Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: December 19
1865 Birthday of Mary Augusta Davey, who acts as Minnie Maddern, Minnie Maddern Fiske and…
Browsing: world premiere
Five Things to Enjoy During Black History Month: Art, Drama, Music, Ballet and More – Arts
While acknowledging that a month would have to be as long as a millennium to…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: November 16
1889 Playwright and director George S. Kaufman was born in Pittsburgh. Former journalist, Kaufman makes…
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’s Today in Theater History: November 21
1694 Birthday of French writer François Marie Arouet, better known as Voltaire, whose satirical novel…
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 10
1900 Opening night of the legendary musical Floradora at the Casino Theater for a series…
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…
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: 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 9
1893 Arthur Wing Pinero woos scandal with his play The second Mrs. Tanqueray, about a…
Neil Simon’s “Chapter Two” Launches New Season at Newport Theater Arts Center
Clockwise from top left: Victoria Serra, Mitchell Cohen, Lori Kelley and Thom Gilbert featured in…
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…
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…
AMERICAN THEATER | This month in theater history
Teatro Hidalgo in Los Angeles, circa 1920. National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sep 15…
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 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 in theater history today: August 3
1921 Composer Richard Adler was born. Alongside Jerry Ross, he wrote two of the most…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: July 28
1920 Two of Broadway’s greatest songwriter talents debut on Main Stem: lyrical Lorenz Hart, 25,…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: July 24
1920 Producer Alexander H. Cohen, known for bringing quality plays to Broadway for six decades,…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: July 23
1938 Helen Hayes is named the Greatest Performer on the Stage when The New York…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: July 21
1951 Birthday of Lillias White, whose Broadway appearances include Effie White in Dream girls, Miss…
Playbill Vault is Today in Theater History: July 12
1895 Birthday of Oscar Hammerstein II, descendant of a notable theatrical family who became his…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: July 8
1913 Birthday of theater critic Walter Kerr, namesake of the Walter Kerr Theater on Broadway.…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: June 25
1887 Birthday of legendary director George Abbott, whose long life (107 years) and colossal catalog…
Caroline Stefanie Clay Joins the Faculty of Theater Arts at the University of Iowa as a Professor in the MFA Interim Program
The Department of Theater Arts at the University of Iowa recently completed a national search…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: June 21
1903 Cartoonist Al Hirschfeld was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His distinctive looping line art…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: June 15
1894 Birthday of Robert Russell Bennett, orchestrator of Broadway classics including the original Sunny, Show…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: June 7
1909 Birthday of Broadway star Jessica Tandy, who has created many landmark roles including Blanche…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: May 31
1946 Orson Welles takes the stage in Around the world, musical he adapted from Jules…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: May 19
1924 The star of the Marx Brothers in I will say that she is at…
Playbill Vault is Today in Theater History: May 12
1905 Theater producer Sam S. Shubert dies in train crash. His brothers Lee and JJ…
Playbill Vault is Today in Theater History: May 11
1903 In Runaways, with a book by Addison Burkhardt and a score by Raymond Hubbell,…
AMERICAN THEATER | This month in theater history
Frank Chin. (Wikimedia / Nancy Wong) May 1976 (45 years ago) In the May edition…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: March 22
1912 Karl Malden was born in Chicago, Illinois. He appears in numerous Broadway productions, most…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: March 22
1912 Karl Malden was born in Chicago, Illinois. He appears in numerous Broadway productions, most…
Playbill Vault is Today in Theater History: March 10
1925 Ernest Truex is The right guy for a group of drug dealers. The James…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: March 9
1856 Comedian Eddie Foy was born. He plays in vaudeville and on Broadway, notably in…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: February 1
1859 Birthday of King of Broadway Operetta Victor Herbert, composer of Babes in Toyland, The…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: February 1
1859 Birthday of the King of Broadway Operetta Victor Herbert, composer of Babes in Toyland,…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: January 28
1908 J. Lucifer Mephisto tempts a sculptor to be unfaithful to The kiss of the…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: December 2
1912 The firefly kicks off the Lyric Theater with music by Rudolf Friml and lyrics…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: September 16
1892 Songwriter and producer Earl Carroll was born. His best-known contribution to the theater is…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: September 16
1892 Songwriter and producer Earl Carroll was born. His best remembered contribution to theater is…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: June 17
1943 George Marion, Jr. and Thomas “Fats” Waller’s Goes to bed early opens on Broadway…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: June 2
1954 Rodgers and Hammerstein Carousel is relaunched for a 10-week run in downtown New York.…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: December 10
1901 Sadie Martinot, Guy Bates Post and Junius Brutus Booth play The marriage game. The…
Theater Arts Productions (TAP) Stages ‘ROALD DAHL’S JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH’ at Wellington High School
WELLINGTON, FL – Theater Arts Productions (TAP) presents James and the Giant Peach by Roald…
AMERICAN THEATER | This Month in Theater History (August 2016)
DeLanna Studi at the World Premiere of “Te Ata” at Oklahoma University of Science and…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: June 7
1909 Broadway star’s birthday Jessica Tandy, who created many notable roles including Blanche DuBois in…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: December 7
1879 The composer Rudolf Friml was born in Prague. He emigrated to the United States…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: June 15
1894 Birthday of Robert Russell Bennett, orchestrator of Broadway classics, including the original Sunny, Show…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: May 11
1903 In runaways, with a book by Addison Burkhardt and a score by Raymond Hubbell,…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: January 28
Happy birthday, Alan Alda. 1908 J. Lucifer Mephisto tempts a sculptor to be unfaithful to…
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: December 2
1912 firefly sparkles the Lyric Theater with music by Rudolf Friml and lyrics and a…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: May 18
1923 Sweet Nell of old Drury opens at the 48th Street Theater in New York.…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: December 12
1902 There are two beginnings in Each man: Edith Wynne Matthison makes her American debut,…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: November 6
1854 Birthday of John Philip Sousa, composer of countless marches, who also found time to…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: January 7
1920 Vincenzo Scognamiglio was born in Naples, Italy. Sound unfamiliar to you? To try Vincent…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: January 23
Happy birthday, Chita Rivera! 1922 It’s alcohol, jazz and The National anthem. J. Hartley Manners’…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: December 30
1907 In The Comet, Alla Nazimova plays a woman who falls in love with her…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: March 10
1925 Ernest Truex is The fell guy for a group of dealers. The James Gleason-George…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: June 2
1954 Rodgers and Hammerstein Carousel is relaunched for a 10-week run at the New York…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: November 10
1900 Opening night of the legendary musical Floradora at the Casino Theater for a run…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: June 21
1903 Cartoonist Al Hirschfeld was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His distinctive looping line drawings…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: June 17
1943 George Marion, Jr. and Thomas “Fats” Waller’s Goes to bed early opens on Broadway…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: May 12
1905 Theater producer Sam S. Shubert dies in a train accident. His brothers Lee and…