'Tis the season for mirth, merriment, and all things "Sparklejollytwinklejingley!" As the snow starts to fall and we begin to build snowmen, we'll be saving plenty of cheer for all the Sagittarius and Capricorn stars of Broadway whose birthdays fall throughout the month of December. Below, see what they're currently working on, and check out the Playbill Vault for other theatre notables with December birthdays.
Hello, Bette Midler (Hello, Dolly!, Fiddler on the Roof)! The Divine Miss M is where she belongs, first of the December birthdays, celebrating on December 1. Tony winner Sarah Snook (The Picture of Dorian Grey) is also celebrating on this day.
December 2 is no "Ordinary Day" for Ainsley Melham (BOOP! The Musical, Aladdin).
We're Living on Love for Anna Chlumsky (current in Queens Off-Broadway) on her December 3 birthday.
Let's make a merry feast on December 4 for Drama Desk Award winner Marisa Tomei (The Comedy of Errors, Wait Until Dark, The Rose Tattoo).
On December 5, "Sing!" for Tony Award winner Baayork Lee (A Chorus Line; Promises, Promises) on her birthday.
"Everything Changes" on December 7 when we celebrate Tony nominee Sara Bareilles (Waitress, Into the Woods) and Isabelle Stevenson Award winner Julie Halston (Our Town, Hairspray).
We're going to "Dance While We Can" on December 8 for Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Graciela Daniele (Once on This Island, A Most Happy Fella), Ingrid Michaelson (The Notebook), and Tony winner Wendell Pierce (Death of a Salesman, Clybourne Park).
Blow winds and crack your cheeks! December 10 is Kenneth Branagh (The Play What I Wrote) and Tony nominee Elizabeth Stanley's (Jagged Little Pill, Million Dollar Quartet) special day.
"I Have a Love" to express on December 11 and it's for Tony winner Rita Moreno (The Odd Couple, The Ritz, Last of the Red Hot Lovers), Tony nominees Condola Rashad (Saint Joan, Romeo and Juliet), and Camille A. Brown (directing the upcoming Dreamgirls Broadway revival).
Let's play "76 Trombones" in celebration of Tony winner Dick Van Dyke (The Music Man, Bye Bye Birdie), who is celebrating his 100th birthday!
December 15's "Morning Report" will be all about Tony winner Julie Taymor (The Lion King, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark).
The joy we feel on December 16 is all about Tony winners Adam Guettel (Floyd Collins, Days of Wine and Roses) and LaChanze (producer of Buena Vista Social Club and Purpose), and Tony nominee Benny Andersson (Chess, Mamma Mia!).
It's Appropriate to celebrate Tony winner Sarah Paulson (The Glass Menagerie) and Jack Wolfe (Hadestown) on December 17.
Let heaven and men and devils celebrate Tony nominee Jake Gyllenhaal (Othello, Sunday in the Park with George) on his December 19 birthday.
Let's give many "Sparkling Diamonds" to Joanna "JoJo" Levesque (currently starring in Working Girl the musical at La Jolla Playhouse) and Tony winner Doug Wright (Good Night, Oscar; War Paint) on their December 20 birthday.
On December 21, tune into The Piano Lesson on Netflix in honor of Tony nominee Samuel L. Jackson's (The Mountaintop) birthday.
December 27 is a "Wonderful" day to celebrate Tony winning directors Joe Mantello (the recently-announced Death of a Salesman revival and the currently running Little Bear Ridge Road) and Marianne Elliott (Company) and Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh (Funny Girl, Pippin).
December 28 is for Tony winner Denzel Washington (Othello, The Iceman Cometh) as he celebrates his birthday.
Our sole Purpose on December 29 is celebrating Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate).
Love you, we do, Sheryl Lee Ralph (Dreamgirls, Wicked, Thoroughly Modern Millie), especially on December 30. Also celebrating is The Muppets' favorite magician, Rob Lake (Rob Lake Magic with Special Guests The Muppets).
Finally, our New Year's Eve Broadway babies include Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth (Cabaret, The Addams Family), Tony nominees Denée Benton (Into the Woods, Hamilton), Andy Grotelueschen (Tootsie, Cyrano de Bergerac), and Micah Stock (Little Bear Ridge Road), and Adam Chanler-Berat (Saint Joan, Peter and the Starcatcher).
Sarah Snook
Ainsley Melham
Sara Bareilles
Julie Halston
Wendell Pierce
Ingrid Michaelson
Elizabeth Stanley in Pal Joey
Rita Moreno in Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Camille A Brown
Julie Taymor
Adam Guettel
LaChanze
Benny Andersson, Aaron Tveit, and company of Chess
Sarah Paulson
Jack Wolfe in Hadestown
Jake Gyllenhaal
Doug Wright
Joanna "Jojo" Levesque
Samuel L. Jackson
Joe Mantello
Tovah Feldshuh
Marianne Elliott
Denzel Washington
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Rob Lake and Kermit the Frog
Bebe Neuwirth
Denée Benton
Andy Grotelueschen in The Seat of Our Pants
