They're Playing Our Song (Hamlisch)
They’re Playing Our Song is based on the real-life relationship between Hamlisch and this lyricist.
Carol Bayer Sager
Brandy and Lana Gordon made Broadway history as this musical's first Black co-leads.
Chicago
In Ragtime, Coalhouse Walker barricades himself in this building and threatens to blow it up. The building still looms at 225 Madison Avenue.
The Morgan Library
Swap one letter in this Fellini-inspired Broadway musical to arrive at a four-letter adjective meaning satisfactory or very well thank you.
Fine
Two-time medal-winning Olympic gymnast making her Broadway debut in the featured dance role of Charmion, the role previously played by Charli D’Amelio.
Laurie Hernandez
Though Hamlisch already had two Oscars for his work on The Sting and The Way We Were, this was his first Broadway show.
A Chorus Line
She was the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2002.
Suzan-Lori Parks (Top Dog/Underdog)
This German-American Feasting Hall located at 110 East 14th Street was the model for the Harmonia Gardens restaurant in Hello Dolly.
Luchow's
Change one letter in this musical about Huck Finn to get a show about an organ you just can't live without.
Big Liver
Three-time Olympic gymnast and gold medalist who played Patty Simcox in the Broadway revival of Grease.
Dominique Dawes
Hamlisch died in 2012 at the age of 68, never seeing this, his final musical, which was directed by Jerry Lewis.
The Nutty Professor
Borrowing its title from the lines of a Langston Hughes poem, this pioneering drama debuted just five years after the Brown v. Board of Education decision officially ended segregation in the United States.
LLorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun
The very first number of Wonderful Town is dedicated to this street famous for both its residents and its riots.
Christopher Street
Change a letter of this Panglossian operetta and you just might get a fungal infection.
Candide to Candida
Two-time Olympic silver medalist who stepped into the role of slick lawyer Billy Flynn in 2014 for eight performances only.
Elvis Stojko
Last August, D23 guests were treated to a spectacular performance by Disney Legend Jodi Benson. Benson sang "Disneyland," a tune from her early career working on this 1986 Broadway flop.
Smile (Howard Ashman and Marvin Hamlisch)
She was the first Black woman to win a Tony Award For Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in Richard Rodgers' No Strings.
Diahann Carroll
Named for the men’s haberdashery that originally occupied the ground floor, this landmark was a "sweatshop of smash hits" in its day.
The Brill Building
Swap a single letter in Rupert Holmes' Tony-winning whodunit and you just might be hatching an egg, kind of like Horton.
The Mystery of Edwin Brood
Rhythmic Gymnast alternate for the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team, she appeared as a "Player" in the Broadway revival of Pippin.
Olga Karmansky
Hamlisch wrote the music for the 1983 musical "Jean," which was an ill-fated attempt to musicalize the life of this actress. The show failed in London and has never been produced in the United States.
Jean Seberg
In 1972 she took on Micki Grant’s “Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope,” making her the first Black woman to direct a Broadway production.
Vinnette Carroll
Permanently closed East Village institution located at 343 East 10th Street. Known as a hub for artists, remembered for the people who hung out and are no longer with us.
The Life Cafe
Change one letter in this boxing musical and you just might dip into a sweet snack stick.
Rocky to Pocky
Paralympic athlete who starred as Ani in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Cost of Living and was nominated for a Tony Award.
Katy Sullivan