January 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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January 1

Composer Birthdays:

Other Notable Birthdays:

  • Louise Pitre

Special Events:

  • New Year’s Day

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

Composer Birthdays:

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

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