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…

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1853 Birthday of Broadway impresario David Belasco, namesake of Belasco Theater, who wrote and /…

1920 Producer Alexander H. Cohen, known for bringing quality plays to Broadway for six decades,…

1938 Helen Hayes is named the Greatest Performer on the Stage when The New York…

1951 Birthday of Lillias White, whose Broadway appearances include Effie White in Dream girls, Miss…

1895 Birthday of Oscar Hammerstein II, descendant of a notable theatrical family who became his…