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Look Back at Andrea McArdle and the Original Cast of Annie on Broadway

By Playbill Staff | 04/21/2021

The original production of Annie opened on Broadway April 21, 1977.
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Celebrate the 61st Anniversary of Bye Bye Birdie on Broadway

By Marc J. Franklin | 04/14/2021

The production, starring Dick Van Dyke and Chita Rivera, opened at the Martin Beck Theatre April 14, 1960.
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A Look Back at Miss Saigon at 30

By Marc J. Franklin | 04/11/2021

The musical, featuring a Tony Award-winning performance by Lea Salonga, opened at the Broadway Theatre April 11, 1991.
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Look Back at the Original Broadway Production of Rock of Ages

By Marc J. Franklin | 04/07/2021

The jukebox musical opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre April 7, 2009.
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Look Back at Patti LuPone, Laura Benanti, and More in Gypsy on Broadway

By Marc J. Franklin | 03/27/2021

The Tony-nominated revival opened at the St. James Theatre March 27, 2008.
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Look Back at Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl on Broadway

By Playbill Staff | 03/26/2021

The original Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre March 26, 1964.
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Celebrate Sarah Jessica Parker With a Look Back at Her Stage Roles

By Marc J. Franklin | 03/25/2021

The stage and screen star celebrates her birthday March 25.
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Revisit Bright Star on Broadway With Carmen Cusack and Paul Alexander Nolan

By Marc J. Franklin | 03/24/2021

The Steve Martin and Edie Brickell musical opened at the Cort Theatre March 24, 2016.
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Look Back at 66 Years of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway

By Marc J. Franklin | 03/24/2021

Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning drama opened at the Morosco Theatre March 24, 1955.
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Look Back at Heather Headley, Michelle T. Williams, and More in Aida on Broadway

By Marc J. Franklin | 03/23/2021

The Elton John-Tim Rice pop opera opened at the Palace Theatre March 23, 2000.
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Celebrate 7 Years of Disney's Aladdin on Broadway

By Marc J. Franklin | 03/20/2021

The hit musical opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre March 20, 2014 with Adam Jacobs, Courtney Reed, and James Monroe Iglehart.
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From Barnum to Sunset Boulevard: Look Back at Glenn Close on the Stage

By Playbill Staff | 03/19/2021

The three-time Tony Award winner celebrates her birthday March 19.
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Celebrate Bryan Cranston With a Look at His Performances on Broadway

By Playbill Staff | 03/07/2021

The Tony Award-winning stage and screen star celebrates his birthday March 7.
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Look Back at John Lithgow, Sherie Rene Scott, and Norbert Leo Butz in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

By Playbill Staff | 03/03/2021

The musical, directed by Jack O’Brien and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, opened at the Imperial Theatre March 3, 2005.
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Look Back at Elizabeth Taylor on Broadway

By Playbill Staff | 02/27/2021

The Academy Award-winning movie star and icon was born February 27, 1932.
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Look Back at the Original Broadway Production of A Little Night Music

By Playbill Staff | 02/25/2021

The Stephen Sondheim musical opened at the Shubert Theatre February 25, 1973.
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Look Back at Sweet Charity on Broadway Starring Gwen Verdon

By Playbill Staff | 01/29/2021

The original Broadway production opened January 29, 1966, at the Palace Theatre.
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Look Back at Past Productions of The Crucible on Broadway

By Playbill Staff | 01/22/2021

The original Broadway production opened at the Martin Beck Theatre January 22, 1953.
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From Sweet Charity to Chicago: Look Back at Gwen Verdon on the Stage

By Playbill Staff | 01/13/2021

The film and screen star was born January 13, 1925.
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Celebrate More Than 45 Years of The Wiz on Broadway

By Playbill Staff | 01/05/2021

The original production, starring Stephanie Mills, opened January 5, 1975 at the Majestic Theatre.
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Celebrate More Than 75 Years of On the Town With a Look Back at the Original Broadway Production

By Nathan Skethway | 12/28/2020

The musical opened on Broadway on December 28, 1944.
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Check Out Photos of the Original Broadway Production of Dreamgirls

By Playbill Staff | 12/20/2020

The show opened at the Imperial Theatre December 20, 1981.
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Take a Look Back at Cy Coleman's City of Angels on Broadway

By Playbill Staff | 12/11/2020

The musical opened at the Virginia Theatre December 11, 1989.
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Looking Back at Pipe Dream, the ‘Lost’ Rodgers and Hammerstein Musical

By Bruce Pomahac | 11/30/2020

Based on John Steinbeck novellas, the musical opened on Broadway November 30, 1955.
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Life Is a Cabaret! Look Back at the Kander and Ebb Classic on Its 54th Anniversary

