Video: 'Celeste Holm - I Cain't Say No'
(Wednesday, March 31, 1943) — Oklahoma!, the first musical play by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, opened today on Broadway at the St. James Theatre in New York City. Ten years later, Oklahoma! would be described as “a new musical that broke all the rules: it had no big-name stars, no bare-legged chorus and, worst of all, it contained a ‘high-brow’ ballet.” Continue reading Musical play ‘Oklahoma!’ opens on Broadway 70 years ago today (1943)
Video: 'Dean Martin - Real Live Girl (Little Me)'
(Saturday, November 17, 1962) — The musical comedy Little Me, starring Sid Caesar in seven roles, opened today on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
Video: 'Glory - Pippin - Ben Vereen'
(Monday, October 23, 1972) — Pippin, a musical about a young prince on his search for meaning and significance, opened today on Broadway at the Imperial Theater.
Video: '"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Original Broadway cast - Opening scene part 2' (at 7:54)
(Saturday, October 13, 1962) — Edward Albee’s searing four-character drama Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? opened at the Billy Rose Theater on Broadway with Arthur Hill as George, Uta Hagen as Martha, George Grizzard as Nick and Melinda Dillon as Honey.
Video: 'Cats - Memory - Original Broadway Cast'
(Thursday, October 7, 1982) — The Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical Cats opened on Broadway today at the Winter Garden Theatre. The show closed Sept. 10, 2000, after a record 7,485 performances.
Video: 'My Fair Lady "Wouldn't It Be Lovely" on The Ed Sullivan Show' (Mar. 19, 1961)
(Saturday, September 29, 1962) — The musical My Fair Lady closed on Broadway (at The Broadway Theatre) today after 2,717 performances, a record at the time.
