Light the candles
On this day in 1983 a revival of Mame starring Angela Lansbury opened at the Gershwin Theater, to run only 41 performances.
On this day in 1983 a revival of Mame starring Angela Lansbury opened at the Gershwin Theater, to run only 41 performances.
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Born on this day in 1802 dramatist and novelist Alexandre Dumas père
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Born on this day in 1803 composer Adolphe Adam
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Born on this day in 1864 poet and dramatist Frank Wedekind
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Born on this day in 1880 composer Ernest Bloch
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Born on this day in 1921 tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano
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Happy 93rd birthday bass Bernard Ladysz
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Happy 81st birthday baritone Neil Howlett
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WindyCityOperaman
Dan Soda (Windy City Operaman) is a Chicago native whose first visit to opera was at age 17 and Massenet’s Werther with Troyanos and Kraus. Nothing was ever the same. Opera and concert performances, recordings and video are an obsession. He prepares Parterre Box’s daily birthday and anniversary tributes. He also enjoys concerts, live theater and movies.
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