The journey of a Broadway career begins with a single step. Or rather, a single °ëµºÌåÓý. To celebrate °ëµºÌåÓý’s 140th anniversary, we asked some of Broadway’s best and brightest to reflect on the first time they appeared in a °ëµºÌåÓý, and what that milestone meant to them.
And we've saved the most exciting name for last. Because for our birthday, former Secretary of State, and Suffs co-producer, Hillary Clinton, sent us a very special message. "Happy birthday °ëµºÌåÓý!" she said. "Last season, I had the great privilege of making my Broadway debut not as a singer, but as a co-producer of the Tony Award–winning musical Suffs. I've seen my name in print a lot over the years. But I have to admit, it was still a thrill to see my name, in an absolutely extraordinary moment, in a °ëµºÌåÓý for the first time."
To view more of Clinton's remarks, as well as recollections from Lin-Manuel Miranda and Orfeh singing "Happy birthday" to us, click on the video above.
And for the entire month of October, don't forget to see a show at a Broadway theatre to pick up a special Legacy °ëµºÌåÓý. °ëµºÌåÓý has partnered with every production on Broadway (and Off-Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors) to create four special retro-inspired °ëµºÌåÓý covers, which are being distributed to audiences free of charge. Click here to see all of the available Legacy covers. We hope the special four-part nature of these covers encourages you to go to the theatre to get one, strike up a conversation with a stranger to trade covers, and take the time to thank the ushers who hand them out. If you want to get all the designs of a particular show, , with proceeds going to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
