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By Playbill Staff
May 18, 2020

For some revivals, there’s truly no place like home. Do you know these 15 revivals that returned to the show’s first Broadway theatre?

15 Revivals That Returned to the Show’s First Broadway Theatre

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15 Revivals That Returned to the Show’s First Broadway Theatre

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Torch Song Trilogy Playbill - Opening Night, June 1982
Torch Song Trilogy Playbill - Opening Night, June 1982
HR - Torch Song Trilogy (Broadway 1982) - Harvey Fierstein, Estelle Getty
Estelle Getty and Harvey Fierstein in Torch Song Trilogy
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Torch Song: 2018
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Mercedes Ruehl and Michael Urie in Torch Song
Joan Marcus
Miss Saigon Playbill - Opening Night, April 1991
Miss Saigon Playbill
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Sean McDermott and Lea Salonga
Michael Le Poer Trench/Joan Marcus
Miss Saigon Playbill - Opening Night
Miss Saigon Playbill - Opening Night
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Eva Noblezada and Devin Ilaw
The Gin Game Playbill - Oct 1977
The Gin Game: 1977
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Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn in The Gin Game
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The Gin Game: 2015
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James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson
The Elephant Man Playbill - April 1979
The Elephant Man Playbill - April 1979
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Kevin Conway and Philip Anglim in The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man Playbill - Opening Night
The Elephant Man Playbill - Opening Night
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Bradley Cooper, Patricia Clarkson, and Alessandro Nivola in The Elephant Man
Joan Marcus
Golden Boy Playbill - Jan 1938
Golden Boy Playbill - Jan 1938
Golden Boy Playbill - Opening Night
Golden Boy Playbill - Opening Night
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Seth Numrich, Danny Burstein, and Danny Mastrogiorgio
American Buffalo Playbill - June 1977
American Buffalo Playbill - June 1977
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John Savage and Robert Duvall in American Buffalo
American Buffalo Playbill - Opening Night
American Buffalo Playbill - Opening Night
Cedric the Entertainer, Haley Joel Osment and John Leguizamo in <i>American Buffalo</i>
Cedric the Entertainer, Haley Joel Osment, and John Leguizamo in American Buffalo
Photo by Joan Marcus
Awake and Sing! Playbill - Feb 1935
Awake and Sing!: 1935
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Stella Adler in Awake and Sing!
Awake and Sing! Playbill - Opening Night
Awake and Sing!: 2006
Lauren Ambrose and Ben Gazzara in <i>Awake and Sing!</i>.
Lauren Ambrose and Ben Gazzara in Awake and Sing!.
Photo by Paul Kolnik
I'm Not Rappaport Playbill - Dec 1985
I'm Not Rappaport Playbill - Dec 1985
A scene from the original 1985 Broadway production of <i>I'm Not Rappaport</i>, with Judd Hirsch and Cleavon Little.
Judd Hirsch and Cleavon Little in I'm Not Rappaport
Photo by Martha Swope.
I'm Not Rappaport Playbill - Opening night
I'm Not Rappaport Playbill - Opening night
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Judd Hirsch and Ben Vereen in I'm Not Rappaport
Carol Rosegg
Noises Off Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1983
Noises Off Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1983
HR - Noises Off (Broadway 1983) - Douglas Seale, Linda Thorson, Dorothy Loudon, Brian Murray
Douglas Seale, Linda Thorson, Dorothy Loudon, and Brian Murray in Noises Off
Martha Swope / The New York Public Library
Noises Off Playbill - Opening Night
Noises Off: 2001
Patti LuPone, with Faith Prince and Peter Gallagher, in <i>Noises Off</i> on Broadway (2001)
Faith Prince, Patti LuPone, and Peter Gallagher in Noises Off
A Streetcar Named Desire Playbill - Aug 1948
A Streetcar Named Desire Playbill - Aug 1948
HR - A Streetcar Named Desire (Broadway 1947) - Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Jessica Tandy
Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, and Jessica Tandy in A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire Playbill - April 1992
A Streetcar Named Desire Playbill - April 1992
Jessica Lange in <i>A Streetcar Named Desire</i>.
Jessica Lange in A Streetcar Named Desire
Photo by Photo by Brigitte Lacombe
Chicago Playbill - June 1975
Chicago: 1975
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Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera in Chicago
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Chicago Playbill - Opening Night
Chicago Playbill - Opening Night
Bebe Neuwirth and Ann Reinking in a promotional shot
Bebe Neuwirth and Ann Reinking in Chicago
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Playbill - April 1962
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Playbill - April 1962
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Cast of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Playbill - March 1995
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: 1995
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Megan Mullally, Victoria Clark, and Matthew Broderick in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Joan Marcus
A Trip to Bountiful Playbill - Nov 1953
A Trip to Bountiful Playbill - Nov 1953
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Gene Lyons, Jo Van Fleet, and Lillian Gish in The Trip To Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful Playbill - Sept 2013
The Trip to Bountiful Playbill - Sept 2013
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Cicely Tyson and Condola Rashad in The Trip to Bountiful
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial Playbill - March 1954
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial: 1953
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Henry Fonda and Lloyd Nolan in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Playbill - Opening Night
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial: 2013
David Schwimmer in <i>The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial</i>.
David Schwimmer in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Photo by Scott Landis
Show Boat Playbill - Opening Night
Show Boat Playbill - Opening Night
Show Boat (Broadway 1927)
A scene from the original 1927 production of Show Boat.
White Studio / The New York Public Library
Show Boat Playbill - Feb 1946
Show Boat Playbill - Feb 1946
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Pearl Prymus in Show Boat
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