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The History of Broadway

  • Pins and Needles opens on Broadway

    Pins and Needles opens on Broadway
    Pins and Needles was the first production on Broadway and the beginning of a new era of theatre.
  • Oklahoma Opens

    Oklahoma Opens
  • Carousel Opens

    Carousel Opens
  • South Pacific Debuts

    South Pacific Debuts
    1950 Best Musical Tony Award Winner, Libretto Winner, Best Original Score (Richard Rodgers), Best Actor in a Musical (Ezio Pinza), Best Actress in a Musical (Mary Martin), Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Myron McCormick), Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Juanita Hall), Producer (Musical) Winner, Best Director Winner (Joshua Logan), 1949 Best Scenic Design Winner (Jo Mielziner)
  • The Kind and I Makes it's Premiere

    The Kind and I Makes it's Premiere
    1952 - Best Musical Winner, Best Actress in a Musical Winner (Gertrude Lawrence), Best Feautred Actor in a Musical Winner (Yul Brynner), Best Scenic Design Winner (Jo Mielziner), Best Costume Design Winner (Irene Sharaff)
  • Damn Yankees Premieres

    Damn Yankees Premieres
    1956 - Best Musical, Best Actor in a Musical Winner (Ray Walston), Best Actress in a Musical Winner (Gwen Verdon), Best Featured Actor in a Musical Winner (Russ Brown), Best Choreography Winner (Bob Fosse), Conductor and Musical Director Winner (Hal Hastings)
    1956 Stage Technician Winner - Harry Green
  • West Side Story

    West Side Story
    1958 - Best Scenic Design Winner (Oliver Smith), Best Choreography Winner (Jerome Robbins)
  • The Music Man

    The Music Man
    1958 - Best Actor in a Musical Winner (Robert Preston), Best Featured Actor in a Musical Winner (David Burns), Best Featured Actress in a Musical Winner (Barbara Cook), Conductor and Musical Director Winner (Herbert Greene) 1959 - Best Stage Technician Winner (Sammy Knapp), Best Musical Winner
  • The Sound of Music Opens

    The Sound of Music Opens
    1960 - Best Musical Winner,Best Actress in a Musical Winner (Mary Martin), Best Featured Actress in a Musical Winner (Patricia Neway), Best Scenic Design (Musical) Winner (Oliver Smith), Best Conductor and Musical Director Winner (Frederick Dvonch)
  • Hello Dolly! Debuts

    Hello Dolly! Debuts
    1964 - Best Musical Winner, Best Composer and Lyricist Winner (Jerry Herman), Best Actress in a Musical Winner (Carol Channing), Best Scenic Design Winner (Oliver Smith), Best Costume Design Winner (Freddy Wittop), Best Choreography Winner (Gower Champion)
    1964 Best Direction (Musical) Winner - Directed by Gower Champion
    1964 Best Conductor and Musical Director Winner - Shepard Coleman
    1964 Best Producer (Musical) Winner- David Merrick
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  • Jesus Christ Superstar Comes to Broadway

    Jesus Christ Superstar Comes to Broadway
  • Grease Debuts on Broadway

    Grease Debuts on Broadway
  • Pippin Opens up on Broadway

    Pippin Opens up on Broadway
    1973 - Best Actor in a Musical Winner (Ben Vereen), Best Scenic Design Winner (Tony Walton), Best Lighting Design Winner (Jules Fisher), Best Choreography Winner (Bob Fosse), Best Direction of a Musical Winner (Bob Fosse)
  • The Wiz Opens

    The Wiz Opens
    1975 - Best Musical Winner, Best Original Score Winner (Charlie Smalls), Best Featured Actor in a Musical Winner (Ted Ross), Best Featured Actress in a Musical Winner (Dee Dee Bridgewater), Best Costume Design Winner (Geoffrey Holder), Best Choreography Winner (George Faison), Best Direction of a Musical Winner (Geoffrey Holder)
  • Chicago Arrives on Broadway

    Chicago Arrives on Broadway
  • 42nd Street is Performed on Broadway for the First Time

    42nd Street is Performed on Broadway for the First Time
    1981 - Best Musical Winner, Best Choreography (Gower Chapion)
  • Cats Debuts

    Cats Debuts
    1983 - Best Musical Winner, Best Book of a Musical Winner, Best Original Score Winner (Andrew Lloyd Webber & T.S. Eliot), Best Featured Actress in a Musical Winner (Betty Buckley), Best Costume Design Winner (John Napier), Best Lighting Design Winner (David Hersey), Best Direction of a Musical Winner (Trevor Nunn)
  • Les Miserables Debuts

    Les Miserables Debuts
    1987 - Best Musical Winner, Best Book of a Musical Winner, Best Original Score Winner (Claude-Michel Schönberg & Herbert Kretzmer), Best Featured Actor in a Musical Winner (Michael Maguire), Best Featured Actress in a Musical Winner (Frances Ruffelle), Best Scenic Design Winner (John Napier), Best Lighting Design Winner (David Hersey), Best Direction of a Musical Winner (Trevor Nunn & John Caird)
  • Anything Goes Debuts on Broadway

    Anything Goes Debuts on Broadway
    1988 - Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Bill McCutcheon), Best Choreography (Micaheal Smuin), Best Revival Winner
  • Into the Woods Opens

    Into the Woods Opens
    1988 - Best Book of a Musical Winner, Best Orignal Score Winner, Best Actress in a Musical Winner (Joanna Gleason)
  • The Phantom of the Opera Debuts on Broadway

    The Phantom of the Opera Debuts on Broadway
    1988 - Best Musical Winner, Best Actor in a Musical Winner (Michael Crawford), Best Featured Actress in a Musical Winner (Judy Kaye), Best Scenic Design Winner (Maria Björnson), Best Costume Design Winner (Maria Björnson), Best Lighting Design Winner (Andrew Bridge), Best Direction of a Musical Winner (Harold Prince)
  • Crazy For You Opens

    Crazy For You Opens
    1992 - Best Musical Winner, Best Costume Design Winner (WIlliam Ivey Long), Best Choreography Winner (Susan Stroman)
  • RENT Opens

    RENT Opens
    1996 - Best Musical Winner, Best Book of a Musical Winner, Best Original Score Winner (Jonathan Larson), Best Featured Actor in a Musical Winner (WIlson Jermain Heredia)
  • The Lion King

    The Lion King
    1998 - Best Musical Winner, Best Scenic Design (Richard Hudson), Best Costume Design Winner (Julie Taymor)
  • Mamma Mia Debuts

    Mamma Mia Debuts
  • Hairspray Comes to Broadway

    Hairspray Comes to Broadway
    2003 - Best Musical Winner, Best Book of a Musical Winner, Best Original Score Winner (Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman), Best Actor in a Musical Winner (Harvey Fierstein), Best Actress in a Musical Winner (Marissa Jaret Winokur), Best Featured Actor in a Musical Winner (Dick Latessa), Best Costume Design Winner (William Ivey Long), Best Direction of a Musical Winner (Jack O'Brien)
  • Wicked Opens up on Broadway

    Wicked Opens up on Broadway
    2004 - Best Actress in a Musical Winner (Idina Menzel), Best Scenic Design Winner (Eugene Lee), Best Costume Design Winner (Susan Hilferty)
  • Jersey Boys Debuts

    Jersey Boys Debuts
    2006 - Best Musical Winner, Best Actor in a Musical Winner (John Lloyd Young), Best Featured Actor in a Musical Winner (Christian Hoff), Best Lighting Design of a Musical Winner (Howell Binkley)