October Musical Theatre Holidays
Want to deepen your musical theatre knowledge in a fun and relaxed way? Just check in to this musical theatre holiday page daily and “open up” the album or song of the day! Each day will feature either a birthday, important event, or actual holiday, along with something musical theatre-related for you to do in order to celebrate it. It’s like a digital musical advent calendar for the whole year!
* It’s important that you use the exact links that are provided below, as there are many cast albums and versions of songs, and I have chosen the exact ones to go with the people we are celebrating.
* If there are two holidays listed, choose the one you are less familiar with or more interested in!
October 1st
Christian Borle’s Birthday: “It’s Hard to Be the Bard”➝
Julie Andrew’s Birthday: The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack)➝
Lynn Ahren’s Birthday: Anastasia➝
October 2nd
International Day of Non-Violence: “In My Own Lifetime”➝
Sting’s Birthday: The Last Ship➝
October 3rd
Mean Girls Appreciation Day: Mean Girls➝
October 4th
Clifton Davis’s Birthday: “Prince Ali (Sultan Reprise)”➝
Susan Sarandon’s Birthday: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Film Soundtrack)➝
October 5th
Brandon Jovanovich’s Birthday: “Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise”➝
Glynis Johns’s Birthday: “Send in the Clowns”➝
Heather Headley’s Birthday: “The Past is Another Land”➝
October 6th
Come and Take It Day: “Take the Moment”➝
October 7th
Alfred Drake’s Birthday: “Lonely Room”➝
October 8th
International Lesbian Day: “Just Breathe”➝
October 9th
Marin Mazzie’s Birthday: “And Eve Was Weak”➝
Tony Shalhoub’s Birthday: “Itgara’a”➝
October 10th
Ben Vereen’s Birthday: “Simple Joys”➝
October 11th
Jerome Robbins’s Birthday: Jerome Robbins’ Broadway➝
October 12th
Hugh Jackman’s Birthday: “The Greatest Show”➝
October 13th
Liliane Montevecchi’s Birthday: “Ah, Paree!”➝
October 14th
Lowercase Day: [title of show]➝
October 15th
P.G. Wodehouse’s Birthday: Oh, Kay!➝
October 16th
Angela Lansbury’s Birthday: Gypsy (Original London Cast)➝
October 17th
Forgive an Ex Day: “Wunderbar”➝
October 18th
Lotte Lenya’s Birthday: “Pirate Jenny”➝
October 19th
New Friends Day: “Friend Like Me”➝
October 20th
Jerry Orbach’s Birthday: “Try to Remember”➝
October 21st
Aaron Tveit’s Birthday: “Aftershocks”➝
Ken Watanabe’s Birthday: “A Puzzlement”➝
Meg Bussert’s Birthday: “This Place is Mine”➝
October 22nd
Color Day: “The Colors of My Life”➝
Marc Shaiman’s Birthday: Catch Me If You Can➝
October 23rd
Maury Yeston’s Birthday: Death Takes a Holiday➝
Michael Rupert’s Birthday: “Blood in the Water”➝
October 24th
Raul Esparza’s Birthday: Tick, Tick … BOOM! (Original Cast)➝
October 25th
Adam Pascal’s Birthday: “Without You”➝
October 26th
Anthony Rapp’s Birthday: “Halloween”➝
October 27th
Nanette Fabray’s Birthday: “The First Lady”➝
October 28th
Animation Day: “Bikini Bottom Day”➝
October 29th
Fanny Brice’s Birthday: Funny Girl (Original Broadway Cast)➝
October 30th
Herschel Bernardi’s Birthday: Herschel Bernardi Sings Fiddler on the Roof➝
October 31st
Brian Stokes Mitchell’s Birthday: “Some Enchanted Evening”➝
Halloween: Captain Louie➝