August Musical Theatre Holidays

Want to deepen your musical theatre knowledge in a fun and relaxed way?

Visit this page daily to discover notable birthdays, significant events, and holidays in musical theatre history, featuring key dates for composers, lyricists, and performers. Plus, you can click on composer birthdays to explore their musicals and pick something from their work to listen to that day. It’s a simple way to expand your musical theatre repertoire!


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Monthly Highlights

Musical Theatre August Songs:

  • “August 26th, 1920” – Suffs
  • “August Winds” – The Last Ship

August 1

Composer Birthdays:


August 2

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Helen Morgan

August 3

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Maria Karnilova

August 4

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Carol Arthur

August 5

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Maureen McCormick

August 6

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Faith Prince
  • Leslie Odom Jr.

August 7

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Karen Olivo

August 8

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August 9

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August 10

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Antonio Banderas

August 11

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August 12

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August 13

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Bert Lahr

August 14

Composer Birthdays:


August 15

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Jim Dale

August 16

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Dee Hoty
  • Cristin Milioti

August 17

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August 18

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August 19

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August 20

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Alex Newell

August 21

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • John McMartin

August 22

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August 23

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Andrew Rannells
  • Gene Kelly

August 24

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Marlee Matlin

August 25

Composer Birthdays:


August 26

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August 27

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August 28

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Elizabeth Seal

August 29

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Ben Harney

August 30

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Mary Bridget Davies

August 31

Composer Birthdays:


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