Mahen Theatre, built in 1882, lit by Edison
Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev‘s ballet Romeo and Juliet gets a censored premiere in the Provincial Theater in Brno, Czechoslovakia.
Prokofiev
Prokofiev does not attend; by then designated a ‘degenerate modernist’ (too darn hot), he’s not allowed to travel outside the Soviet Union. Six more performances follow. Another version censored over Prokofiev’s objections is presented at the Kirov Theatre in Leningrad on January 11, 1940.
The first full production is staged in London in 1955 … two years after Prokofiev’s death. (*) His many great works are heard around the world today — who remembers the petty bureaucrats who tortured him?
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No. 13 Dance (LSO, Gergiev) Fight (Tbilisi)
With music and lyrics by Cole Porter(*), musical Kiss Me, Kate opens on Broadway in the New Century Theatre for 1,077 performances.
Porter
Based in Shakespeare’s comedy play The Taming of the Shrew, Porter’s biggest hit is the first to win the Tony Award — full name, Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, founded in 1947 — for Best Musical.
A 3D
In four years Senator McCarthy will begin proving that the US has always been tough on degenerate modernists.
( Porter fansite ) So In Love (Ella) Too Darn Hot This Moment On (Judy)
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