Events in Music History in November 1981

Nov 10 Donald Driver and Michael Valenti's musical comedy "Oh, Brother!" opens at ANTA Theater, NYC; runs for 3 performances
Nov 11 Donald Driver and Michael Valenti's musical comedy "Oh, Brother!" closes at ANTA Theater, NYC, after 3 performances

Wrack My Brain

Nov 13 Ringo Starr releases single "Wrack My Brain", written and produced by George Harrison, in the UK

Beatles Drummer, Singer, and Actor Ringo Starr

Nov 14 "Raise!" 11th studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1982)
Nov 15 Revival of "Camelot" opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 48 performances

Merrily We Roll Along

Nov 16 Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical "Merrily We Roll Along", based on George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's play, opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 16 performances

Nov 17 "1st" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 37 performances
Nov 20 Ringo Starr releases album "Stop and Smell the Roses" in the UK

Physical

Nov 21 Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" single goes #1 & stays for 10 weeks

Nov 22 Jimmy Horowitz and Leo Rost's rock musical "Marlowe", a fictionalized account of Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe, closes at Rialto Theater, NYC, after 48 performances
Nov 28 Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical "Merrily We Roll Along", based on George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's play, closes at Alvin Theater, NYC, after 16 performances