Music History on July 27

  • 1940 Billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts
  • 1957 St James' Theatre in London closes

John Lennon Gets a Green Card

1976 Former Beatle John Lennon is granted a green card for permanent residence in US

  • 1979 "Broadway Opry '79" opens at St James Theater NYC for 6 performances

Little Shop of Horrors

1982 Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's musical "Little Shop of Horrors" opens Off-Broadway at the Orpheum Theatre in NYC

  • 1997 "Candide" closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 103 performances

Victor/Victoria

1997 Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse, and Blake Edwards' musical adaptation of the film "Victor/Victoria", starring Julie Andrews, closes at Marquis Theater, NYC, after 738 performances

Neil Diamond Thanks Firefighters

2018 American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond gives a small thank-you concert to firefighters near his home in Colorado