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Celebrating the life and legacy of The Line King, Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003). https://linktr.ee/alhirschfeldfoundation
November 25 Hirschfeld Birthdays:

Joe DiMaggio, Jogn Larroquette, Ricardo Montalbán!

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November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Now that Wicked: For Good is out in theaters, what Broadway musical would you like to see become a film next?

Images:
Pippin, 1972
Ragtime, 1998
Company, 1970
Sunday in the Park with George, 1984
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
#OTD Chicago, with Joel Grey, Ann Reinking, Bebe Neuwirth, and James Naughton, 1996

This revival of Chicago is the longest-running production still on Broadway!

Have you seen Chicago on Broadway?
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
November 24 Hirschfeld Birthdays:

Rachel Chagall, Denise Crosby, Garret Dillahunt, Howard Duff, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Scott Goblin, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec!

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November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#OTD Sandy Duncan in My One and Only, 1984
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
November 23 Hirschfeld Birthdays:

Jerry Bock, Victor Jory, Boris Karloff, Harpo Marx, and Franco Nero!

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November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#OTD Mary D’Arcy in Singin’ in the Rain, 1985
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
November 22 Hirschfeld Birthdays:

Hoagy Carmichael, Tom Conti, Miguel Covarrubius, Rodney Dangerfield, Billie Jean King, Geraldine Page, Steven Van Zandt, and Robert Vaughn!

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November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#OTD Bill van Dijk in Cyrano, 1993
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Everything is 20% off on HirschfeldHomestyle.com with promo code PSTRVJ now thru Sunday! Get Hirschfeld drawings on your favorite home good items and custom prints at a discounted price for a limited-time only!
November 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Hirschfeld hand-signed limited-edition prints will be 20% off now thru December 7 with promo code BF20 while supplies last!

All print sales help support the Al Hirschfeld Foundation and our mission to support theater and performing arts institutions.
November 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Happy Holidays from the Al Hirschfeld Foundation!

Our 2025 holiday sales starts today!

On www.alhirschfeldfoundationshop.org get 20% off storewide now thru Sunday with promo code BF20 on shirts, accessories, books, mugs, and more!
November 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
November 21 Hirschfeld Birthdays:

Tina Brown, Coleman Hawkins, Goldie Hawn, Cherry Jones, Laurence Luckinbill, Ralph Meeker, Juliet Mills, Nicollette Sheridan, Alexander Siddig, and Marlo Thomas!

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November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
#OTD That Lady, with Henry Daniell, Katharine Cornell, Thorin Thatcher, and Henry Stephenson, 1949
November 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
November 20 Hirschfeld Birthdays:

Kaye Ballard, Rodger Bumpass, Judy Canova, Franklin Cover, Richard Dawson, Reginald Denny, Bo Derek, Robert Kennedy, Jan Maxwell, Meredith Monk, Estelle Parsons, Dick Smothers, Phyllis Thaxter, and Sullivan Walker!

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November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#OTD Rex Harrison in The Circle, 1989

What is your favorite Rex Harrison performance?
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
November 19 Hirschfeld Birthdays:

Robert Beltran, Dick Cavett, Tommy Dorsey, Terry Farrell, Savion Glover, Dan Haggerty, Allison Janney, Larry King, Gene Tierney, Clifton Webb, and Alan Young!

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November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#OTD Anything Goes, with Ethel Merman, William Gaxton, and Victor Moore, 1934
November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
November 18 Hirschfeld Birthdays:

Linda Evans, Delroy Lindo, Andrea Marcovicci, Johnny Mercer, Eugene Ormandy, Brenda Vaccaro, and Owen Wilson!

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November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#OTD George Balanchine in Rehearsal, 1974
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
November 17 Hirschfeld Birthdays:

Lester Allen, Mischa Auer, Ruth Brown, Peter Cook, Frank Faye, Rock Hudson, Lauren Hutton, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Lorne Michaels, Martin Scorsese, and Lee Strasberg!

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November 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#OTD Electra with The Greek National Theatre with Katina Paxinou and Alexis Minotis, 1952
November 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Chess is back on Broadway with a new revival!

Hirschfeld drew the original Broadway production with Philip Casnoff, Judy Kuhn, and David Carroll in 1988.

Current Chess star Lea Michele was drawn in the original Broadway cast of Ragtime as The Little Girl in 1998.

Will you be going to see Chess?
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
November 16 Hirschfeld Birthdays:

Michael Arlen, Lisa Bonet, Eddie Condon, George S. Kaufman, Donna McKechnie, Burgess Meredith, and Joanna Pettet!

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November 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Today is the 90th anniversary of the Marx Brothers film A Night at the Opera!

This was the first time Hirschfeld drew the Marx Bros!

Many pieces of promo art were created for the film including a collage where he used silk, felt, cotton, and a Brillo pad to bring the brothers to life.
November 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM