"La Bohème" opened last month with a solid cast.

The play, which revolved around the murder of a shipping magnate, opened at the Booth Theater with great fanfare and a cast led by Clare Luce.

But instead of closing, one opened with a cast of new characters.

He is also supposed to have conceived of opening films with a printed cast of characters.

It opened in Chicago in 1933, with a black cast and with Page dancing the title role.

A London import, it opened there in October 1988 with a different director and a different cast.

Mr. Myerberg opened "Godot" later with a black cast.

On May 17, the 1970 urban-contemporary musical "Company" opens with a cast led by Lynn Redgrave.

Meanwhile, the short-term winner will be hockey, which officially opened Friday night with a white cast of international gliders currently considered unspoiled, underpaid and under-appreciated.

The Met opened its Wagnerian springtime with a strong cast.