Music Premiere
Oct 1 Premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich's 12nd Symphony
- Oct 1 The Beach Boys record their debut single "Surfin", introducing a new musical style
Sail Away
Oct 3 Noël Coward's musical "Sail Away", starring Elaine Stritch, opens at Broadhurst Theater, NYC; runs for 167 performances
Bye Bye Birdie
Oct 7 Charles Strouse and Lee Adams' musical "Bye Bye Birdie", starring Dick Van Dyke, Chita Rivera, and Dick Gautier, closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 607 performances and 4 Tony Awards
Music History
Oct 14 Frank Loesser's musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", starring Robert Morse and Rudy Vallée, opens at 46th Street Theatre, NYC; runs for 1415 performances, winning 7 Tony Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize
West Side Story
Oct 18 Film adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical "West Side Story", directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, and starring Natalie Wood, premieres (Academy Award - Best Picture, 1962)
Music History
Oct 21 Barbra Streisand opens in "Another Evening with Harry Stones"
Music Premiere
Oct 27 David Diamond's 8th Symphony premieres with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein
- Oct 28 "Fiorello!" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC starring Tom Bosley after 796 performances and a Pulitzer Prize
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