The closing of Broadway's "Rock of Ages" next week brings not only a long-running show to an end but also, most probably, another kernel of theater history: Helen Hayes's name on a marquee. In 1955, the Fulton Theater on West 46th Street was christened the Helen Hayes, after the acknowledged "First Lady of the American Theater." A National Medal of Arts winner, as well as a sweeper of the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar an…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 08:28AM on January 14, 2015