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View All. Zoom In Zoom Out. Follow Playbill Now. Want Discount Tickets? All Rights Reserved. Powered by. Uris Theatre. Nov 28, - May 24, Gerald Oestreicher. Theatre Lessee. Nov 28, -. The Nederlander Organization. In Sherwin M. The production won a Tony Award for being the most innovative production for a revival. Especially praised was Clamma Dale for her acting and singing in her role as Bess. In , Bing Crosby, in a rare Broadway appearance, made his way to the Uris, along with Kathryn, his wife and other family members, as well as Joe Bushkin and Rosemary Clooney among others.

The show Bing Crosby on Broadway ran during the Christmas holiday season for a limited twelve performance engagement. The next appearance was by Nureyev in a dance concert, which was then followed by the Ballet of the Twentieth Century. It was produced by Shelly Gross and Lee Guber and was immediately a hit.

The show became the longest running show at the Uris with performances. The play received a lot of critical acclaim along with Tony Awards for the best musical, Hugh Wheeler won for best book, Stephen Sondheim for best score, Angela Landsbury for best musical actress, Len Cariou for best musical actor, Hal Prince for best director, Eugene Lee for best scenic design and Franne Lee for best costume design. The shocking musical, the story of a London barber who slit the throats of his customers for revenge of an injustice, was certainly not for everyone, but the highly creative production had a run of performances.

It was the production from the New York Shakespeare Festival which had been a big hit the preceding summer in Central Park. The show also received Tony Awards for best direction by Wilford Leach and best revival of a show. The production ran for performances. The show also saw the return of Cathleen Nesbitt from the original cast revive her original role as Mrs.

The production ran for a total of performances. In February the Uris saw a personal appearance by Barry Manilow. Patti LaBelle appeared later that summer. The MGM classic musical was adapted for the stage by Comden and Green from their original screenplay. The Gene Kelly role was played by Don Correia who danced during the title song on stage in a heavy downpour.

Twyla Tharp did the choreography and also directed. The musical ran for ten months. Broadway Debut The King and I. Broadway Debut Sweeney Todd.

Theaters up. Al Hirschfeld. American Airlines. August Wilson. Bernard B. Brooks Atkinson. Circle In The Square. Ethel Barrymore. Eugene O'Neill. Gerald Schoenfeld. Helen Hayes. John Golden. Music Box. Neil Simon.



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