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IN 1980
On the August 25 opening night of "42nd Street," producer David Merrick announces that the show's director/choreographer Gower Champion died that morning; the front-page headlines help the musical run nearly 3,500 performances.
Richard Burton revives "Camelot."
Frank Rich becomes THE NEW YORK TIMES daily theater critic.
photo credits: Joan Marcus (© Disney) and Martha Swope
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