Ahead of the musical's 45th anniversary, revisit the many Playbill covers of the original production's legendary Broadway run.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:27PMTony Award-winning composer and lyricist Jerry Herman celebrates his birthday July 10. To mark the occasion, the Playbill Vault looks back on his contributions to musical theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMOn this date 23 years ago, Miss Saigon opened at the Broadway Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:35PMThirty-one years ago today, the legendary flop Moose Murders opened—and closed—on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMOn this date in 1964, the original production of Hello, Dolly! opened at the St. James Theatre. The Playbill Vault looks back at the Tony-winning musical's Broadway premiere.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMOn this date 44 years ago, Jerry Herman's Mame closed on Broadway. The Playbill Vault looks back at the musical's original run.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMOn this date 31 years ago, the original production of Annie closed after a highly successful 2,377-performance run. The Playbill Vault takes a look back at the musical's Broadway pr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AMOn this date in 1970, the original production of Hello, Dolly! closed at the St. James Theatre. The Playbill Vault looks back at the Tony-winning musical's Broadway premiere.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMOn this date in 1981, the original production of Dreamgirls, starring Loretta Devine, Jennifer Holliday and Sheryl Lee Ralph, opened at the Imperial Theatre. The Playbill Vault looks back on…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe revival of The Glass Menagerie, now in previews at the Booth Theatre, marks the play's seventh Broadway appearance in as many decades. The Playbill Vault revisits the play's …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PMOn the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the Playbill Vault celebrates the Broadway legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his historic speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PMJulie Harris, one of the foremost actresses of the American stage, died August 24, 2013, at the age of 87. The Playbill Vault looks back on some of her most notable performances throughout h…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Playbill Vault introduces 100 opening night Playbills into the archives. These Playbills from the 1990s include such notable productions as:
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:31PMOn this date 30 years ago, the Harvey Fierstein-Jerry Herman musical La Cage aux Folles premiered on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMOn July 31, 1967, Judy Garland premiered her third show at New York's Palace Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:03AMOn this date in history, the original production of A Chorus Line began its legendary Broadway run.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PMThe Cradle Will Rock opens today at City Center, with a cast featuring Danny Burstein, Raul Esparza, Judy Kuhn and Anika Noni Rose. In honor of the Encores! revival, the Playbill Vault looks…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00PMConnecticut's Goodspeed Opera House celebrates its 50th anniversary this week. The Playbill Vault takes a look back on the Tony-winning theatre's Broadway legacy.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMIn preparation for the 67th Annual Tony Awards, the Playbill Vault has compiled the opening night Playbills from each of this year's Tony-nominated plays, musicals and revivals.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMIn celebration of the 67th Annual Tony Awards, which will be held June 9 at Radio City Musical Hall, PlaybillVault.com is revisiting our rich history of 40 years of Playbills for the annual …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMOn this date in 1975, Chicago premiered on Broadway at the 46th Street (now Richard Rodgers) Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PMOn this date in 1971, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Clark Gesner's musical based on the popular comic strip, opened on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMOn this date in 1974 the Stephen Schwartz musical The Magic Show premiered on Broadway at the Cort Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:05PMOn this date 47 years ago, Jerry Herman's Mame premiered on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PMOn May 21, 1959, the musical Gypsy premiered at the Broadway Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PMOn this date 67 years ago, Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun premiered at the Imperial Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PMOn this date in 1962, Stephen Sondheim's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum opened at the Alvin (now Neil Simon) Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:17PMOn this date 58 years ago, Damn Yankees premiered on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMOn this date in 1984, Sunday in the Park with George premiered on Broadway at the Booth Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PMThe American Repertory Theater staging of Pippin opens today at the Music Box Theatre, featuring Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas, Andrea Martin, Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PMThe Trip to Bountiful returns to Broadway April 23, 60 years after its debut.
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