- Oct 12 "Mask & Gown" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 39 performances
- Oct 12 "Simply Heavenly" closes at Playhouse Theater NYC after 62 performances
#1 in the Charts
Oct 14 Everly Brothers' single "Wake Up Little Susie" reaches #1
- Oct 17 "Copper & Brass" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 36 performances
Jailhouse Rock Premieres
Oct 17 Musical film "Jailhouse Rock" starring Elvis Presley premieres in Memphis, Tennessee
The Frank Sinatra Show
Oct 18 "The Frank Sinatra Show" television variety/drama anthology series debuts on ABC; the singer-actor is given almost complete control of the program
- Oct 19 Richard Adler and Jerry Ross' musical "Damn Yankees" closes at 46th St Theater, NYCl after 1022 performances and 7 Tony Award wins
Music Premiere
Oct 30 Dmitri Shostakovich's 11th Symphony premieres in Moscow
Jamaica
Oct 31 Yip Harburg, Fred Saidy, and Harold Arlen's musical "Jamaica", starring Lena Horne, opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 558 performances
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