Events in Music History in March 1993

Music Concert

Mar 2 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, James Taylor, Bryan Adams, Tom Jones, George Michael, and Herb Alpert

Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist James Taylor

Mar 4 "Goodbye Girl" opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 188 performances

Murder of Interest

Mar 8 Nigerian singer Fela Kuti arrested again on suspicion of murder

Afrobeat Musician and Composer Fela Kuti

Soul Train Music Awards

Mar 9 7th Soul Train Music Awards: Michael Jackson, Mary J. Blige win

The Sisters Rosensweig

Mar 18 Wendy Wasserstein's stage play "The Sisters Rosensweig", starring Madeline Kahn, opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC for 556 performances

Mar 25 "Candida" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 45 performances
Mar 30 Lanford Wilson's play "Redwood Curtain", starring Jeff Daniels, opens at Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NYC; runs for 40 performances