Music History
Mar 1 "Mandy Patinkin in Concert" opens at Lyceum Theater, NYC; runs for limited run of 16 performances
Soul Train Music Awards
Mar 8 11th Soul Train Music Awards: Curtis Mayfield, and Babyface win
Knighthood
Mar 11 Beatle Paul McCartney is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
Play On!
Mar 20 Cheryl L. West and Shelden Epp's musical "Play On!", an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" set in 1940s Harlem, featuring music of Duke Ellington, opens at Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NYC; runs for 61 performances
Selena
Mar 21 Film "Selena" is released based on the life of singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, starring Jennifer Lopez in her breakthrough role, directed by Gregory Nava
Sunset Boulevard
Mar 22 Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Christopher Hampton's musical "Sunset Boulevard", based on the film, and starring Glenn Close closes at Minskoff, NYC, after 977 performances and 7 Tony Awards
- Mar 23 "Mandy Patinkin in Concert" closes at Lyceum Theater, NYC, after limited run of 16 performances
- Mar 25 "Barrymore" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 240 performances
Life After Death
Mar 25 "Life After Death" second studio album by The Notorious B.I.G. is released (Billboard Song of the Year 1997)
- Mar 26 "Annie" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City, and runs for 239 performances.
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