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The play "The Black Crook", known as the first modern Broadway musical, opens on Broadway. -
The musical comedy "In Dahomey" becomes the first ever musical to be written and performed by an all African-American crew and cast on Broadway in 1903. -
The musical "Oklahoma!" releases its Broadway cast recording and popularizes the production of musical cast recordings. -
The first ever Tony awards ceremony takes place in 1947. -
In the 3rd annual Tony awards ceremony, the Cole Porter musical "Kiss Me, Kate" is the first ever recipient of the Best Musical Tony award. -
At the 4th Tony Awards Ceremony, Juanita Hall wins a Tony for her role in the musical "South Pacific" and becomes the first Black actor to win a Tony award. -
"West Side Story" opens at the Winter Garden Theatre, and the legendary theatre songwriter Stephen Sondheim makes his Broadway debut. -
The 21st Tony Awards is the first Tonys ceremony to be broadcast on national television. -
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber makes his Broadway debut with the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" 1971. -
In 2006, "The Phantom of the Opera" becomes the longest running show on Broadway and would continue its run until April of 2023. -
In 60th Tony Award Ceremony, director and producer Hal Prince earns his 21st Tony award, the most anyone has ever won. -
Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1949 musical South Pacific received 17 Tony awards after its 2008 revival won 7 in addition to the original production's 10 Tonys. -
In 2014, "The Lion King" becomes the highest grossing musical on Broadway with a worldwide gross over 6.2 billion dollars.