Yesterday: October 6

1921 The Century Theater opens at 7th Ave & 59th St. in NYC.  It is demolished in 1962.

1952 Agatha Christie's play The Mousetrap opens in London, and has run continuously until the COVID shutdown in 2020 with more than 27,500 performances.

Today: October 7

1961 Bye Bye Birdie closes at Martin Beck Theater in NYC after 607 performances.

1979 1940s Radio Hour opens at the St. James Theater in NYC for 105 performances.

1982 The Musical Cats opens at the Winter Garden Theater on Broadway in NYC and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000.

Tomorrow: October 8

1928 The Cole Porter and E Ray Goetz' musical Paris opens at the Music Box Theatre, NYC; runs for 195 performances.

1959 At the Drop of a Hat opens at the John Golden Theater in NYC for 216 performances.