This Week in Broadway History:
January 10 - 16
🎭OPENING NIGHTS🎭
- January 10, 1947:Finian's Rainbow, the Lane/Harburg classic opened at the 46th Street Theatre, going on to win 3 Tony Awards, including one for David Wayne, who played Og. The show ran for 726 performances.
- January 11, 1976:Sondheim's controversial Pacific Overtures began its 193 performance run at the Winter Garden Theatre. The Hal Prince-helmed Kabuki styled musical was nominated for 10 Tony Awards, winning two, for scenic and costume design.
- January 12, 2014: Celebrated composer/pop icon Carole King's life was brought to the stage in the popular musical, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Star Jessie Mueller brought home a Best Actress Tony Award for her efforts, and the show ran an impressive 2,416 performances at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
- January 14, 1999:The 1999 Best Musical, Fosse, opened at the Broadhurst Theatre. This revue of the work of one of the greatest choreographers brought bowler hats, white gloves and smooth moves to Broadway. Before it closed, many of the great dancers of the Fosse Legacy joined the production, including Ben Vereen, Ann Reinking and Bebe Neuwirth.
- January 15, 2015:The Jason Robert Brownmusical Honeymoon in Vegasopened at the Nederlander Theatre. Even with headliners Tony Danzaand Rob McClure, the show only managed a 93 performance run.
- January 16, 1964: On this date, the iconic red dress descended the Harmonia Gardens staircase for the first official time, propelling Jerry Herman, Carol Channingand Hello, Dolly! into legendary status and Broadway history. The show remained at the St. James Theatre for a whopping 2,844 performances.
Debbie Allen Sal Mineo
James Lapine Andrea Martin
🎂HAPPY BIRTHDAY🎂
January 10:Mean Girls' actor Renee Rapp, Pulitzer Prize winner James Lapine, actor Sal Mineo; January 11:Dear Evan Hansen's Kristolyn Lloyd, actor Max von Essen, composer Mary Rodgers; January 12:dancer Tiler Peck, Tony-winning Icon Andre DeShields, actor Oliver Platt; January 13:actor Ruth Wilson, Cats dancer (and Fresh Prince actor) Janet Hubert, original cast A Chorus Line's Kay Cole; January 14:actor Julia Murney, director Trevor Nunn; January 15: actor, choreographer and director Jerry Mitchell, actor Andrea Martin; January 16: multi-hyphenate Lin-Manuel Miranda, actor, choreographer and director Debbie Allen
🎂ON BROADWAY THIS WEEK IN 1984🎂
Other shows available at the TKTS booth would have included the new hit musical The Tap Dance Kid, the cult favorite Baby,Anthony Quinnin the revival of Zorba, and previous season holdovers Brighton Beach Memoirs, My One and Onlyand On Your Toes.
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