Caricaturist Al Hirschfeld was born in St. Louis, Missouri June 21, 1903. His distinctive looping line drawings captures the essence of Broadway shows from the 1920s through the early 2000s. The Martin Beck Theatre was renamed the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in 2003, just months after his death at age 99.
Flip through photos of 10 of his Broadway Playbill covers below:
Kismet
The Golden Apple 1954
Annie Get Your Gun
Boeing-Boeing
Everybody, Rise! A Celebration of Elaine Stritch Playbill - November 17, 2014
Lovers Playbill - September 1968
Lovers Playbill - November 1968
Man of La Mancha
My Fair Lady Playbill - April 1976
Noises Off Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1983
