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Collection of 40 tickets and ticket stubs documenting historic Broadway debuts, opening-night performances, preview engagements, and other milestone theatrical appearances by celebrated figures from the worlds of stage, screen, music, architecture, and science. The collection includes iconic Hollywood actors like James Dean, Marlon Brando, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Charlton Heston, and Nicole Kidman; legendary Broadway stars such as Julie Andrews, Yul Brynner, Robert Preston, and Barbra Streisand; acclaimed modern performers including Hugh Jackman, Jeremy Strong, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Bryan Cranston; as well as renowned cultural figures Stephen Hawking and Frank Lloyd Wright. Alphabetized by surname and organized by historic career and production milestones, the collection ranges from Broadway debuts and opening-night productions to preview performances, final Broadway roles, and landmark off-Broadway and regional productions. Each item has been individually encapsulated and graded by PSA and is listed as follows:
Historic Lectures and Public Appearances
- Stephen Hawking (lecture at the Mondavi Center, on March 29, 2003, UC Davis, Davis, California) - STUB NM-MT 8
- Frank Lloyd Wright (lecture at Holmberg Hall, University of Oklahoma, on April 17, 1958) - STUB GOOD 2 (MK)
Historic Opening Productions
- Hugh Jackman (The Boy From Oz at the Imperial Theatre, opening night, October 16, 2003; Broadway debut) - FULL VG 3
- Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller, and Dudley Moore (Beyond the Fringe at the Golden Theatre, on November 24, 1962) - STUB EX-MT 6
- Gene Wilder and Kirk Douglas (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at the Cort Theatre, opening night, November 13, 1963) - STUB VG 3
Broadway Debuts
- Marlon Brando (I Remember Mama at the Music Box Theatre, opening week, October 23, 1944) - STUB GOOD 2
- Marlon Brando (I Remember Mama at the Music Box Theatre, on July 7, 1945) - STUB VG-EX 4
- Carrie Coon (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Booth Theatre, on January 22, 2013) - FULL NM-MT 8
- Robert De Niro, Ralph Macchio, and Burt Young (Cuba and His Teddy Bear at the Longacre Theatre, on August 30, 1986; Broadway debuts for all three actors) - STUB NM-MT 8
- James Gandolfini (A Streetcar Named Desire at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, on May 16, 1992) - STUB VG 3
- Charlton Heston (Antony and Cleopatra at the Martin Beck Theatre, opening weekend, November 29, 1947) - STUB EX-MT 6
- Nicole Kidman (The Blue Room at the Cort Theatre, on February 17, 1999) - STUB VG 3
- Nick Jonas (Les Misérables at the Imperial Theatre, closing night, May 18, 2003) - STUB FR 1.5 (MK)
- Paul Newman (Picnic at the Music Box Theatre, on February 1, 1954) - STUB EX-MT 6
- Jeremy Strong (A Man for All Seasons at the American Airlines Theatre, on October 21, 2008) - STUB VG 3 (MK)
- Ben Stiller (The House of Blue Leaves at the Plymouth Theatre, on November 28, 1986) - STUB VG-EX 4
Preview Performances
- Julie Andrews and Richard Burton (Camelot at the Majestic Theatre, second preview, December 2, 1960) - STUB EX 5
- Christopher Reeve (A Matter of Gravity at the Colonial Theatre, preview, December 24, 1975, Boston, Massachusetts) - STUB GOOD 2
- Robert Redford, Diana Douglas, and Ken MacKenna (The Highest Tree at the Booth Theatre, preview, October 6, 1959) - STUB VG-EX 4
Early Broadway Appearances
- Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison (My Fair Lady at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, on October 3, 1956) - STUB EX 5
- Yul Brynner (The King and I at the St. James Theatre, on August 3, 1951) - STUB EX 5 (MK)
- Montgomery Clift (Jubilee at the Imperial Theatre, on December 13, 1935; second Broadway role) - STUB FR 1.5
- James Dean (The Immoralist at the Royale Theatre, on February 13, 1954) - STUB FR 1.5
- Gene Hackman and Sandy Dennis (Any Wednesday at the Music Box Theatre, on July 16, 1964) - STUB GOOD 2
- Gene Hackman (Poor Richard at the Helen Hayes Theatre, on December 30, 1964) - STUB EX-MT 6
- Madonna (Speed-the-Plow at the Royale Theatre, on May 27, 1988; only Broadway role) - STUB VG 3
- Paul Newman (The Desperate Hours at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, on June 28, 1955) - STUB EX 5
- Paul Newman and Geraldine Page (Sweet Bird of Youth at the Martin Beck Theatre, on May 30, 1959) - STUB VG 3
- Robert Preston (The Music Man at the Majestic Theatre, on May 16, 1958) - STUB VG 3
- Ralph Fiennes (Hamlet at the Belasco Theatre, on May 21, 1995) - STUB GOOD 2
- Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl at the Winter Garden Theatre, as Fanny Brice, on May 2, 1964) - STUB EX-MT 6
- Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl at the Winter Garden Theatre, as Fanny Brice, on August 26, 1964) - STUB EX-MT 6
- William Shatner (The World of Suzie Wong at the Broadhurst Theatre, on December 30, 1958) - STUB NM 7
Historic Off-Broadway and Regional Productions
- Bryan Cranston (All the Way at the American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, Massachusetts, on October 10, 2013) - FULL VG-EX 4
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights at 37 Arts, off-Broadway preview, February 3, 2007) - FULL MINT 9
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton at the Public Theater, off-Broadway, on March 22, 2015) - FULL EX-MT 6
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, on September 2, 2015; second Broadway role) - FULL FR 1.5
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Puerto Rico production, on January 16, 2019) - FULL EX-MT 6
Replacement Performances
- Christopher Walken (J.B. at the ANTA Theatre, as David (replacement), on August 8, 1959) - STUB EX 5
Final Broadway Performances
- Laurette Taylor (The Glass Menagerie at the Playhouse Theatre, on August 18, 1945; final Broadway role) - STUB FR 1.5
