- 1849 Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "Le prophète" premieres in Paris
Mazeppa
1854 Franz Liszt's symphonic poem "Mazeppa" premieres at the Court Theatre in Weimar
Music History
1959 Musical revue "A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green" return engagement opens at John Golden Theatre, NYC; runs for 44 performances
- 1961 15th Tony Awards: "Becket" (play) & "Bye Bye Birdie" (musical) win
- 1967 Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn's musical "Walking Happy", based on the 1916 novel "Hobson's Choice", "Walking Happy" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater, NYC, after 161 performances
- 1972 Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz's musical review "That's Entertainment" closes at Edison Theater, NYC, after 4 performances
- 1974 "Words & Music" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 127 performances
- 1978 "History of the American Film" closes at ANTA NYC after 21 performances
- 1981 "Copperfield" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 13 performances
- 1985 "Grind" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 79 performances
The Piano Lesson
1990 August Wilson's play "The Piano Lesson", starring Charles S. Dutton, opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC for 320 performances
Music History
1993 David Lee Roth arrested in NYC for purchasing marijuana for $10
41st CMT Music Awards
2007 6th CMT Video Music Awards: Carrie Underwood & Kenny Chesney wins
Music History
2018 Kendrick Lamar is the first rapper and non-classical or jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for music with his album "Damn"
Phantom of the Opera
2023 Broadway’s longest-running show, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart's musical "Phantom of the Opera", directed by Hal Prince and starring Laird Mackintosh substituting for ill Ben Crawford) and Emelie Kouatchou, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 13,981 performances and 7 Tony Award wins [1] [2]
