BWW's On This Day - May 5, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 5 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!

SHOWS THAT OPENED ON THIS DATE:

A Night in Venice Off-Broadway - 1982

A Woman of Will New York - 2005

Bill Maher: Victory Begins At Home Broadway - 2003

Bob's Your Uncle West End - 1948

Brimstone Off-Off-Broadway - 1994

Bubbly West End - 1917

Candide Off-Broadway - 2004

Castles in the Air Broadway - 1890

Damn Yankees Broadway - 1955

Earl of Ruston Broadway - 1971

Expiring Minds Want to Know Regional (US) - 1986

Hairspray Toronto - 2004

Hold It! Broadway - 1948

Jekyll & Hyde Regional (US) - 1990

La Boh�me Broadway - 1946

Next to Normal US Tour - 2012

Of Thee I Sing Broadway - 1952

Prymate Broadway - 2004

Saturday Night Fever West End - 1998

Seventeen Off-Off-Broadway - 1962

Show Boat Broadway - 1954

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Broadway - 1983

The Eccentricities Of A Nightingale Off-Broadway - 2008

The Girl on the Stage West End - 1906

The Golden Touch West End - 1960

The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures Off-Broadway - 2011

The Show Girl Broadway - 1902

The Wild Rose Broadway - 1902

The World of Paul Slickey West End - 1959

OPENING SOON:

Next to Normal
(US Tour - 2012)
opening 5/5/12

Man and Superman
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 5/6/12

Lonely, I'm Not
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 5/7/12

Chicago
(US Tour - 2012)
opening 5/8/12

Bronte
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 5/8/12

Top Hat
(West End - 2012)
opening 5/9/12

Mame
(East Haddam, CT (Regional) - 2012)
opening 5/9/12

Miracle on South Division Street
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 5/13/12

Detroit
(West End - 2012)
opening 5/15/12

What the Butler Saw
(West End - 2012)
opening 5/16/12

The Sunshine Boys
(West End - 2012)
opening 5/17/12

Cock
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 5/17/12

Old Jews Telling Jokes
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 5/20/12

Title and Deed
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 5/20/12

February House
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 5/22/12

Posh
(West End - 2012)
opening 5/23/12

The Common Pursuit
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 5/24/12

My Children! My Africa!
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 5/24/12

Antigone
(West End - 2012)
opening 5/30/12

CLOSING SOON:

Ninth and Joanie
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 5/6/12

Seminar
(Broadway - 2011)
closing 5/6/12

The King's Speech
(West End - 2012)
closing 5/12/12

Magic/Bird
(Broadway - 2012)
closing 5/12/12

The Merchant of Venice
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 5/13/12

Fat Camp
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 5/13/12

Gatz
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 5/13/12

The Runner Stumbles
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 5/20/12

A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 5/20/12

Bronte
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 5/25/12

Macbeth
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 5/26/12

An Early History of Fire
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 5/26/12

Psycho Therapy
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 5/26/12

Lonely, I'm Not
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 5/27/12

Death of a Salesman
(Broadway - 2012)
closing 6/2/12

The Duchess of Malfi
(West End - 2012)
closing 6/9/12

My Children! My Africa!
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 6/10/12

February House
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 6/10/12

Detroit
(West End - 2012)
closing 6/15/12

COMING UP:

Sunday May 6, 2012:
The Winthrop Playmakers' THE LARAMIE PROJECT Closes

Monday May 7, 2012:
CHICAGO Welcomes Back Terra C. MacLeod and Roz Ryan, 5/7

Tuesday May 8, 2012:
Bway Cast Recording of PORGY AND BESS Released Today

Tuesday May 8, 2012:
Thomas Sadoski Returns to OTHER DESERT CITIES

Wednesday May 9, 2012:
BWW TV: Hilty et al. Inside Encores! GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, Opening Tonight

Thursday May 10, 2012:
Jackson's First Single DRIVE Available on iTunes Today!

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