Events in Music History in November 1996

Hughie

Nov 2 Revival of Eugene O'Neill's' drama "Hughie", directed by Al Pacino, and starring Pacino and Paul Benedict, closes at Circle in the Square Theater, NYC, after 56 performances

  • Nov 3 "It's a Slippery Slope" opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC

Spice

Nov 4 British girls group the Spice Girls release their debut album "Spice", goes on to sell 23 million copies

Election of Interest

Nov 5 Voters in California re-elect entertainer Sonny Bono to US Congress

  • Nov 7 "3 Sisters" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC
  • Nov 13 "Three Sisters" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC

Chicago

Nov 14 Revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "Chicago" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC

  • Nov 15 "Into the Whirlwind" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 2 performances
  • Nov 16 "Into the Whirlwind" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 2 performances
  • Nov 17 "Present Laughter" opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC
  • Nov 19 "Sex & Longing" closes at Cort Theater NYC
  • Nov 19 Julia Sweeney's one-woman show "God Said Ha!" opens at Lyceum Theater, NYC; runs for 22 performances
  • Nov 21 "Rehearsal" opens at Criterion Theater NYC
  • Nov 24 Elliot Goldenthal' musical "Juan DariĆ©n - A Carnival Mass" opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater, NYC; runs for 49 performances