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Broadway Sacramento company history timeline

1953

Under Lewis and Young’s direction, Broadway At Music Circus, formally incorporated as the Sacramento Light Opera Association (SLOA) in 1953, put its hometown on the theatrical map.

1968

The W-X freeway, which links Highway 5 to Highway 99, opened in 1968.

1989

Broadway Sacramento introduced the Broadway Series in 1989 as a wintertime companion to Broadway At Music Circus.

1992

In December 1992 Lewis died at age 84.

1994

In February 1994 the Broadway On Tour production of West Side Story was selected for presentation at the United Nations Center in Vienna in six performances to benefit the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.

1998

In 1998, Ball and Broadway Sacramento were recognized by Actors’ Equity Association with the Rosetta LeNoire Award for contributions to increased diversity within the American theatre.

2001

Broadway Sacramento’s innovative educational programming and youth activities, widely emulated by other theatres, were honored with the 2001 Heart of a Hero Award from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.

2002

Until 2002, Broadway At Music Circus productions were presented under a canvas tent, the last of its kind in the country.

2003

In 2003, Broadway At Music Circus moved to a permanent indoor venue on the site of the canvas big top.

2018

In April 2018 President and CEO of California Musical Theatre, Richard Lewis, announced that the company would be officially changing its name to Broadway Sacramento.

2021

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