By Playbill Staff | 11/20/2020

The groundbreaking musical opened on Broadway November 20, 1966.
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Celebrate 26 Years of Sunset Boulevard With a Look Back at the Original Broadway Production

By Playbill Staff | 11/17/2020

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical opened at the Minskoff Theatre November 17, 1994.
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Hey, Old Friend! Looking Back at Merrily We Roll Along

By Playbill Staff | 11/16/2020

The original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along officially opened on Nov. 16, 1981.
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Reflecting on 61 Years of The Sound of Music

By Ted Chapin | 11/16/2020

The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical opened November 16, 1959.
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Celebrate Into the Woods With a Look Back at 3 Decades of the Beloved Show

By Playbill Staff | 11/05/2020

The musical from Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine opened November 5, 1987, at the Martin Beck Theatre.
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By Any Other Name: Can You Identify These Historical Theatres?

By Nathan Skethway | 10/24/2020

Test your knowledge of the history of Broadway's oldest and grandest houses in this challenging quiz.
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45 Photos for 45 Years of A Chorus Line on Broadway

By Playbill Staff | 10/19/2020

The original Broadway production of the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical opened at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre October 19, 1975.
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Look Back at Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Allegro on Broadway

By Playbill Staff | 10/10/2020

The musical opened at the Majestic Theatre October 10, 1947.
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Celebrate Over 35 Years of Jellicle Cats on Broadway

By Playbill Staff | 10/07/2020

The original production opened at the Winter Garden October 7, 1982.
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Check Out Patricia Zipprodt's Costume Sketches for Fiddler on the Roof

By Playbill Staff | 09/22/2020

The musical opened at the Imperial Theatre September 22, 1964.
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Look Back at Jennifer Laura Thompson, Nancy Opel, and More in Urinetown on Broadway

By Playbill Staff | 09/20/2020

The show opened at Henry Miller’s Theatre September 20, 2001.
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Look Back at Kristen Bell, Christian Campbell, Gregg Edelman, and More in Reefer Madness

By Mark Peikert | 09/18/2020

The musical spoof of the cult film began previews Off-Broadway September 18, 2001.
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Look Back at Bernadette Peters and Betty Buckley in Song and Dance on Broadway

By Playbill Staff | 09/18/2020

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical opened September 18, 1985, at the Royale Theatre.
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Look Back at Liza Minnelli in Chicago on Broadway

By Playbill Staff | 08/08/2020

As viewers of Fosse/Verdon saw, the Tony and Oscar winner stepped in as Roxie Hart while Gwen Verdon was out sick, beginning August 8, 1975.
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Look Back at Christine Ebersole and Richard Burton in Camelot on Broadway

By Marc J. Franklin | 07/08/2020

The production, directed by Frank Dunlop with choreography by Buddy Schwab, opened at the New York State Theatre July 8, 1980.
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Look Back at the Original Production of Singin' in the Rain on Broadway

By Playbill Staff | 07/02/2020

The production opened July 2, 1985, at the Gershwin Theatre.
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Look Back at Chita Rivera and Gwen Verdon in Chicago on Broadway

By Playbill Staff | 06/03/2020

The original Broadway production opened June 3, 1975.
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Look Back at Angela Lansbury in the Original Broadway Production of Mame

By Playbill Staff | 05/24/2020

The production opened May 24, 1966, at the Winter Garden Theatre.
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Look Back at the Original Production of Gypsy Starring Ethel Merman

By Marc J. Franklin | 05/21/2020

The production opened 61 years ago at the Broadway Theatre.
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Looking Back at Pentatonix Singer Kirstin Maldonado's Broadway Debut in Kinky Boots

By Nathan Skethway | 05/16/2020

The singer celebrates her birthday May 16.
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Remembering Tony-Winning 'Golden Girl' Bea Arthur on Her 98th Birthday

By Nathan Skethway | 05/13/2020

The stage and screen performer was born May 13, 1922.
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Look Back at the Original Production of Carrie

By Playbill Staff | 05/12/2020

The infamous musical Carrie, based on the Stephen King novel, opened on Broadway May 12, 1988.
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Look Back at Katharine Hepburn as Chanel in Coco on Broadway

By Marc J. Franklin | 05/12/2020

André Previn and Alan Jay Lerner's musical about designer Coco Chanel opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre December 18, 1969.
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A Look Back at Anastasia on Broadway

By Nathan Skethway | 04/24/2020

The musical opened on Broadway April 24, 2017.
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Luck Be a Lady: Look Back at Nathan Lane and Faith Prince in Guys and Dolls

By Hannah Vine | 04/14/2020

The 1992 Tony-winning revival opened April 14, 1992, at the Martin Beck Theatre.
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Look Back at Audra McDonald in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill

By Marc J. Franklin | 04/13/2020

The play with music, based on the events surrounding one of Billie Holliday’s last performances, opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre April 13, 2014.

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