On this day in 1974 the Winter Garden Theatre was evacuated due to a bomb threat, postponing the first preview for the revival of Gypsy, starring Angela Lansbury.
The threat was inaccurate in both literal and metaphorical senses as the performance soon continued and the star went on to win both Tony and Drama Desk awards for her portrayal.
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Born on this day in 1918 or perhaps 1915 mezzo-soprano Blanche Thebom.
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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Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
