shows on your birthday
shows on your birthday
#0shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/11/06 at 12:13am
what shows in history have opened on your birthday?
I have a weird fascination with this.
I'll Start - Into the Woods Revival, Hot Feet and La Bohem
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
Salad_Fingers85
Stand-by Joined: 8/30/05
#1re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/11/06 at 12:23am
The Only Show that I know opened on my birthday was Spamalot because we had to do a report on events for our birthdays and I was so excited because, I got to present about Spamalot
billygoatgirl300
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/04
#2re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/11/06 at 12:47amWest Side Story opened on my brithday in 1957.
DramaDork925
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/4/05
#3re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/11/06 at 12:52amEvita did... though nothing opened on my actual day of birth.
#4re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/11/06 at 1:01am
The Bells
Yip Yip Yaphank
A Noble Rogue
Kat and the Kings
lfae
Leading Actor Joined: 7/27/05
#5re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/12/06 at 5:38am
Both The Taming of the Shrew and Kiss Me, Kate opened on my birthday 
(...wait, that says nothing about me, honest)
Bdwy24
Leading Actor Joined: 8/17/05
#6re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/12/06 at 11:10am
Yokel Boy in 1939 and The Unknown Soldier and His Wife in 1967.
LOL
#7re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/12/06 at 11:14amNone that I know of, but Martin Short Fame Becomes me is going to open the day after my birthday.
WSS2
Featured Actor Joined: 5/15/03
ActingAndy
Stand-by Joined: 6/20/06
philcrosby
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/04
BJC899
Broadway Star Joined: 7/20/04
Mythus
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/04
#12re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/12/06 at 3:20pmTwelfth Night in 1940, Cyrano de Bergerac in 1953, On the Town in 1998...and Jackie Mason's Laughing Room Only in 2003, to name a few.
#13re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/12/06 at 3:25pm
West Side Story 04/27/1960
The Crucible 04/27/1972
Sweet Charity 04/27/1986
The Music Man 04/27/2000
"Interesting choice"
ThankstoPhantom
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/05
#14re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/12/06 at 3:27pm
Beau Brummell 05/17/1890
The Return of the Vagabond 05/17/1940
Nash at Nine 05/17/1973
Murder at the Howard Johnson's 05/17/1979
The Babe 05/17/1984
Marguerite Chauvelin
Broadway Star Joined: 7/19/05
#15re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/12/06 at 3:28pmHit-the-Trail-Holiday, it's the only one that lasted more than a month.
Percy: Sink me! If it isn't Javvurt!
Javert: Zsah-vair, it's pronounced Zsah-vair.
Pecry: But it's spelled J-A-V-E-R-T Javvurt.
Javert: Repeat after me Zsah...Zsah....
Percy: Oh! Zsa-Zsa! Like the Gabor sister! Well I personally have always prefered Eva.
Javert: (Looks for gun)
#16re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/12/06 at 3:30pm
SaraBeth, you also have The Wedding Singer.
Beau Brummell 05/17/1890
The Return of the Vagabond 05/17/1940
Nash at Nine 05/17/1973
Murder at the Howard Johnson's 05/17/1979
The Babe 05/17/1984
ThankstoPhantom, we share!
#17re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/12/06 at 3:31pmSweet. I just did a ibdb.com search and copy/pasted. Wedding Singer wasn't listed.
"Interesting choice"
jam_man
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/25/05
#18re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/12/06 at 3:32pmThe only one that I'm aware of (that's worth mentioning) is the original production of Cabaret (11/20/66, 22 years older than I am).
"The man who wishes he had written Phantom of the Opera!" - SueleenGay
GO CARDINALS!!!
Marguerite Chauvelin
Broadway Star Joined: 7/19/05
#19re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/12/06 at 3:32pmBJC899, I think you were born on my birthday.
Percy: Sink me! If it isn't Javvurt!
Javert: Zsah-vair, it's pronounced Zsah-vair.
Pecry: But it's spelled J-A-V-E-R-T Javvurt.
Javert: Repeat after me Zsah...Zsah....
Percy: Oh! Zsa-Zsa! Like the Gabor sister! Well I personally have always prefered Eva.
Javert: (Looks for gun)
#20re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/12/06 at 3:33pmJan 29, 1966- The original Sweet Charity with the fabulous Gwen Verdon
#21re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/12/06 at 3:35pm
Twelfth Night - 1/11/1905
Pacific Overtures - 1/11/1976
James Joyce's The Dead - 1/11/2000
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
#22re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/12/06 at 3:58pmNot many are worth mentioning, more than half are from the 1800's that didn't last more than a month so besides that the only one I could find was "Ziegfeld Follies of 1927"
elphieisperky
Broadway Star Joined: 2/21/05
#23re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/12/06 at 4:37pm
The Pirates of Penzance-10/10/1949
The Reluctant Debutante-10/10/1956
The Marriage of Figaro-10/10/1985
Say Goodnight, Gracie-10/10/2002
...And a lot more :)
#24re: shows on your birthday
Posted: 7/12/06 at 4:46pm
The School for Scandal 12/12/1785
La Dame aux Camelias 12/12/1905
Brighten the Corner 12/12/1945
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln 12/12/1972
The Rules of the Game 12/12/1974
Steaming 12/12/1982
Hay Fever 12/12/1985
Peter, Paul & Mary "A Holiday Celebration" 12/12/1989
Imaginary Friends 12/12/2002
aww nothing for 1979 
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