“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....
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Nov 2, 2022
Orson Welles’ “Moby Dick” Debuts in Toronto
Nov. 2, 1962 - Orson Welles’s theatrical adaptation of the Herman Melville novel “Moby Dick” won an enthusiastic reception tonight from a...
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...
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...
Feb 23, 2022
William Bendix Leaves Play After Conflict with George C. Scott
Feb. 23, 1962 - William Bendix (pictured), veteran film actor, has dropped out of the title role in “General Seeger,” the Ira Levin...
Sep 13, 2021
Movie: "Long Day's Journey Into Night"
Sept. 13, 1961 - Katharine Hepburn, Sir Ralph Richardson, Jason Robards Jr., and Dean Stockwell have been signed for the four leading...
Aug 23, 2021
Movies: Lumet to Direct "Long Day's Journey Into Night"
Aug. 23, 1961 - Sidney Lumet has been signed to direct the film version of Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey into Night." The film...
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