- Jan 2 "Camelot" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 48 performances
Osbourne Bites Head Off Bat
Jan 20 Heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne allegedly bites the head off a bat on stage in Des Moines, Iowa
- Jan 21 "Little Me" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 36 performances
9th American Music Awards
Jan 25 9th American Music Awards: Pat Benatar & Kenny Rogers win
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
Jan 27 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's biblical rock opera "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" opens at Royale Theatre, NYC; runs for 747 performances
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