Today in Theatre History: JULY 8
1913 Birthday of theatre critic Walter Kerr (1913-1996), namesake of Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre. In addition to his career as a reviewer, which took him from the New York Herald-Tribune to The New York Times and a 1978 Pulitzer Prize for criticism, he also directed or wrote book and/or lyrics for five Broadway shows, including Goldilocks. His wife, playwright Jean Kerr, based her book and film Please Don'…