idiot.
Happy Birthday, John Tartaglia! Tartaglia created and puppeteered the roles of Princeton (the recent college grad) and Rod (the closeted Republican investment banker) in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Avenue Q, which opened July 31, 2003.
Today in 1905, Harold Arlen was born.
Today in 1980, the first Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY opened at the Minskoff Theatre, where it ran for 333 performances.
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 1979, They're Plaing Our Song opened at the Imperial Theatre, where it ran for 1082 performances.
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