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Key Events & Openings in January:
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1934: The iconic Apollo Theater opens in Harlem, becoming a cornerstone for Black performers like Ella Fitzgerald and the Nicholas Brothers.
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1938: Orson Welles and John Houseman open their Mercury Theatre's Shakespeare revivals with The Shoemaker's Holiday.
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1959: Broadway hits $1 million in weekly gross for the first time, boosted by shows like West Side Story and My Fair Lady during "The Golden Age".
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1966: Bob Fosse, Gwen Verdon, and Neil Simon bring the musical Sweet Charity to Broadway.
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1988: The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running Broadway show, begins its historic run at the Majestic Theatre.
This month in Theatre History...
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