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