Paradise and the Peri
1843 Robert Schumann's oratorio "Das Paradies und die Peri" (Paradise and the Peri) premieres in Leipzig
- 1928 Walter Donaldson & Gus Kahn's musical "Whoopee!", starring Eddie Cantor, premieres on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre, NYC; runs for 407 performances
- 1948 Heitor Villa-Lobos' folk operetta "Magdalena" closes at Ziegfeld Theater, NYC, after 88 performances
- 1954 Frederico Valerio and Elizabeth Miele's musical "Hit the Trail" closes at the Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC, after 4 performances
On Your Toes
1954 Revival of George Abbott, Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart's musical "On Your Toes" closes at the 46th St Theater, NYC, after 64 performances
- 1964 The Beatles release "Beatles For Sale", their fourth studio album in the UK
- 1965 "Roar of the Greasepaint" closes at Shubert NYC after 232 performances
Smoke on the Water
1971 Montreux Casino, in Montreux, Switzerland, burns down to the ground after a fan fires a flare gun during concert by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention; incident inspires rock band Deep Purple's song "Smoke on the Water"
Led Zeppelin Disbands
1980 Two months after death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin announces they will disband
- 1983 David Shire & Richard Maltby, Jr.'s musical "Baby" opens at Barrymore Theater, NYC; runs for 241 performances
Amen Corner
1983 Garry Sherman and Peter Udell's musical "Amen Corner", based on James Baldwin's drama "The Amen Corner", closes at Nederlander Theatre after 28 performances
ACE Cable Awards
1984 6th ACE Cable Awards: "David Bowie: Serious Moonlight" by Anthony Eaton and HBO win
Broadway Bound
1986 Neil Simon's stage play "Broadway Bound", starring Linda Lavin, Jonathan Silverman, and Jason Alexander, opens at the Broadhurst Theatre, NYC; runs for 756 performances
Roy Orbison's Final Concert
1988 Roy Orbison gives his final concert at The Front Row Theater in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1991 Country music mother and daughter act The Judds "farewell" concert at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee; later re-unions and "farewells" in 2000, 2010, 2015, and 2021
- 1994 Tony Kushner's drama "Angels in America: Millennium Approach" closes at Walter Kerr Theater, NYC, after 367 performances, and 4 Tony Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize
- 1994 Tony Kushner's drama "Angels in America: Perestroika" closes at Walter Kerr Theater, NYC, after 216 performances, and 3 Tony Awards
- 1997 "Diary of Anne Frank" opens at Music Box Theater NYC
2001 12th Billboard Music Awards: Destiny's Child and Shaggy win
Peter Pan Live!
2014 NBC airs musical "Peter Pan Live!" starring Allison Williams and Christopher Walken; substantially revised from the earlier Mary Martin productions
- 2017 New York's Metropolitan Opera suspends conductor James Levine after allegations of sexual misconduct
A Beautiful Noise
2022 "A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical" opens at Broadhurst Theatre, NYC
Kennedy Center Honors
2022 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony held for singers Gladys Knight and Amy Grant, actor George Clooney, rock band U2, and composer Tania León, in Washington D.C.
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