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1911<\/b> Constance Collier<\/a>, Tyrone Power<\/a> (father of the future film star<\/a>), and Sydney Greenstreet<\/a> are in the cast of Thais<\/i>. Paul Wilstach<\/a> bases his play on the Anatole France<\/a> story.<\/p>\n 1913<\/b> Initially Damaged Goods<\/i>, describing the effects of venereal disease, is given just one matinee performance at the Fulton Theatre in New York. But Eugene Brieux<\/a>‘s play attracts so much interest, it begins a 66 performance run one month later.<\/p>\n 1974<\/b> A Streetcar Named Desire<\/i> is staged at London’s Piccadilly Theatre. Martin Shaw<\/a> plays Stanley with Claire Bloom<\/a> as Blanche. American Edwin Sherin<\/a> directs.<\/p>\n 1979<\/b> The Royal Shakespeare Company<\/a> presents Coriolanus<\/i> at London’s Aldwych Theatre. Alan Howard<\/a> plays the warrior. Terry Hands<\/a> stages.<\/p>\n 1990<\/b> Craig Lucas<\/a>‘ Prelude to a Kiss<\/i> opens Off-Broadway at the Circle Rep Theatre. Alec Baldwin<\/a> and Mary-Louise Parker<\/a> star as the oddly-fated newlyweds. It transfers to Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre May 1<\/a>, where Timothy Hutton<\/a> replaces the groom.<\/p>\n 1999<\/b> Christopher Durang<\/a>‘s Betty’s Summer Vacation<\/i> opens Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons<\/a>‘ Anne Wilder Theatre. The wild comedy tells of a summer share gone terribly wrong, and stars Kellie Overbey<\/a> as the title character. <\/p>\n 2002<\/b> Sweet Smell of Success<\/a><\/i> opens on Broadway. Despite an impressive cast (John Lithgow<\/a>, Brian d’Arcy James<\/a>, Kelli O’Hara<\/a>) and creative team (composer Marvin Hamlisch<\/a>, lyricist Craig Carnelia<\/a>, librettist John Guare<\/a>), the musical adaptation of the film about a crooked columnist and a sleazy press agent gets slammed by critics and runs just 109 performances.<\/p>\n 2005<\/b> Tom Dillon<\/a>, 86, president emeritus of the entertainment industry charity The Actors’ Fund of America and a veteran performer in many areas of show business, dies at The Actors’ Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey.<\/p>\n 2010<\/b> Valerie Harper<\/a> channels eccentric film icon Tallulah Bankhead<\/a> in Looped<\/a><\/i>, which opens on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre. In the comic character study by Matthew Lombardo<\/a>, husky-voiced Tallulah is called into a sound studio in 1965 to re-record (or “loop”) one line of dialogue for what would be her last film\u2014Die! Die! My Darling<\/i>. It runs only 33 performances, but Harper is nominated for a Tony Award for her performance.<\/p>\n 2013<\/b> Following a hit Off-Broadway run, Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike<\/a><\/i>, which whips Chekhov’s dramatic themes into an evening of existential American comedy, opens on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre. Kristine Nielsen<\/a> and David Hyde Pierce<\/a> star as siblings Sonia and Vanya, whose quiet life in Bucks County, Pennsylvania is thrown into upheaval by the arrival of their sister Masha (Sigourney Weaver<\/a>) and her boyfriend Spike (Billy Magnussen<\/a>). The production is nominated for six Tony Awards, and wins for Best Play.<\/p>\n 2016 <\/b>Kenneth Lonergan<\/a>‘s Hold On to Me Darling <\/i>premieres Off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theater Company<\/a>. Timothy Olyphant stars as a world-famous country and western star who decides to abandon his career and return to his Tennessee hometown.<\/p>\n Today’s Birthdays:<\/b> Doris Eaton Travis<\/a> 1904. Horton Foote<\/a> 1916. Luther Henderson<\/a> 1919. Billy Crystal<\/a> 1948.<\/p>\n Watch highlights from the 2013 Broadway production of Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n