Events in Music History in March 1987

The Joshua Tree

Mar 9 U2 release their fifth album "The Joshua Tree" (Grammy for Best Album 1988)

Mar 12 Musical "Les Misérables" opens on Broadway at The Broadway Theatre and runs for 4000+ performances
Mar 15 "Starlight Express" opens at Gershwin Theater in NYC for 761 performances

Musical Finale

Mar 15 Revival of Neil Simon, Cy Coleman, and Dorothy Fields' musical "Sweet Charity" starring Debbie Allen and Bebe Neuwirth, closes at the Minskoff Theater, NYC, after 368 performances and 4 Tony Award wins