Aug 27, 2018
The Evolution of the Playbill Design From 1885–2018
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The Evolution of the Playbill Design From 1885–2018
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TODAY IN THEATRE HISTORY: In 2010, the world-premiere of Martin McDonagh's A Behanding in Spokane opens on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Christopher Walken, Zoe Kazan, Anthony Mackie and Sam Rockwell star in the play about a man who has been searching for his lost hand for more than 40 years.
For more on A Behanding in Spokane, visit PlaybillVault.com.
TODAY IN THEATRE HISTORY: In 1949, Carol Channing blinks her big round eyes and warbles "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" on the opening night of the musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at the Ziegfeld Theatre. It will run 740 performances and make Channing into an icon.
For more on the original Broadway production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, including a look inside a Playbill from the show, visit PlaybillVault.com.
TODAY IN THEATRE HISTORY: In 2002, Broadway reverberates with Brian Stokes Mitchell's baritone singing "The Impossible Dream" when he opens a revival of Man of La Mancha at the Martin Beck Theatre, co-starring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Dulcinea and Ernie Sabella as Sancho. It runs 304 performances.
For more on the 2002 revival of Man of La Mancha, including a look inside the opening night Playbill, visit PlaybillVault.com.
TODAY IN THEATRE HISTORY: In 1960, Richard Burton's reign as King Arthur begins when Camelot opens on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre. The Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe musical was adapted from T. H. White's "The Once and Future King." Citizens of this enchanted land include Julie Andrews, Robert Goulet and Roddy McDowall.
For more on the original Broadway production of Camelot, including a look inside the show's Playbill, visit PlaybillVault.com.
TODAY IN THEATRE HISTORY: In 1951, Audrey Hepburn makes her Broadway debut in Anita Loos' adaptation of Colette's Gigi, about the training of a beautiful young courtesan. The show will run 219 performances at the Fulton Theatre, and be adapted as a film musical of the same title in 1958, with Leslie Caron in Hepburn's role.
For more on the 1951 Broadway production of Gigi, including a look inside the show's Playbill, visit PlaybillVault.com.