Shostakovich Opera Criticized
1936 Pravda criticizes Dmitri Shostakovich's opera "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District"
- 1942 Revival of George Gershwin's "Porgy & Bess" opens on The Majestic Theatre, NYC, with Anne Brown & Todd Duncan
"Jeremiah"
1944 Leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah" premieres in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1948 David Diamond's 4th Symphony, dedicated to Natalie Koussevitzky, premieres with the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein
Elvis's 1st TV Appearance
1956 Elvis Presley's 1st appearance on national TV on the Dorsey Brothers's "Stage Show"
"La fille mal gardée"
1960 New version of "La fille mal gardée" (1789) choreographed by Frederick Ashton debuts with the Royal Ballet with Nadia Nerina debuts at Covent Garden, London
- 1963 "Still" single released by Bill Anderson (Billboard No. 1 U.S. Hot Country Singles, 1963)
- 1965 "The Who" make their 1st appearance on British television programme "Ready Steady Go!"
- 1979 Charlie Smalls' musical "The Wiz", an updated take on "The Wizard of Oz", starring Stephanie Mills, Stu Gilliam, and Dee Dee Bridgewater, closes at Majestic Theater in NYC, after 1,672 performances, 7 Tony and 6 Drama Desk Awards
- 1981 Revival of Brt Kalmar and Harry Ruby's musical "The Five5 O'Clock Girl" opens at Helen Hayes Theater, NYC; runs for 12 performances
12th American Music Awards
1985 12th American Music Awards: Cyndi Lauper & Lionel Richie win
"We Are the World"
1985 Charity single "We Are the World" recorded by supergroup USA for Africa (Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Quincy Jones, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, and other pop stars)
18th American Music Awards
1991 18th American Music Awards: M.C. Hammer & Janet Jackson win
- 1996 Revival of Jerry Herman's musical "Hello Dolly!", starring Carol Channing, closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC, after 118 performances
"Miss Saigon"
2001 Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil's musical "Miss Saigon", based on Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly, and starring Jonathan Pryce and Lea Salonga closes at Broadway Theater, NYC, after 4,092 performances and 3 Tony Award wins
60th Grammy Awards
2018 60th Grammy Awards: Bruno Mars wins Best Song "That's What I Like," and Best Album "24K Magic"