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Friday, March 25, 2011

Today In Theatre History: MARCH 25 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas and Anne Bradley

1871 Birthday of Lee Shubert, one of the three legendary Shubert brothers who will found the theatre-owning and producing empire, the Shubert Organization.

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Schedule of Upcoming Off-Broadway Shows by David Gewirtzman

Due to the expansive nature of Off-Broadway, this list is not comprehensive.

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Today In Theatre History: MARCH 24 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas, Ernio Hernandez and Anne Bradley

1909 Irish poet and playwright John Millington Synge dies today. He penned numerous plays including Riders to the Sea and The Playboy of the Western World. For the latter he traveled to the …

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Today In Theatre History: MARCH 23 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas, Ernio Hernandez and Anne Bradley

1940 It's Separate Rooms for an actress who'd rather sleep with her pet Chihuahua than her playwright husband. Glenda Farrell and Lyle Talbot are the twosome. This comedy by Alan Di…

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Today In Theatre History: MARCH 22 by David Gewirtzman and Anne Bradley Ernio Hernandez

1913 Karl Malden is born in Chicago, Illinois today. He will appear in numerous Broadway productions, most memorably as Mitch in the original A Streetcar Named Desire.

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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Today In Theatre History: MARCH 19 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas, Ernio Hernandez and Anne Bradley

1901 Birthday of groundbreaking set designer Jo Mielziner (1901-1976) who will win five Tony Awards for his designs, which included sets for original productions of Death of a Salesman, Guys…

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Friday, March 18, 2011

Today In Theatre History: MARCH 18 by David Gewirtzman and Anne Bradley

1927 Birthday of composer John Kander, who will compose scores for Broadway's Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Woman of the Year, Zorba and other musicals.

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