Musicals in History (Part 11)

Events 2001 - 2,036 of 2,036

• 2016-04-28 George Wolfe's musical "Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed", based on Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle's original revue, and featuring Audra MacDonald and Billy Porter, opens at the Music Box Theatre, NYC; runs for 100 performances

• 2016-07-24 George Wolfe's musical "Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed", based on Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle's original revue, and featuring Audra MacDonald and Billy Porter, closes at the Music Box Theatre, NYC. after 100 performances
• 2016-11-28 Musical "Hamilton" starring Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Ramos sets new record for most money earned in a week on Broadway - $3.3 million
• 2017-03-12 Irene Sankoff and David Hein's musical drama "Come From Away" opens at Schoenfeld Theatre, NYC

• 2018-03-22 Musical "Frozen" opens on Broadway based on the film, starring Patti Murin and Caissie Levy
• 2018-06-30 Kile Smith's a cappella choral musical work "The Arc in the Sky", settings of poems by Robert Lax, premieres at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, performed by The Crossing, led by Donald Nally
• 2018-07-16 Musical film sequel "Mamma Mia! - Here We Go Again" premieres at Hammersmith-Apollo, London; worldwide box office receipts total over $400 million
• 2019-06-09 Ali Stroker becomes the first actress in a wheelchair to win a Tony award for musical "Oklahoma!"
• 2019-06-17 Michael R. Jackson's musical "Ä Strange Loop" opens off-Broadway in New York (Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2020) [1]
• 2019-10-20 David Byrne's musical revue "American Utopia" opens at Hudson Theatre, NYC; runs for 106 performances
• 2020-02-16 David Byrne's musical revue "American Utopia" closes at Hudson Theatre, NYC, after 106 performances
• 2020-03-17 Golden Raspberry Film Awards (Razzies): Musical "Cats" wins six awards including worst film

• 2021-08-25 Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus' musical "Mamma Mia!", featuring the songs of ABBA, re-opens at the Novello Theatre in London's West End, after COVID-19 interruption stopped performances in March of 2020
• 2021-10-17 Return engagement of David Byrne's musical revue "American Utopia" opens at St. James Theatre, NYC; runs for 134 performances

• 2022-04-03 Return engagement of David Byrne's musical revue "American Utopia" closes at St. James Theatre, NYC, after 134 performances

• 2022-07-02 Largest ever exhibition on African fashion "Africa Fashion" opens at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London [1]

• 2022-12-11 Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman's musical "Some Like It Hot", based on the 1959 feature film comedy, opens at the Shubert Theatre, NYC; garners 13 Tony Award nominations
• 2023-01-08 Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas' percussion revue "Stomp" closes at the Orpheum Theatre, NYC, after for 11,475 performances

• 2023-04-16 Broadway’s longest-running show, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart's musical "Phantom of the Opera", directed by Hal Prince and starring Laird Mackintosh substituting for ill Ben Crawford) and Emelie Kouatchou, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 13,981 performances and 7 Tony Award wins [1] [2]

• 2023-06-04 Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Zippel's musical "Bad Cinderella" closes at Imperial Theatre, NYC, after 85 performances; 1st time in 43 years that Webber is without a show on Broadway
• 2023-08-03 Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard's musical "Back to the Future: The Musical", based on the 1985 Robert Zemeckis film, and starring Roger Bart and Casey Likes, opens at Winter Garden Theatre, NYC
• 2023-09-27 Revival of Gary Geld and Peter Udell's musical "Purlie", based on Ossie Davis' "Purlie Victorious" and starring Leslie Odom, Jr, opens at the Music Box Theater, NYC, for a limited run

• 2024-01-25 British researchers Christopher Marsh and Angela McShane launch website 100Ballads.org detailing top-selling broadside ballads of 17th century England, including images of original lyric sheets, and new musical recordings of the very old pop songs [1]

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