BWW's On This Day - October 7, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on October 7 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!

SHOWS THAT OPENED ON THIS DATE:

A Man For All Seasons Broadway - 2008

Aladdin, the Wonderful Scamp! Broadway - 1867

Apple Blossoms Broadway - 1919

Ballet Espa�ol Broadway - 1958

Bobby Get Your Gun West End - 1938

Cats Broadway - 1982

Cinderella West End - 1997

Contact Off-Broadway - 1999

Darling of the Day Chicago (Regional) - 2005

Garbage Off-Off-Broadway - 1981

Happy Town Broadway - 1959

In the Heights US Tour - 2011

Jump Off-Broadway - 2007

Let Me Down Easy Off-Broadway - 2009

Love Life Broadway - 1948

Mercenary Mary West End - 1925

Miss Moffat Broadway - 1974

Mlle. Modiste Broadway - 1929

Murderous Instincts West End - 2004

Newsical Off-Broadway - 2004

One Touch of Venus Broadway - 1943

Reefer Madness Off-Broadway - 2001

Sunny West End - 1926

The 1940's Radio Hour Broadway - 1979

The Casting Vote West End - 1885

The King of the Entire World Off-Broadway - 1978

The Little Rascals Regional (US) - 1987

The Monte Carlo Girl West End - 1912

The Naughty Princess West End - 1920

The New Yorkers Broadway - 1901

The Pirates of Penzance Broadway - 1940

The Robber Bridegroom Broadway - 1975

Time Stands Still Broadway - 2010

Trial by Jury Broadway - 1940

Utopia, Limited West End - 1893

OPENING SOON:

Running on Empty
(Broadway - 2012)
opening 10/9/12

Harper Regan
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 10/10/12

Cyrano de Bergerac
(Broadway - 2012)
opening 10/11/12

Heresy
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 10/11/12

Broke Wide Open
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 10/11/12

Checkers
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 10/12/12

5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 10/13/12

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
(Broadway - 2012)
opening 10/13/12

The Freedom of the City
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 10/14/12

Falling
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 10/15/12

A Celebration of Harold Pinter
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 10/16/12

Dreamboats And Petticoats
(West End - 2012)
opening 10/16/12

Flash Mob
(West End - 2012)
opening 10/16/12

Loserville
(West End - 2012)
opening 10/17/12

Modern Terrorism, or They Who Want to Kill Us And How We Learn To Love Them
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 10/18/12

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons in Concert
(Broadway - 2012)
opening 10/19/12

House for Sale by Jonathan Franzen
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 10/21/12

Disgraced
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
opening 10/22/12

John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean
(US Tour - 2012)
opening 10/22/12

CLOSING SOON:

The Normal Heart
(US Tour - 2012)
closing 10/7/12

The Taming of the Shrew
(West End - 2012)
closing 10/13/12

John Lithgow: Stories by Heart
(US Tour - 2012)
closing 10/13/12

Running on Empty
(Broadway - 2012)
closing 10/20/12

Lovers
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 10/20/12

Ten Chimneys
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 10/27/12

9 To 5 The Musical
(West End - 2012)
closing 10/27/12

Much Ado About Nothing
(West End - 2012)
closing 10/27/12

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons in Concert
(Broadway - 2012)
closing 10/27/12

Marry Me a Little
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 10/27/12

Through The Yellow Hour
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 10/28/12

Detroit
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 10/28/12

Mary Broome
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 10/28/12

Harper Regan
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 10/28/12

Patti Issues
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 11/1/12

Jumpy
(West End - 2012)
closing 11/3/12

Heresy
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 11/4/12

Don't Go Gentle
(Off-Broadway - 2012)
closing 11/4/12

Flash Mob
(West End - 2012)
closing 11/4/12

COMING UP:

Monday October 8, 2012:
Craig Wright (Mistakes Were Made, Recent Tragic Events, "Six Feet Under") and directed by Dexter Bullard (Tracy Letts' BUG), today announced a series of special events throughout the month of October in support of the the show's Broadway premiere.">GRACE Kicks Off October Special Events at Soho Apple Store

Tuesday October 9, 2012:
The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham) will begin previews for the world premiere production of WILD WITH HAPPY, written by Colman Domingo, on Tuesday, October 9 in The Public's LuEsther Theater. Directed by Robert O'Hara, WILD WITH HAPPY runs through Sunday, November 11, with an official press opening on Tuesday, October 23. Tickets are on sale now at (212) 967-7555, www.publictheater.org, or in person at The Public Theater box office.">Public's WILD WITH HAPPY Begins Previews

Thursday October 11, 2012:
Harold Arlen classics and billed as "a song-and-dance celebration ofbig-city nightlife at the end of World War II," will have a private, industry-only workshop at the New 42nd Street Studios, 229 West 42 Street, this October 11 and October 12.">Vivian Reed to Lead ONE FOR MY BABY Reading

Friday October 12, 2012:
Carnegie Hall with Some Enchanted Evening: The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein. ">Kelli O'Hara, Paulo Szot and Aaron Lazar Set for NY Pops' SOME ENCHANTED EVENING, 10/12

Saturday October 13, 2012:
Bebe Neuwirth and Malcolm Gets will join forces Saturday, October 13 for BUCKS COUNTY CABARET, a one-night-only concert to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The evening of Broadway standards and other popular songs will be held at the newly renovated, historic Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, PA (70 South Main Street, New Hope, PA 18938).">Bebe Neuwirth & Malcolm Gets to Play Bucks County Playhouse