This Month in Theatre History
October saw Congress vote against theatre, Frederick Douglass inveighing against minstrelsy, a 'Shuffle Along' sequel, a gravity-defying musical, and the passing of a genre-defining playwright.
Today is Thursday, October 8, 2026 Preview: A Few Good Men Preview: The Heart Broadway Baby Birthdays: Max Crumm Sigourney Weaver Allen Case James Olson William Traylor Garrison Phillips Ray Stricklyn Arthur Shimkin Ron Randell Kenneth Forbes Kate Mostel George Church Kirk Alyn Gertrude Macy Alexander Gray John Tansey Clarence Williams Rouben Mamoulian Sibyl Bowan Robert Brister Huntley Gordon Will Vodery Edithe Chapman Edward Franklin Albee Cameron Adams Nora Bayes Steven Bernstein Wayne Meledandri Darrell Hammond Eric Booth J. W. Harper Joshie Jo Armstead Peter Wood John Eames Ferry Windberger Walter Schumann