The Broadway revival of Born Yesterday, starring Jim Belushi and Nina Arianda, begins performances at the Cort Theatre.
Born Yesterday originally opened on February 4, 1946, with a cast that included Judy Holliday, Paul Douglas as Harry Brock and Gary Merrill as Paul Verrall, who becomes Billie’s confidante. The play ran for 1,642 performances and was adapted into a 1950 film that won Holliday a Best Actress Oscar opposite Broderick Crawford as Harry and William Holden as Paul.