April 30 in Broadway History
1980- Barnum opened at the St. James Theatre with Jim Dale, Glenn Close, Terrence Mann, Dirk Lumbard; 1986- The Boys in Autumn by Bernard Sabath opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre with John Cullum & George C. Scott; 1987- Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton opened at the Music Box Theatre; 1989- Ghetto opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre with Jarlath Conroy, George Hearn, Alma Cuervo; 1995- Blood Brothers closed at the Music Box Theatre after 840 performances & revival of The Rose Tattoo by Tennessee Williams opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre with Mercedes Ruehl, Anthony LaPaglia, Cara Buono; 1996- Buried Child by Sam Shepard opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre with Leo Burmeister, James Gammon, Terry Kinney, Lois Smith, Jim Trus-Frost; 2000- Revival of Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre with Derek Jacobi, Laura Linney, Brian Murray, Roger Rees; 2002- Revival of Into the Woods opened at the Broadhurst Theatre with John McMartin, Vanessa Williams, Stephen DeRosa, Kerry O'Malley, Molly Ephraim, Adam Wylie, Laura Benanti, Melissa Dye, Gregg Edelman, Christopher Sieber; 2003- Revival of Salome by Oscar Wilde opened at the Barrymore Theatre with Al Pacino, Marisa Tomei, Dianne Wiest, David Strathairn; 2006- Hot Feet opened at the Hilton Theatre & Ring of Fire closed at the Barrymore Theatre after 57 performances; 2008- Thurgood by George Stevens Jr. opened at the Booth Theatre with Laurence Fishburne; 2009- 9 to 5 opened at the Marquis Theatre with Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, Marc Kudisch, Andy Karl, Kathy Fitzgerald & revival of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett opened at Studio 54 with Nathan Lane, Bill Irwin, John Goodman, John Glover
Birthdays: Jane Greenwood, Sheldon Harnick (1924-2023), Cloris Leachman (1926-2021), Craig Lucas
Birthdays: Jane Greenwood, Sheldon Harnick (1924-2023), Cloris Leachman (1926-2021), Craig Lucas