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'Macbeth' opens on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre

Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Of all the plays that Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James I, who was patron of Shakespeare's acting company, Macbeth most clearly reflects the playwright's relationship with his sovereign. The Broadway revival opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, starring Alan Cumming and Jenny Starling.

'Jerusalem' opens on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre

Jerusalem is a play by Jez Butterworth that first opened in the Jerwood Theatre of the Royal Court Theatre in London. Jerusalem then moved to Broadway, opening at the Music Box Theatre. Mark Rylance reprised the role of Rooster, with Mackenzie Crook and most of the original Royal Court cast also transferring.

The musical 'Annie' premieres on Broadway

Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years, setting a record for the Alvin Theatre. It spawned numerous productions in many countries, as well as national tours, and won the Tony Award for Best Musical.

Author Mark Twain dies

Mark Twain was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the latter often called "The Great American Novel". He died of a heart attack in Redding, Connecticut.

Novelist Charlotte Brontë is born

Charlotte Brontë was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels have become classics of English literature. She first published her works under the pen name Currer Bell. She was born in Market Street Thornton, west of Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

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