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Drury Lane is a London street, originally named after the Drury family, owners of a large house there during the Tudor period. A cockpit in that location was converted into a theatre during the reign of King James I. In 1662, King Charles II granted permission for a new theatre there (all theatres having been closed during Cromwell's protectorate). The great English actor David Garrick managed the theatre during the mid-eighteenth century, during which time he produced many plays, including most of Shakespeare's work. After the Great Fire of London, the theatre was rebuilt by Christopher Wren, but the present building, the Theatre Royal, designed by Benjamin Wyatt , dates from 1812. It is one of the West End's largest, seating an audience of well over two thousand, and has been the setting for appearances by Edmund KeanEdmund Kean ( March 17, 1787 May 15, 1833) was an English actor, regarded in his time as the greatest ever. He was born in London. His father was probably Edmund Kean, an architect's clerk; and his mother was an actress, Ann Carey, grand-daughter of Henry and Sarah SiddonsSarah Siddons ( 1755- 1831) was a British actress, the best-known of the 18th century. She was born Sarah Kemble in Brecon, Wales, the eldest daughter of Roger Kemble, an actor-manager whose travelling company included most members of his family. Sarah's, among others. It is now used for major productions such as Miss SaigonMiss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London on September 20, 1989, closing after 4264 performances just over 10 years later. On April 11, 1991, it opened at the Broadway T and My Fair LadyMy Fair Lady is a musical theater production with lyrics and book by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederic Loewe, adapted from George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion''. The musical opened on March 15, 1956 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City. It ran f.