1948    The Cole Porter Broadway musical, Kiss Me, Kate (1,077 performances), opens at the New Century Theatre and becomes the first show to win the Best Musical Tony Award.

1955    Lux Radio Theater signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.

1968    The controversial musical ''Hair'' opens on Broadway.

1983    The notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.