Many shows that come to Broadway make their mark on musical theatre history and become seen all over the world in revivals and tours, but do you know the year these shows originally made their Broadway debuts?
Flip through the gallery below to see how many you know:
Oklahoma! Playbill - Opening Night - Mar 1943
South Pacific Playbill - April 1949
Rent Playbill - Opening Night
Les Misérables
Cats Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1982
Beauty and the Beast Playbill - Opening Night
The Sound of Music Playbill - Dec 1959
Wicked Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 2003
The King and I Playbill - March 1951
Lion King Stagebill - Opening Night, Nov 1997
The Phantom of the Opera Playbill - Opening Night, Jan 1988
Fiddler on the Roof Playbill - Sept 1964
Carmen Jones
Show Boat Playbill - Opening Night
Porgy and Bess
Miss Saigon
A Chorus Line Playbill - July 1975
Hair Playbill - May 1968
My Fair Lady
Ragtime
Hairspray Playbill - Opening Night, July 2002
