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Who Came First

The show that made them

The show where somebody arrived. Girl Crazy in 1930 was Ethel Merman's first Broadway credit; Brigadoon was Helen Gallagher's. Every show here is the earliest credit of a performer who went on to at least six more.

4,279 shows in the catalogue.

1927 The Wasp's Nest Play
1901 The Way of the World Play
1900 The Weather Hen Play
1909 The Wedding Day Play
1911 The Wedding Trip Musical
1999 The Weir Play
1930 The Well of Romance Musical
1911 The Well of the Saints Play
1904 The West Point Cadet Musical
1921 The Wheel Play
1912 The Whip Play
1921 The Whirl of New York Musical
1914 The Whirl of the World Musical
1910 The Whirlwind Play
1964 The White House Play
1921 The White Peacock Play
1939 The White Steed Play
1921 The White Villa Play
1921 The White-Headed Boy Play
1903 The Whitewashing of Julia Play
1993 The Who\ Musical
1993 The Who\ Musical
1923 The Whole Town's Talking Play
1947 The Whole World Over Play
1927 The Wicked Age Play
1897 The Widow Goldstein Play
1895 The Widow Jones Play
1887 The Wife Play
1911 The Wife Decides Play
1911 The Wife Hunters Musical
1918 The Wild Duck Play
1927 The Wild Man of Borneo Play
1926 The Wild Rose Musical
1923 The Wild Westcotts Play
1901 The Wilderness Play
1991 The Will Rogers Follies Musical
1947 The Winslow Boy Play
1795 The Winter's Tale Play
1925 The Wisecrackers Play
1950 The Wisteria Trees Play
1910 The Witch Play
1911 The Witness for the Defense Play
1975 The Wiz Musical
1903 The Wizard Of Oz Musical
1895 The Wizard of the Nile Musical
1908 The Wolf Play
1939 The Woman Brown Play
1912 The Woman Haters Musical
1905 The Woman in the Case Play
2005 The Woman in White Musical
1920 The Woman of Bronze Play
1918 The Woman on the Index Play
1923 The Woman on the Jury Play
1936 The Women Play
1931 The Wonder Bar Play
1920 The Wonderful Thing Play
1924 The Wonderful Visit Play
1955 The Wooden Dish Play
1934 The Wooden Slipper Play
1958 The World of Suzie Wong Play

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