Events in Music History in November 1964

Music History

Nov 9 Victor Borge's "Comedy in Music - Opus 2" opens at John Golden Theatre, NYC; runs for 192 performances

  • Nov 10 "Something More!" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 15 performances
  • Nov 14 "Folies Bergere" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 191 performances

Fade Out-Fade In

Nov 14 Betty Comden & Adolph Green and Jule Styne's musical "Fade Out-Fade In", goes into lay-off due to star Carol Burnett's illness

Oliver!

Nov 14 Lionel Bart's musical "Oliver!", based on Charles Dickens' 1838 novel "Oliver Twist", and featuring Clive Revill, Danny Sewell, and Davy Jones, closes at Imperial Theater, NYC, after 774 performances and 3 Tony Award wins

Shostakovich's String Quartet

Nov 20 Dmitri Shostakovich's 9th/10th String Quartet premieres in Moscow

  • Nov 21 "Something More!" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 15 performances
  • Nov 21 "Zizi" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 49 performances
  • Nov 23 "Bajour" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 232 performances
  • Nov 23 Beatles release single "I Feel Fine" & "She's a Woman"
  • Nov 24 British rock band "The Who" begins a 22-week Tuesday night residency at the influential Marquee Club in London, England