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Nov 9, 2023

Zero Mostel Forgets to Eat

Nov. 9, 1963 - A funny thing happened to Zero Mostel the other day — he forgot to eat. This, plus the fact that he had been dieting...

Sep 17, 2023

Broadway: Richard Burton in “Hamlet”

Sept. 17, 1963 - Richard Burton (left), last seen on a New York stage as King Arthur in “Camelot,” will return to Broadway as Hamlet...

Jul 25, 2023

Streisand To Star in “Funny Girl” on Broadway

July 25, 1963 - A 21-year-old nightclub singer who has appeared on Broadway only once will play Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl,” a new...

Apr 25, 2023

“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Voted Best Play by New York Drama Critics Circle

Apr. 25, 1963 - The New York Drama Critics Circle today voted “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” the best play of the 1962-63 season....

Feb 21, 2023

Actor Jason Robards Jr. On the Rise

Feb. 21, 1963 - Jason Robards Jr., now sought after for stage and screen starring roles, spent six years playing mediocre parts before he...

Feb 5, 2023

Mrs. Kennedy Enjoys Broadway Play

Feb. 5, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy (pictured with Prince Stanislas Radziwill, Princess Lee Radziwill, and Clayton Fritshie] spent the...

Oct 25, 2022

Rex Harrison Signed for Film Version of “My Fair Lady”

Oct. 25, 1962 - Rex Harrison (left) has been signed to recreate his original role of Professor Higgins in the film version of “My Fair...

Sep 25, 2022

Mr. President Sees “Mr. President”

Sept. 25, 1962 - Mr. President teamed with “Mr. President” tonight to provide theatergoers with one of the most exciting opening nights...

Sep 3, 2022

“The Fantasticks” Is Longest-Running Off-Broadway Show

Sept. 3, 1962 - With Sunday night’s closing of “Little Mary Sunshine,” “The Fantasticks” became the longest-running off-Broadway show of...

Aug 12, 2022

Sammy Davis to Star in Theatrical Version of “The Desperate Hours”

Aug. 12, 1962 - Sammy Davis Jr. will make his New York area dramatic debut next Monday at the Mineola Playhouse in “The Desperate Hours.”...

Jun 10, 2022

Irving Berlin's "Mr. President" To Open Oct. 18

June 10, 1962 - Irving Berlin’s next show, “Mr. President,” with a plot by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, will open at the St. James...

Jun 9, 2022

Faye Dunaway Joins Cast of "A Man for All Seasons"

June 9, 1962 - Faye Dunaway (pictured with William Roderick), 22 years old, will play Margaret More in the Broadway production of Robert...

Jun 4, 2022

Broadway Actor Flees the Country

June 4, 1962 - Jon Voight (pictured), a young actor who took off last Saturday for Greece, where his wife is making a film, caused the...

May 16, 2022

Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Headed for Broadway

May 16, 1962 - Edward Albee’s first full-length work, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”, will come to Broadway this fall. In contrast...

Apr 20, 2022

Surviving Dolly Sister Attempts Suicide

Apr. 20, 1962 - Roszika Dolly Netcher, one of the two Dolly sisters (pictured in 1926) of musical comedy four decades ago, was found...

Apr 10, 2022

Broadway Actresses Prefer Male Directors

Apr. 10, 1962 - Six of the theatre’s leading ladies who had assembled to discuss the question of whether Broadway had become a “woman’s...

Apr 3, 2022

Tony Nominees Announced

Apr. 3, 1962 - Nominees for the American Theatre Wing’s 1962 Tony Awards, presented for “Distinguished Achievement in Theatre,” were...

Dec 20, 2021

Moss Hart is Dead

Dec. 20, 1961 - Moss Hart (pictured with new wife Kitty Carlisle in 1946), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, stage director, and...