Broadway Stars Broadway Stars

What to Know About Dog Day Afternoon's True Story Before Seeing It on Broadway by Mara Reinstein

Step back to the sweltering summer of 1972 in New York City. John Lindsay was the mayor. The Yankees and Mets were muddling through so-so seasons. Theatergoers lined up to see the thriller Deliverance at the movies and a new musical called Grease on Broadway. And two men attempted a robbery inside a Chase Manhattan Bank branch in Brooklyn. The ill-fated drama that ensued"including a 14-hour hostage standoff that play…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:31AM on March 4, 2026

« Back to BroadwayStars