Events in Music History in November 1993

Music History

Nov 4 Elton John awarded $518,700 from Sunday Mirror for a false report on his diet

Music History

Nov 4 Revival of William Shakespeare's stage drama "Timon of Athens". with incidental music by Duke Ellington, opens at Lyceum Theater, NYC; runs for 37 performances

Jazz Musician and Composer Duke Ellington

The Buddha of Suburbia

Nov 8 Arista Records releases David Bowie's 19th studio "The Buddha of Suburbia", based on the novel of the same name by Hanif Kureishi, in the UK and Europe only; it is not released in US until nearly 2 years later

Nov 9 "Cinderella" opens at New York State Theater, NYC; runs for 14 performances

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Nov 10 Revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's biblical rock opera "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" opens at Minskoff Theater, NYC; runs for 223 performances

A Polish Requiem

Nov 11 Krzysztof Penderecki conducts premiere of his revised version of "A Polish Requiem" in Stockholm, Sweden

Nov 14 "Kentucky Cycle" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 34 performances
Nov 14 "Twilight of the Golds" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 29 performances
Nov 16 "Any Given Day" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 32 performances
Nov 17 "Grand Night For Singing" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 52 performances

Music History

Nov 18 American rock band Nirvana films a mostly acoustic set at Sony Music Studios in New York City, for the television series MTV Unplugged

Singer-Songwriter and Musician Dave Grohl

Eddie Vedder

Nov 18 Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder arrested for public drunkiness

Nov 21 "Cinderella" closes at New York State Theater, NYC after 14 performances
Nov 21 "Cyrano - The Musical" opens at Neil Simon Theater NYC for 137 performances

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

Nov 22 Neil Simon's comedy "Laughter on the 23rd Floor", inspired by his early job writing for Sid Caesar, opens at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC; runs for 320 performances

Nov 23 "Angels in America-Perestroika" opens at Walter Kerr NYC for 216 performances

Doggystyle

Nov 23 "Doggystyle" debut album by Snoop Doggy Dogg is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1994)

Nov 28 "Gray's Anatomy" opens at Beaumont Theater NYC for 13 performances
Nov 28 "Mixed Emotions" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 48 performances