Events in Music History in April 1991

Refrigerator Tour

Apr 3 "Penn and Teller - Refrigerator Tour" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC

Apr 4 "Lucifer's Child" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 28 performances
Apr 7 "Shadowlands" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theatre NYC after 169 performances
Apr 8 "I Hate Hamlet" opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC for 88 performances

Miss Saigon

Apr 11 Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil's musical "Miss Saigon", based on Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly", and starring Jonathon Pryce and Lea Salonga opens at Broadway Theater, NYC; runs for 4,092 performances, winning 3 Tony Awards

Apr 16 Leander & Seago's musical "Matador" premieres in London

Academy of Country Music Awards

Apr 24 26th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks and Reba McEntire win

Apr 25 "Grand Hotel" closes at Beck Theater, NYC, after 1018 performances

Music Premiere

Apr 25 Lucy Simon & Marsha Norman's musical "The Secret Garden", based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel, starring Daisy Eagan and Mandy Patinkin, opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 706 performances, winning 3 Tony Awards

Stage and Screen Actor and Singer Mandy Patinkin

Apr 27 "Lucifer's Child" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 28 performances
Apr 28 "Taking Steps" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 78 performances

Music Premiere

Apr 28 Revival of Jules Styne and Stephen Sondheim's musical "Gypsy" starring Tyne Daly, re-opens at Marquis Theater, NYC, after a short break and venue transfer; runs for an additional 105 performances