Events in Music History in March 1947

  • Mar 12 "Chocolate Soldier" opens at Century Theater NYC for 69 performances

Brigadoon

Mar 13 Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Brigadoon" opens at Ziegfeld Theater, NYC; runs for 581 performances

Beggar's Holiday

Mar 29 Duke Ellington and John La Touche's musical "Beggar's Holiday" closes at Broadway Theater, NYC, after 111 performances