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Charlie Parker’s Yardbird
A Selected Cultural and Historical Timeline
2001 - Wimberly is included in the anthology “Best
Plays by Women 2001”
2000s 2010s
2001 Wimberly is included in the anthology “Best Plays by
Women 2001.”
2005 Schnyder’s first opera, Casanova, premieres.
2006 Nica’s book Three Wishes: an Intimate Look at Jazz
Greats is published.
2008 The Jazz Showcase moves to Dearborn Station in Chicago.
A large portrait of Charlie Parker resides behind the stage. The
Showcase hosts “August Is Charlie Parker Month” annually.
2009 Wimberly’s project that features ten plays written
by breast cancer survivors, From Breast Cancer to
Broadway, premieres in New York City.
2015 Charlie Parker’s Yardbird premieres in Philadelphia.
2016 Charlie Parker’s Yardbird becomes the first opera
performed in New York City’s legendary Apollo Theater.
Daniel Schnyder
Yardbird at the Apollo Theater