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    • Nov 28, 1911
    The first Cole Porter musical, "Cora," is staged at the Phi Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. Porter goes on to become one of Broadway's biggest composers and to write the Gene Autry hit "Don't Fence Me In"
    Sep 1, 1924
    Atlanta's Lyric Players open a theatrical production, "Mrs. Wiggs Of The Cabbage Patch," with Fiddlin' John Carson an instrumental member of the cast
    Dec 8, 1930
    Tex Ritter has his first acting role of note in the Boston stage production "Green Grow The Lilacs." Ritter sings four songs in the show, which also travels to Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., New York, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and St. Louis
    Jan 5, 1931
    "Green Grow The Lilacs" opens for one week at the Garrick Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, featuring future country star Tex Ritter
    Jan 19, 1931
    One week before the production reaches Broadway, "Green Grow The Lilacs" opens in Washington, D.C., with a cast that includes Tex Ritter
    Aug 21, 1966
    Jerry Lee Lewis signs on to take the role of Iago in a London production of "Catch My Soul," an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Othello"
    Jan 22, 1968
    Jerry Lee Lewis begins rehearsals for the Los Angeles production of "Catch My Soul," an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Othello," in which Lewis portrays Iago
    Mar 5, 1968
    Jerry Lee Lewis debuts as Iago in "Catch My Soul," an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Othello," at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles
    Apr 13, 1968
    "Catch My Soul" ends a five-week run at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. The modern adaptation of Shakespeare's "Othello" stars Jerry Lee Lewis
    Nov 22, 1968
    A production of "Hair" opens in Los Angeles, with Jennifer Warnes in the cast. Warnes will score a country hit with 1979's "I Know A Heartache When I See One"



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