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Born on this day in 1898 actress, singer and dancer Gertrude Lawrence.
Happy 51st birthday to triple (at least!) threat Audra McDonald.
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Born on this day in 1714 composer Christoph Willibald von Gluck.
Born on this day in 1916 actress Olivia de Havilland.
On this day in 1954 dancer and actress Shirley MacLaine emerged from the chorus of The Pajama Game and jumped in for an ailing Carol Haney.
Happy 95th birthday to director, librettist, composer and funnyman Mel Brooks.
On this day in 1979 the legendary Broadway flop Got Tu Go Disco (a musical about a disco-hating saleswoman who becomes the queen of her local dance club) opened at the Minskoff Theater, closing a week later.
Born on this day in 1942, actress and producer Michele Lee.
Born on this day in 1927 dancer and choreographer Bob Fosse.
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