F.Y.I.: How Broadway Became Broadway
The expansion of the railroad, the invention of the light bulb and the growth of the city northward all contributed to how Times Square became a theater hub.
Today is Saturday, October 24, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Jemima Rooper Raúl Esparza B.D. Wong Kevin Kline F. Murray Abraham Clifford Rose Gilbert Becaud Rita Karin Sonny Terry Marta Linden Moss Hart Gilda Gray John Davenport Seymour Rudolph Cameron Pierre Bertin William Podmore Dame Sybil Thorndike Marion Fairfax George B. Churchill Matthew Warchus Dale Griffin Michael Karm Tony Walton