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On November 16, 1959, The Sound of Music opened on
Broadway, becoming a smash success from the first night.
The original Broadway production, starring Mary Martin
and Theodore Bikel, won five Tony Awards, including
Best Musical, out of nine nominations.
On June 7, 1972, the production of ‘ Grease’ moved to the
Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway, and on November 21, it
moved to the Royale Theatre there, where it ran until
January 27, 1980. For the five final weeks of the run, the
show moved to the larger Majestic Theatre. By the time
It closed on April 13, 1980, it had run 3,388 performances.
The original Broadway cast included Barry Bostwick as
Danny, Carole Demas as Sandy.
