Events in Music History in December 1993

Dec 5 "Timon of Athens" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 37 performances

Goulet has Surgery

Dec 7 American singer Robert Goulet undergoes prostate cancer surgery

Houston Wins

Dec 8 4th Billboard Music Awards: Whitney Houston, The Bodyguard Soundtrack win

My Fair Lady Revived

Dec 9 Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "My Fair Lady" opens at Virginia Theater, NYC; runs for 165 performances

Dec 12 "Any Given Day" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 32 performances
Dec 12 "Kentucky Cycle" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 34 performances
Dec 13 "I Swear" single released by John Michael Montgomery (Billboard Song of the Year 1994)
Dec 15 John Williams makes his final appearance as conductor of Boston Pops
Dec 16 Jule Styne, Norman and Bob Merrill's musical "Red Shoes", based on the 1948 film, opens at Gershwin Theater, NYC; runs for 5 performances

Music History

Dec 16 Television series MTV Unplugged broadcasts American rock band Nirvana performing a mostly acoustic set NYC

Singer-Songwriter and Musician Dave Grohl

Dec 19 Marsha Norman, Bob Merrill, and Jule Styne's fairy tale musical "Red Shoes", directed by Stanley Donen, closes at Gershwin Theater, NYC, after 5 performances; loses nearly $8 million
Dec 21 "The Sign" single released in the US by Ace of Base (Billboard Song of the Year 1994)
Dec 27 "Candles, Snow, & Mistletoe" opens at Palace Theater, NYC; runs for 7 performances

Bocelli's Debut

Dec 28 Andrea Bocelli makes his classical debut singing at a concert at Teatro Romolo Valli in Reggio Emilia, Italy

Courtney Love Sues

Dec 29 Courtney Love sues doctors for leaking news of her methadone treatment

Dec 30 "Candles, Snow, & Mistletoe" closes at Palace NYC after 7 performances

Streisand's 1st Concert in 20 Years

Dec 31 Barbra Streisand performs her 1st public concert in 20 years before a sell-out crows of over 25,000 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada