1866 The Broadway musical is born. The Black Crook opens at Niblo's Garden, a musical extravaganza featuring a melodramatic plot and scantily-dressed ballerinas who serve as chorus girls. Tickets ranged from five cents to $1.50. It was the first Broadway show to run for more than a year. A musical starring Zizi Jeanmaire called The Girl in Pink Tights, which is based on the story of this show's creation, …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM on September 12, 2014