Playbill Vault is in theater history today: August 31
1897 John Drew and Billie Burke (in her Broadway debut) star in the new play,…
Monthly Archives: August, 2021
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: August 25
1918 Birthday of composer Leonard Bernstein, who bridged the worlds of classical and Broadway, both…
New Albany High School Theater Arts to Present “Grease” | New
NEW ALBANY – The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many live performances, but New Albany High…
Production company documents its history of Australian theater online – Noise11.com
As Covid-19 hit in early 2021, The Production Company was gearing up for one last…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: August 22
1922 Theoni V. Aldredge, one of the leading Broadway costume designers of the late 20th…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: August 21
1923 The game Red light Annie opens at the Morosco Theater (which closed in 1981…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: August 20
1885 London’s hit operetta The Mikado, by WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, premiered on Broadway…
New Albany Theater Arts Receives Donation To Support Upcoming Season | New
NEW ALBANY – The theater department at New Albany High School is receiving support from…
“Fair” weekend at the Olympic Arts Theater
Olympic Theater Arts’ Kings, Queens, and Royal Scenes Renaissance Faire will take place from noon…
Live Arts Events in Burnaby: Theatre, Music at the Gallery
Burnaby Summer Theater’s production of The Underlasting Forest premieres this week Deer Lake Gallery invites…
Playbill Vault is today in theater history: August 17
1871 Birthday of playwright Jesse Lynch Williams. During the 1917-1918 theatrical season, Williams’ play, Why…
Dance Theater Arts ballerinas compete in Youth America Grand Prix final
MANILA, Philippines – Who knew online classes could turn little girls into world-class ballerinas? Chloe…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: August 15
1879 The legendary Barrymore family has one more to add to their list with the…
Playbill Vault is today in theater history: August 14
1888 Comedian DeWolf Hopper begins his dramatic recitation of the poem Bat casey at the…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: August 13
1895 Bert Lahr (née Irving Lahrheim), future stage and film clown, was born in New…
Playbill Vault is Today in Theater History: August 11
1924 Singer and vaudeville star Sophie tucker opens at the Palace.1924 Helene hayes opens in…
Playbill Vault is Today in Theater History: August 9
1967 Playwright Joe Orton is found dead in his London apartment. His companion, writer and…
Playbill Vault is Today in Theater History: August 8
1975 Liza Minnelli to the rescue! With just six days to learn the role of…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: August 3
1921 Composer Richard Adler was born. Alongside Jerry Ross, he wrote two of the most…
Playbill Vault is today in theater history: August 2
1900 Birthday of actress and singer Helen Morgan, who rose to fame as a nightclub…