The History of Broadway

Pins and Needles opens on Broadway

Nov 27, 1937

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

Oklahoma Opens

Mar 31, 1943

Carousel Opens

Apr 19, 1945

South Pacific Debuts

Apr 7, 1949

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

Apr 8, 1951

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

May 5, 1955

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

Sep 26, 1957

1958 - Best Scenic Design Winner (Oliver Smith), Best Choreography Winner (Jerome Robbins)

The Music Man

Dec 19, 1957

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

Nov 16, 1959

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

Jan 16, 1964

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
1964 B

Jesus Christ Superstar Comes to Broadway

Oct 12, 1971

Grease Debuts on Broadway

Feb 14, 1972

Pippin Opens up on Broadway

Oct 23, 1972

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

Jan 5, 1975

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

Jun 3, 1975

42nd Street is Performed on Broadway for the First Time

Aug 25, 1980

1981 - Best Musical Winner, Best Choreography (Gower Chapion)

Cats Debuts

Oct 7, 1982

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

Mar 12, 1987

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

Oct 19, 1987

1988 - Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Bill McCutcheon), Best Choreography (Micaheal Smuin), Best Revival Winner

Into the Woods Opens

Nov 5, 1987

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

Jan 26, 1988

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

Feb 19, 1992

1992 - Best Musical Winner, Best Costume Design Winner (WIlliam Ivey Long), Best Choreography Winner (Susan Stroman)

RENT Opens

Apr 29, 1996

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

Nov 13, 1997

1998 - Best Musical Winner, Best Scenic Design (Richard Hudson), Best Costume Design Winner (Julie Taymor)

Mamma Mia Debuts

Oct 18, 2001

Hairspray Comes to Broadway

Aug 15, 2002

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

Apr 8, 2015

2004 - Best Actress in a Musical Winner (Idina Menzel), Best Scenic Design Winner (Eugene Lee), Best Costume Design Winner (Susan Hilferty)

Jersey Boys Debuts

Apr 8, 2015

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)