January Musical Theatre Holidays
This page lists musical theatre–related birthdays for January, featuring composers, performers, and other notable figures. Composer names link to pages detailing their musical theatre works.
Birthdays by Date
January 1
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Louise Pitre
January 2
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Renée Elise Goldsberry
- Taye Diggs
January 3
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Telly Leung
January 4
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Grace Bumbry
January 5
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Mike Faist
January 6
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Bonnie Franklin
January 7
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Grace Hartman
- Kenny Loggins
January 8
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Cynthia Erivo
January 9
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Imelda Staunton
January 10
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Ray Bolger
January 11
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Max von Essen
January 12
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- André De Shields
- Ruth Brown
January 13
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Gwen Verdon
January 14
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Alan Rickman
January 15
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Andrea Martin
January 16
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Ethel Merman
January 17
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Eartha Kitt
January 18
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Jesse L. Martin
January 19
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Michael Crawford
January 20
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Harold Gray
- Ken Page
January 21
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Davis Gaines
- Paul Scofield
January 22
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Lemuel Ayers
January 23
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Chita Rivera
- Irene Sharaff
January 24
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Daveed Diggs
January 25
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Jenifer Lewis
January 26
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Celia Keenan-Bolger
January 27
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Alan Cumming
January 28
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Joey Fatone
January 29
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- John Raitt
January 30
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Christian Bale
- Norbert Leo Butz
January 31
Composer Birthdays:
Other Notable Birthdays:
- Carol Channing
Last Reviewed: December 11, 2025