The original Broadway production of Chicago, starring Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera, opens in 1975.

Lyricist/librettist Michael Colby (Charlotte Sweet) had an advantage that few other theatre folk can boast. His grandparents owned New York's legendary Algonquin Hotel from 1946 to 1987 — a little too late for the famed Algonquin Round Table of wits in the 1920s, but still in plenty of time for the youngster to grow up in its hallways and pick up more than a little Broadway stardust memories.

The Roundabout Theatre Company further unveiled plans Feb. 11 for its renovation of -- and January 2000 move to -- the historic Selwyn Theatre on 42nd Street.

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Brian Stokes Mitchell, Laura Osnes and Tracey Ullman jump on The Band Wagon… Vanessa Williams and Norm Lewis sail off on a Show Boat… Bradley Cooper is "not an animal!"… and Patti LuPone visits more Far Away Places.

From the Special Tony Playbill:

Listening to the first full album of the 1938 Kurt Weill musical Knickerbocker Holiday and the original 1961 London cast album of The Music Man starring Van Johnson.

Listening to the first full album of the 1938 Kurt Weill musical Knickerbocker Holiday and the original 1961 London cast album of The Music Man starring Van Johnson.

This Week Ahead is filled with a lot more treats than tricks. Start with a rocking concert at MSG…get spooked with a haunted tour through some of Broadway’s notoriously ghost ridden theatres…cheer on Kate Shindle as she runs for equality at the NYC Marathon…and close with a star-studded tribute to one of America’s most prolific playwrights.