Lorraine Handberry's
A Raisin in the Sun
nobody founded it. But Florenz Zeigfeld did a lot for it, and for the evolution of female sexuality in modern times. The first Broadway theater was Niblo's Garden in 1829. The Hallem Company was was the first professional company to perform regularly, stemming from before the Revolution.
the Black Crook is the first musical that was on Broadway
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The origin of the word playwright is Middle English. This word first appeared in the English language in around the year 1616.
Diane Keaton was in the original cast.http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=3393
The first known female playwright is considered to be Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim, a German nun who wrote plays in the 10th century. She is known for creating dramas that combined classical themes with Christian morals.
The earliest play that could be called a Greek tragedy by modern standards is The Persians, by Aeschylus, and it was produced in 472 BCE.
Shuffle Along, was the first musical written, produced, and performed, by African Americans, made it's debut on Broadway in 1921.
New Amsterdam Theatre on 42nd. Street. It produced the Zeigfeld Follies. There were other theaters on the great white way, but this theater was the first recognized as a Broadway theater.
Playwright Sam Shepard wrote a play called "A Lie of the Mind," first produced on December 5, 1985.
nobody founded it. But Florenz Zeigfeld did a lot for it, and for the evolution of female sexuality in modern times. The first Broadway theater was Niblo's Garden in 1829. The Hallem Company was was the first professional company to perform regularly, stemming from before the Revolution.
the Black Crook is the first musical that was on Broadway
Shuffle Along, was the first musical written, produced, and performed, by African Americans, made it's debut on Broadway in 1921.
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1966 Broadway hitI do. I do
Shakespeare was first mentioned as a London playwright in 1592, in a pamphlet by Robert Greene where he referred to Shakespeare as an "upstart crow."