Category Archives: People

Broadway Birthday: Rupert Holmes

Posted on February 24, 2021 by boz

Happy Birthday to Tony-winning writer Rupert Holmes, born David Goldstein on Feb. 24, 1947, in Northwich, Cheshire, England. When Holmes was 6, his family moved to the New York City suburb of Nanuet, where he attended Nyack H.S. After graduating … Continue reading →

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Broadway Birthday: Robert Lopez

Posted on February 23, 2021 by boz

Happy Birthday to double EGOT writer Robert Lopez, born Feb. 23, 1975, in Manhattan. At age 6, he started piano lessons at Greenwich House Music School, before attending Hunter College H.S. He studied English at Yale University, where he wrote … Continue reading →

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Broadway Birthday: Sheila Hancock

Posted on February 22, 2021 by boz

Happy Birthday to Olivier-winning actress Sheila Hancock, born Feb. 22, 1933, on the Isle of Wight. She later moved to King’s Cross in London, where her parents ran a pub. After wartime evacuation to Somerset, Hancock attended Dartford County Grammar … Continue reading →

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Broadway Birthday: Christine Ebersole

Posted on February 21, 2021 by boz

Happy Birthday to two-time Tony winner Christine Ebersole, born Feb. 21, 1953, in Winnetka, Ill., where she attended New Trier H.S. She studied theater at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Ill., for two years before heading to New York, where she … Continue reading →

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Broadway Birthday: Jessie Mueller

Posted on February 20, 2021 by boz

Happy Birthday to Tony-winning actress Jessie Mueller, born Feb. 20, 1983, in Evanston, Ill. She and her siblings have followed their parents into the theater. After graduating from Evanston Township H.S. in 2001, Mueller studied musical theater at Syracuse University, … Continue reading →

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Broadway Birthday: John Travolta

Posted on February 18, 2021 by boz

Happy Birthday to two-time Oscar nominee John Travolta, born Feb. 18, 1954, in Englewood, N.J. His mother taught high school drama, and most of his five siblings pursued performing careers. By age 12, Travolta was already acting in local troupes. … Continue reading →

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Broadway Birthday: Tom Jones

Posted on February 17, 2021 by boz

Happy Birthday to Tony-nominated writer Tom Jones, born Feb. 17, 1928, in Littlefield, Texas. Jones attended UT Austin, where he met collaborator Harvey Schmidt in the Curtain Club revue Hipsy-Boo, directed by Word Baker. The club produced the first Jones and … Continue reading →

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Broadway Legends: Vera-Ellen

Posted on February 16, 2021 by boz

One of the most versatile dancers on stage and screen, Vera-Ellen Rohe was born Feb. 16, 1921, in Norwood, Ohio, where she began dancing at age 9. Four years later, she won the Major Bowes Amateur Hour, which sent her … Continue reading →

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Broadway Birthday: J. Robert Spencer

Posted on February 12, 2021 by boz

Happy Birthday to J. Robert Spencer, born Feb. 12, 1969, in York, Pa., where he attended Central York H.S. His early gigs included voice work for the Japanese anime Amon Saga (1986), Spirit Warrior (1987), The Grave of the Fireflies … Continue reading →

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Broadway Legends: Jimmy Durante

Posted on February 10, 2021 by boz

Few performers have had as much success in as many media as Jimmy Durante, whose 50-year career spanned from vaudeville to TV. Born in New York’s Lower East Side on Feb. 10, 1893, Durante began working at age 6 in … Continue reading →

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