- Sep 1 "Heidi Chronicles" closes at Plymouth Theater, NYC, after 621 performances
Jerome Robbins' Broadway
Sep 1 "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" closes at Imperial theater, NYC. after 634 performances
The Grapes of Wrath
Sep 2 Frank Galati's adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath" closes at Cort Theater, NYC. after 188 performances
Video Music Awards
Sep 6 7th MTV Video Music Awards: Sinead O'Connor wins
Music History
Sep 7 New York City Opera's production of Kurt Weill and Langston Hughes' "Street Scene" opens at NY State Theater, NYC; runs for 6 performances
- Sep 27 American punk rocker Dee Dee Ramone arrested for marijuana possession in Washington Square Park, NYC
Music History
Sep 28 Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
- Sep 29 "Love & Affection" by Nelson peaks at #1 on pop singles chart
- Sep 29 "Street Scene" closes at NY State Theater NYC after 6 performances
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