Yesterday: October 2
- 1918 The Selwyn Theatre opened with the show Information Please. The Selwyn is now The American Airlines Theatre.
- 1933 1933 Ah, Wilderness!, a comedy by Eugene O'Neill, opens on Broadway at the Guild Theatre (now known as the August Wilson).
- 1941 Twelve years after its first run, Ah, Wilderness! by Eugene O'Neill, opens again on Broadway, and at the Guild Theatre.
- 1947 Music in My Heart opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 124 performances.
Today: October 3
- 1918 Selwyn Theater opens at 229 W 42nd St NYC (renamed and reopened in 2000 as The American Airlines Theatre).
- 1938 Victoria Regina opens at the Martin Beck theatre (later renamed The Al Hirschfeld) with Helen Hayes as Queen Victoria.
Tomorrow: October 4
- 1941 Director and general theatre artist Robert Wilson was born in Waco, Texas.
- 1965 Pickwick opens at the 46th St Theater in NYC (renamed the Richard Rodgers Theatre in 1990) for 56 performances.
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