Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: February 11
In 1997, Whoopi Goldberg reprized the role of Pseudolus in A funny thing happened on…
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Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: February 13
1904 Set designer and costume designer Oliver Messel was born in London.1911 Ethel Barrymore given…
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The Native American Theater Ensemble. February 1857 (165 years ago) This month, William Wells Brown,…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: November 16
1889 Playwright and director George S. Kaufman was born in Pittsburgh. Former journalist, Kaufman makes…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: February 5
1900 The scandalous Sappho is staged at Wallack’s Theater in New York. Based on the…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: February 2
In 2006, winner of the Pulitzer Prize rabbit hole opens on Broadway. 1912 composer’s birthday…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: January 30
1911 Hugh Herbert Hipple was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After dropping two Hs, he becomes…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: January 24
In 2010, Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson play in Arthur Miller A view from the…
A Timeline of Warner Theater History
Here’s a timeline of events in the history of the Warner Theater in Erie, which…
Hecht sheds light on Chicago theater history in new book
Since the first theatrical performance in Chicago in 1834, Chicago’s theatrical community has encountered a…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: February 12
In 1979, the musical They play our song opens on Broadway. 1903 Broadway leader’s birthday…
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John Emery, Tallulah Bankhead and Donald Cook in “Foolish Notion” on Broadway in 1930. January…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: January 4
1905 Quivery voice actor Sterling Holloway was born in Cedartown, Georgia. It becomes a staple…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: December 29
1919 The Lafayette Players of New York open the new Dunbar Theater in Philadelphia with…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: December 26
1904 Maude Adams returns to Broadway with a JM Barrie cover The little minister. He…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: December 23
1893 dancer birthday Ann Pennington, who flaunts her legendary dimpled knee in numerous editions of…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: December 8
1903 Mam’selle Napoleon is Anna Held in the musical at the Knickerbocker Theater. Produced by…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: December 6
1896 Birthday of Ira Gershwin, one of Broadway’s brightest lyricists, mostly in collaboration with her…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: December 3
1888 One of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s greatest hits opens: Little Lord Fauntleroy, with Tommy Russell.…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: December 1
1907 Theater producer Herman Levin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1924 Fred and Adele Astaire star…
Playbill Vault Today in Theater History: November 30
1924 Henry Oscar and Esme Biddle are the protagonists of Byron by Alice Law, at…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: November 29
1895 Birthday of legendary film choreographer Busby Berkeley, whose career was launched by an explosion…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: November 27
1906 Anna Held is The Parisian model who inherits money mysteriously. Harry B. Smith provides…
Own a piece of theater history as Adam Smith seats auctioned off
A limited number of seats removed from the Kirkcaldy site as part of a £…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: November 24
1849 Birthday of writer Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of several Broadway plays in the early…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: November 23
1920 In Rollo’s wild oats, the main character rents a theater and hires actors to…
Midnight visit to mark Queensland theater history
The best-selling underground theatrical experience, Choose Your Own Adventure, A Midnight Visit, by Broad Encounters…
A midnight tour poised to make Queensland theater history
The hit underground theater experience, Choose Your Own Adventure, A Midnight Visit, from Broad Encounters…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: November 21
1694 Birthday of French writer François Marie Arouet, better known as Voltaire, whose satirical novel…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: November 20
1922 The lucky is the brother who doesn’t get the girl in AA Milne’s play.…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: November 19
1906 George Arliss and Mrs. Fiske star in The New York idea, the play by…
Playbill Vault Today in Theater History: November 16
1889 Playwright and director George S. Kaufman was born in Pittsburgh. Former journalist, Kaufman imposes…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: November 15
1875 British operetta titans WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan make their US debut with Jury…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: January 25
1915 It is 90 in the shade at the Knickerbocker Theater. Richard Carle and Marie…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: November 12
1874 Birthday of pioneering African-American artist-songwriter Bert Williams, who writes music for Broadway’s In Dahomey…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: November 10
1900 Opening night of the legendary musical Floradora at the Casino Theater for a series…
How to get your hands on a piece of Fife Theater history
