Musicals101 Historic Calendar
July
Compiled by John Kenrick
(Revised 2011)
July 1
- Songwriter Bob Cole born (1861)
- Earl Carroll's Vanities of 1930 opened on Broadway (1930)
- Ziegfeld Follies of 1931 opened on Broadway (1931)
- Dancer/actress Leslie Caron born (1931)
- Actor/singer Mike Burstyn born (1945)
- Actor/singer Terrence Mann born (1951)
July 2
- D'Oyly Carte contralto Rosina Brandram born (1854)
- British producer Jack Hylton born (1892)
- George White's Scandals of 1928 opened on Broadway (1928)
- Ziegfeld's Show Girl opened on Broadway (1929)
- Actor/singer Jarrod Emick born (1969)
- Singin' In the Rain opened on Broadway (1985)
July 3
- Pantomime star George Fox born (1825)
- Songwriter/actor/producer/playwright/director George M. Cohan born (1878)
- Actor Leon Errol born (1881)
- Composer David Shire born (1937)
- Actress/singer Betty Buckley born (1947)
- Actress/singer Audra McDonald born (1970)
- Actor/singer Patrick Wilson born (1973)
July 4
- Composer Irving Caesar born (1895)
- Actress Gertrude Lawrence born (1898)
- Playwright/librettist Neil Simon born (1927)
- Irving Berlin's This is the Army opened on Broadway (1942)
July 5
- Earl Carroll Vanities of 1923 opened on Broadway (1923)
- Padlocks of 1927 starring Texas Guinan opened on Broadway (1927)
- Actor/singer Douglas Sills born (1960)
July 6
- Earl Carroll's Vanities of 1925 opened on Broadway (1925)
- Actress/singer Susan Johnson born (1927)
- Yokel Boy opened on Broadway (1939)
- Composer Claude Michel Schonberg born (1944)
July 7
- Actor/librettist Richard Carle born (1871)
- Composer/librettist Gian-Carlo Menotti born (1911)
- Noel Coward's Ace of Clubs opened in London (1950)
- Let My People Come moved to Broadway (1976)
July 8
- Ziegfeld's Follies of 1907 (1st edition) opened on Broadway (1907)
- Actress/singer Gertrude Neisen born (1911)
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers opened on Broadway (1982)
July 9
- Librettist/director William McGuire born (1885)
- Fiddler on the Roof revived (3rd time) on Broadway starring Herschel Bernardi (1990)
- Camelot revived (1st time) on Broadway starring Richard Burton (1980)
July 10
- Lyricist/librettist Noble Sissle born (1889)
- Composer Jimmy McHugh born (1894)
- Actress/singer Evelyn Laye (1900)
- Composer/lyricist Jerry Herman Born (1932)
- Xanadu opened on Broadway (2007)
July 11
- George White's Scandals of 1921 opened on Broadway (1921)
- Actor/singer Yul Brynner born (1915?)
- Ethel Waters makes her Broadway debut in the revue Africana (1927)
July 12
- Lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II born (1895)
- Comedian Milton Berle born (1908)
- Comedian Joey Faye born (1909)
- Librettist/critic John Lahr born (1941)
- Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard opened in London (1993)
July 13
- Actress/singer Didi Conn born (1951)
- Actor/singer Jason Danieley born (1971)
July 14
- Librettist/playwright Jerome Lawrence born (1915)
- Librettist/director Arthur Laurents born (1918)
- Actress/singer Polly Bergen born (1930)
July 15
- Producer Charles Frohman born (1856)
- British actress/singer Marie Tempest born (1864)
- British composer/lyricist Noel Gay born (1898)
- Lyricist/librettist Dorothy Fields born (1905)
- Actress/singer Joan Roberts born (1918)
- Irving Berlin's Miss Liberty opened on Broadway (1949)
- Revival of Pirates of Penzance opened in NY's Central Park (1980)
- Olympus On My Mind opened Off-Broadway (1986)
July 16
- Actress/singer/dancer Ginger Rogers born (1911)
July 17
- Actor/singer/dancer James Cagney born (1899)
- Actress/singer Phyllis Diller born (1917)
- Actress/singer Mimi Hines born (1933)
- Actress/singer Lucie Arnaz (1951)
- [title of show] opened on Broadway (2008)
July 18
- Actor/comedian Red Skelton born (1913)
- Marinka opened on Broadway (1945)
- Actor/singer Craig Bierko born (1965)
July 19
- Actress/singer Helen Gallagher born (1926)
- Two On The Aisle opened on Broadway (1951)
July 20
- Actress/singer Sally Ann Howes born (1930)
- Actress Natalie Wood born (1938)
- Stop the World I Want to Get Off opened in London (1961)
July 21
- Actor/singer Chauncey Olcott born (1860)
- Actress/singer Lilas White born (1951)
- Guys and Dolls all-black cast revival opens on Broadway (1976)
July 22
- The Passing Show of 1912 opened on Broadway (1912)
- Actor/dancer/choreographer Grover Dale born (1935)
- Galt MacDermot's Two Gentlemen of Verona opened in Central Park (1971)
July 23
- Actress/singer Laura Benanti born (1979)
July 24
- The Passing Show of 1913 opened on Broadway (1913)
- Producer Alexander Cohen born (1920)
- Actress/singer Michelle Lee born (1942)
- Actress/singer Kristin Chenoweth born (1968)
- Revival of Mame starring Angela Lansbury opened on Broadway (1983)
- Revival of Big River opened on Broadway (2003)
July 25
- Actor/singer/producer Tony Hart born (1855)
- Singer/actress Yvonne Printemps born (1895)
- Actor Jack Gilford born (1913)
- The Passing show of 1918 opened on Broadway (1918)
- A Chorus Line moved to Broadway (1975)
July 26
- Producer Andre Charlot born (1882)
- Librettist Herb Fields born (1897)
- Songwriter Ralph Blane born (1914)
July 27
- Evangeline opened on Broadway (1873)
- Costume designer Miles White born (1914)
- Actress/singer Maureen McGovern born (1949)
- Actor/singer Michael Ball born (1962)
- Ashman & Menken's Little Shop of Horrors opened Off-Broadway (1982)
July 28
- Actor/singer Rudy Vallee born (1901)
- Dancer/choreographer Jacques d'Amboise born (1934)
- Actress/singer Georgia Engel born (1948)
- Actor/singer Michael Hayden born (1963)
- An Evening With Jerry Herman opened on Broadway (1998)
July 29
- Composer Sigmund Romberg born (1887)
- Emmerich Kalman's The Gay Hussars opened on Broadway (1909)
- British actress/singer Anne Rogers born (1933)
- Actor/singer/dancer Robert Lupone born (1946)
July 30
- Actor/singer Daniel McDonald born (1960)
July 31
- Composer/lyricist George Forrest born (1915)
- Judy Garland opened her final run at New York's Palace Theatre (1967)
- But Never Jam Today opened on Broadway (1979)
- Avenue Q opened on Broadway (2003)