Showbiz History: Pal Joey, Taye Diggs, Maria Callas

5 random things that happened on this day, January 2nd, in history...

1788 Georgia becomes the fourth state in the modern US. We're counting on Georgians to save our democracy by giving the Democrats control of the Senate in 2021. Volunteer or donate to Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossof to make this happen. We just did again despite a frighteningly empty bank account.

1952 A revival of the Rodgers & Hart musical Pal Joey opens on Broadway...

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Which classic musical should be made (or remade) into a movie?

by Nathaniel R

With the news that a recent stripped down experimental version of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! was coming to Broadway in April 2019, we thought it might be interesting to look at the "Most Often Revived Musicals on Broadway". The list is as follows: 

1. Porgy & Bess (8 times)
2. Threepenny Opera (7 times)
3. Showboat (7 times)
4. Peter Pan (6 times)
5. Pal Joey (6 times)
6. Guys & Dolls (6 times)
7. Fiddler on the Roof (6 times)
8. Carousel (6 times)
9. ... and Oklahoma! will be joining this list in a handful of months.
10. It can't really be a top ten since a plethora of shows have been on Broadway 5 times.

More on that list and movie versions after the jump...

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