January 23 in Broadway History
1953- The Fifth Season by Sylvia Regan opened at the Cort Theatre; 2000- Revival of The Rainmaker by N. Richard Nash closed at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre after 82 performances; 2005- Little Women opened at the Virginia Theatre with Sutton Foster, Amy McAlexander, Megan McGinnis, Jenny Powers, Maureen McGovern & revival of The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan closed at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre after 45 performances; 2014- Outside Mullingar by John Patrick Shanley opened at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre with Brian F. O'Byrne & Debra Messing; 2015- It's Only a Play by Terrence McNally opened at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre after transferring; 2020- Grand Horizons by Bess Wohl opened at the Hayes Theatre with Jane Alexander, James Cromwell, Priscilla Lopez, Ben McKenzie, Maulik Pancholy, Ashely Park, Michael Urie; 2022- Girl From the North Country closed at the Belasco Theatre after 117 performances & revival of Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris closed at the August Wilson Theatre after 57 performances; 2025- English by Sanaz Toossi opened at the Todd Haimes Theatre
Birthdays: Chita Rivera (1933-2024) & Swen Swenson (1930-1993)
Birthdays: Chita Rivera (1933-2024) & Swen Swenson (1930-1993)


