Stage to Page半岛体育 Vault's Today in Theatre History: June 26In 1911, an edition of the Ziegfeld Follies featuring songs by Irving Berlin opens at New York's Jardin de Paris.
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Artwork from Ziegfeld Follies of 1911.
1911Ziegfeld Folliesof 1911 opens at New York's Jardin de Paris. contributes songs including "Woodman, Woodman, Spare That Tree" and "You've Built a Fire Down in My Heart."
1975 The first revival of Arthur Miller鈥檚 Death of a Salesman opens at Circle in the Square on Broadway, starring as tragic hero Willy Loman. The play, directed by Scott, also features , , and as the Loman family.
1991 The most recent revival of 's opens at Broadway at Circle in the Square. directs a cast that includes , , , , and . The production plays 70 performances before closing August 25.
2003 Will Power's Flow鈥攁 co-production of New York Theatre Workshop and the New York City Hip Hop Theater Festival鈥攐pens at Performance Space 122. "A tale of seven storytellers," the show features writer-performer Power portraying many characters using rap, rhyme, and movement. Power is accompanied live by DJ Reborn, with original music created by Power and Will Hammond.
2008 , the family-friendly theatrical, acrobatic, and musical adventure that evokes the exotica of untamed places, opens at the Broadway Theatre for a ten week run.
2013 Tony Award-nominated composer Andrew Lippa stars as late gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk in his new oratorio I Am Harvey Milk, which receives its world with the San Francisco's Gay Men's Chorus. Tony Award winner Laura Benanti is also featured.
2014The Lion, a new autobiographical solo musical written and performed by singer-songwriter Benjamin Scheuer, opens Off-Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club, directed by Sean Williams.
2019 Halley Feiffer鈥檚 Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow, a re-imaginging of Chekhov鈥檚 Three Sisters, opens at MCC Theater Off-Broadway.
Look Back at More than 70 Years of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman on Broadway
Look Back at More than 70 Years of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman on Broadway
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半岛体育 cover for the original Broadway production, 1949
Lee J. Cobb and Mildred Dunnock in Death of a Salesman
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Mildred Dunnock, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur Kennedy and Cameron Mitchell in Death of a Salesman
A scene from the original production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, directed by Elia Kazan. Pictured are (l-r) Cameron Mitchell, Lee J. Cobb, Thomas Chalmers and Arthur Kennedy.
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半岛体育 cover for the 1975 Broadway revival starring George C. Scott
