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Benedict Cumberbatch returns to the stage as Hamlet

Benedict Cumberbatch played the role for a 12-week run in a production at the Barbican Theatre. The play was produced by Sonia Friedman, and directed by Lyndsey Turner, with set design by Es Devlin. It was called the "most in-demand theatre production of all time".

Musical revue 'Fosse' closes at the Broadhurst Theatre

"Fosse" is a three-act musical revue showcasing the choreography of Bob Fosse. The musical was conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr., Chet Walker, and Ann Reinking. After 21 previews, the original Broadway production opened at the Broadhurst Theatre in 1999 and closed in 2001, after 1093 performances.

Screenwriter Truman Capote dies

Truman Garcia Capote was an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Capote died in Bel Air, Los Angeles, aged 59. According to the coroner's report, the cause of death was "liver disease complicated by phlebitis and multiple drug intoxication."

'42nd Street' opens at the Winter Garden Theatre

42nd Street is an American musical with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin and Johnny Mercer, and music by Harry Warren. The 1980 Broadway production, produced by David Merrick, directed by an ailing Gower Champion and orchestrated by Philip J. Lang, won the Tony Award for Best Musical and became a long-running hit.

Friedrich Nietzsche dies

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, philologist, and a Latin and Greek scholar. He suffered a collapse at age 44, together with a complete loss of his mental faculties. He lived his remaining years in the care of his mother and then with his sister. He died aged 55.

Anniversaries of the (in)famous

born 1930

Sean Connery

born 1958

Tim Burton

born 1978

Kel Mitchell