December 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 December Songs:

  • “December 1963” – Jersey Boys
  • “December the Twenty Fifth” – Scrooge
  • “December Time” – Death Takes a Holiday
  • “Once Upon a December” – Anastasia

December 1st

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Bette Midler
  • Cyril Ritchard
  • Mary Martin

December 2nd

Composer Birthdays:


December 3rd

Composer Birthdays:


December 4th

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Ned Romero

December 5th

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Larry Kurt

December 6th

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Bobby Van
  • James Naughton

December 7th

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Stephanie D’Abruzzo

December 8th

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Sammy Davis Jr.

December 9th

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Mario Cantone

December 10th

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Elizabeth Stanley
  • Mako

December 11th

Composer Birthdays:


December 12th

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Frank Sinatra

December 13th

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Christopher Plummer

December 14th

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Alice Ripley

December 15th

Composer Birthdays:


December 16th

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • LaChanze
  • Stephanie Lawrence

December 17th

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December 18th

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December 19th

Composer Birthdays:


December 20th

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December 21st

Composer Birthdays:


December 22nd

Composer Birthdays:


December 23rd

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Anna Maria Perez de Tagle

December 24th

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December 25th

Special Events:

Composer Birthdays:


December 26th

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Denis Quilley

December 27th

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Jerome Courtland

December 28th

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Malcom Gets

December 29th

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Inga Swenson

December 30th

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Sheryl Lee Ralph

December 31st

Special Events:

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Denée Benton

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