Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The Trip to Bountiful returns to Broadway April 23, 60 years after its debut.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTuesday, April 16, 2013
The Roundabout revival of The Big Knife opens April 16 at the American Airlines Theatre. The Playbill Vault looks back on the play's Broadway premiere in 1949.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThursday, April 11, 2013
On this date 22 years ago, Miss Saigon opened at the Broadway Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PMSunday, April 7, 2013
On this date 64 years ago, South Pacific opened on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThursday, April 4, 2013
On this date 42 years ago, Stephen Sondheim's Follies premiered on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PMFriday, March 29, 2013
On this date in 1951, The King and I — the fifth musical collaboration from Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II — premiered on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50PMTuesday, March 26, 2013
On this date in 1964, Funny Girl premiered on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PMFriday, March 22, 2013
In honor of Stephen Sondheim's birthday, the Playbill Vault looks back on the Broadway premiere of Passion.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PMWednesday, March 20, 2013
The New York City Center Encores! revival of It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman begins its limited run March 20, starring Edward Watts, Jenny Powers, Will Swenson an…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:39PMFriday, March 15, 2013
On March 15, 1987, three days after Les Misérables began its historic Broadway run, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express opened at the George Gershwin Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:45PMTuesday, March 12, 2013
On this date 26 years ago, Les Misérables began its historic Broadway run.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PMTuesday, March 5, 2013
On this date in 1981, Broadway flop Bring Back Birdie premiered at the Martin Beck (now Al Hirschfeld) Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:04AMFriday, March 1, 2013
On this date 34 years ago, Sweeney Todd made its world premiere at Broadway's Uris (now Gershwin) Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:15PMThursday, February 28, 2013
The Playbill Vault introduces 100 historic covers into the Broadway archives.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PMThe Playbill Vault introduces 100 historic covers into the Broadway archives.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PMFriday, February 22, 2013
Thirty years ago today, the legendary flop Moose Murders opened—and closed—on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTuesday, February 19, 2013
On this date in 1992 Crazy for You premiered at Broadway's Shubert Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PMThursday, February 14, 2013
Falling in (and out of) love has long been one of Broadway's favorite themes.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PMTuesday, February 12, 2013
On this date in 1969, Woody Allen premiered his comedy Play It Again, Sam, his first Broadway production since his successful debut with 1966's Don't Drink the Water.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:27PMThursday, February 7, 2013
On this date in 1980, the stage adaptation of Harold and Maude premiered on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PMWednesday, February 6, 2013
On this date in 1969, Dear World opened on Broadway following 45 troubled previews.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11PMSaturday, February 2, 2013
Blythe Danner, who can currently be seen in Nice Work If You Can Get It, celebrates a birthday this week. The Playbill Vault looks back on her breakout Broadway performance.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWednesday, January 30, 2013
City Center's Encores production of Fiorello! opens today, more than 50 years after the musical's premiere. The Playbill Vault revisits a vintage Playbill from the show's Broadwa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:57PMSaturday, January 26, 2013
The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running Broadway show in history, celebrates its 25th anniversary today. The Playbill Vault revisits the musical's opening night.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWednesday, January 16, 2013
On this date in 1964, Hello, Dolly! opened at the St. James Theatre. The Playbill Vault looks back at its Broadway premiere.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:43PMSaturday, January 12, 2013
Reed Birney returns to Broadway for the first time in three decades in Picnic, opening Jan. 13. In celebration, the Playbill Vault looks back on his 1977 debut in Gemini.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWednesday, January 9, 2013
On this date in 1961, Eugene Ionesco's absurdist allegory Rhinoceros premiered on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PMSaturday, January 5, 2013
On this date in 1975, The Wiz premiered on Broadway. The Playbill Vault marks the anniversary with a vintage Playbill from early in the show's run.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThursday, January 3, 2013
In celebration of the American Repertory Theater's production of Pippin, opening today in Cambridge, MA, the Playbill Vault revisits the musical's Broadway roots.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:08PMFriday, December 28, 2012
Denzel Washington, who celebrates a birthday today, may return to the Broadway stage in a spring 2014 revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. The Playbill Vault looks b…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PMTuesday, December 25, 2012
In celebration of Christmas, the Vault revisits vintage Playbills from holiday favorites, including the current Broadway engagements of Elf and A Christmas Story, The Musical.
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