How to get your hands on a piece of Fife Theater history Calendar An icon…
Immerse yourself in the history of the Capri Theater this weekend during the Montgomery Film Festival
The host of the 12th edition of the Montgomery Film Festival this weekend is also…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: November 9
1818 Playwright and novelist Ivan Turgenev was born in Russia. His most remarkable piece is…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: November 6
1854 Birthday party of John Philip Sousa, composer of countless marches, who also found time…
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Scene from the American Negro Theater’s Broadway production of “Anna Lucasta”, starring (left to right)…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: November 5
1895 Birthday of Charles MacArthur, journalist turned playwright, whose Savoyard work includes Front page, 20th…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: November 3
1916 A new play by a new playwright opens at the Provincetown Playhouse in Greenwich…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: November 2
1903 Daniel Frohman opens the New Lyceum Theater on West 45th Street in Manhattan with…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: October 27
1920 birthday of Nanette Fabray, Broadway Musical Star High buttoned shoes, Love life (Tony Award),…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: October 29
1882 Birth of the French playwright Jean Giraudoux, author of The madwoman of Chaillot, Ondine,…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: October 27
1920 birthday of Nanette Fabray, Broadway musical star High buttoned shoes, Love life (Tony Award),…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: October 26
1844 Edward Harrigan, half of Harrigan and Hart’s iconic 1880s writing and performance team, was…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: October 19
1907 Top ‘o the world, a musical extravaganza, opens on Broadway for an impressive series…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: October 17
1888 Broadway premiere of WS Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan’s operetta The Yeomen of the Guard.…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: October 17
1888 Operetta WS Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan Broadway Premiere The Yeomen of the Guard.1915 Arthur…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: October 10
1730 Birthday of Oliver Goldsmith, British author of She bends over to conquer.1900 One of…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: October 9
1893 Arthur Wing Pinero woos scandal with his play The second Mrs. Tanqueray, about a…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: October 8
1857 Edward Franklin Albee is born, who, along with BF Keith, controls one of the…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: October 6
1919 Hitchy-Koo 1919 turns out to be a minor hit for star Raymond Hitchcock, but…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: October 3
1859 Eleanora Duse was born in Italy. One of the main actors of his time,…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: October 2
1890 Julius Henry Marx was born in New York. Under the nickname “Groucho”, he and…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: September 29
1921 The operetta Flowering time opens on Broadway. With around twenty Franz Schubert themes rearranged…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: September 26
1898 Composer George Gershwin was born in New York. He writes Porgy and Bess, “Rhapsody…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: September 22
1921 The Music Box Magazine of 1921 is the first production of the new Music…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: September 19
1904 Julian Eltinge, the famous female impersonator, makes her Broadway debut in Mr. Wix from…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: September 18
1911 Disraeli opens on Broadway at the Wallack’s Theater. George Arliss plays the British Prime…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: September 17
1879 Daly’s Theater opens on Broadway and Thirtieth Street in New York City.1894 Weapons and…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: September 14
1910 Birthday of Lehman Engel, the Tony-winning Broadway conductor who founded the BMI Musical Theater…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: September 13
1894 Birthday of British playwright JB Priestley, playwright An inspector calls, when we are married,…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: September 11
1912 Jane Cowl becomes a star playing in In law by Bayard Veiller. The play…
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Teatro Hidalgo in Los Angeles, circa 1920. National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sep 15…
Premiere: The Campus Theater – Shedding light on the history of the Campus Theater
Market Street in downtown Lewisburg is home to a combination of modern retailers and restaurants…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: September 6
1919 After 30 days, 37 productions closed and 16 openings prevented, the actors’ equity strike…
Back to the Future releases “The Day That Changed the History of Musical Theater” video in the West End
The mammoth task of directing a West End musical was only magnified by the pandemic,…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: August 31
1897 John Drew and Billie Burke (in her Broadway debut) star in the new play,…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: August 25
1918 Birthday of composer Leonard Bernstein, who bridged the worlds of classical and Broadway, both…
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…
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…
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…
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