- 1858 Jacques Offenbach's operetta "Orpheus in the Underworld" (Orphée aux Enfers) premieres in Paris and includes "Infernal Galop" (can-can tune)
Fugue on a Victory Tune
1944 Walter Piston's "Fugue on a Victory Tune" premieres in New York City [1]
Ladies of the Corridor
1954 Dorothy Parker and Arnaud d'Usseau's black comedy stage play "Ladies of the Corridor" opens at the Longacre Theatre in New York City and runs for 45 performances
Another Evening With Harry Stoones
1961 Barbra Streisand opens Off-Broadway musical-comedy revue "Another Evening With Harry Stoones"
- 1971 "To Live Another Summer" opens at Helen Hayes Theatre in New York City for 173 performances
- 1972 "Man of La Mancha" closes at Beaumont Theater in New York City after 140 performances
- 1972 "Pacific Paradise" closes at Palace Theater in New York City after 5 performances
- 1972 Galt MacDermot and Gerome Ragni's rock musical "Dude" closes at the Broadway Theatre in New York City after 16 performances
- 1975 "Treemonisha" opens at the Uris Theater in New York City for 64 performances
Nighthawks at the Diner
1975 Asylum Records releases "Nighthawks at the Diner," the third studio album by singer-songwriter Tom Waits; the double LP was recorded with a live audience in a simulated nightclub setting
- 1980 "Banjo Dancing" opens at Century Theater in New York City for 38 performances
- 1989 "Dangerous Games" closes at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City after four performances
- 1993 "Twilight of the Golds" opens at Booth Theatre in New York City for 29 performances
Contra la Corriente
1997 Marc Anthony releases his third studio album "Contra la Corriente," the first salsa album to top the Latin album chart, and wins a Grammy for Best Tropical Latin Performance
United We Stand
2001 "United We Stand" benefit concert for September 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims is held at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., organized and headlined by Michael Jackson and featuring Aerosmith, Mariah Carey, and The Backstreet Boys
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