"Crazy For You"
Jan 7 Musical featuring works of George and Ira Gershwin "Crazy For You" closes at Shubert Theater, NYC, after 1622 performances, winning 3 Tony Awards
- Jan 14 "Holiday" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 49 performances
- Jan 14 "Swinging On a Star" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 97 performances
11th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Jan 17 11th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: David Bowie; Jefferson Airplane; Little Willie John; Gladys Knight and the Pips; Pink Floyd; The Shirelles; The Velvet Underground; Pete Seeger; and Tom Donahue
- Jan 28 Revival of Jerry Herman's musical "Hello Dolly!", starring Carol Channing, closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC, after 118 performances
23rd American Music Awards
Jan 29 23rd American Music Awards: Garth Brooks wins
- Jan 29 6,138th performance of "Cats" is held in London, surpassing record of Broadway's longest-running musical, "A Chorus Line"
- Jan 29 La Fenice, Venice's opera house, is destroyed by fire
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