Musicals in History (Part 7)

Events 1201 - 1,400 of 2,036

• 1980-08-17 "Blackstone" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 104 performances
• 1980-08-24 Revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "Oklahoma!" closes at Palace Theater, NYC, after 293 performances

• 1980-09-14 "Charlie & Algernon" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 17 performances
• 1980-09-18 Alain Boubil and Herbert Kretzner's musical "Les Misérables" premieres at Palais des Sports, Paris
• 1980-09-28 "Charlie & Algernon" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 17 performances
• 1980-10-12 "Your Arm's Too Short to Box With God" closes at Ambassador Theater, NYC, after 149 performances

• 1980-10-21 "Banjo Dancing" opens at Century Theater NYC for 38 performances
• 1980-10-23 "Tintypes" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 93 performances
• 1980-11-30 "Banjo Dancing" closes at Century Theater NYC after 38 performances

• 1980-12-13 Musical revue "Perfectly Frank", featuring songs by Frank Loesser, closes at Helen Hayes Theater, NYC, after 16 performances
• 1981-01-04 Revival of Leigh, Charlap, Styne, Comden and Green's musical "Peter Pan", starring Sandy Duncan, closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC, after 578 performances
• 1981-01-11 "Tintypes" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 93 performances
• 1981-01-21 "Shakespeare's Cabaret" opens at Bijou Theater New York City for 54 performances
• 1981-01-28 Revival of Brt Kalmar and Harry Ruby's musical "The Five5 O'Clock Girl" opens at Helen Hayes Theater, NYC; runs for 12 performances

• 1981-02-05 "Piaf" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 165 performances
• 1981-02-08 "5 O'Clock Girl" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 12 performances
• 1981-02-08 Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Brigadoon" closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 133 performances
• 1981-03-01 Duke Ellington's musical "Sophisticated Ladies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne, NYC; runs for 767 performances
• 1981-03-05 Michael Stewart's musical "Bring Back Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater, NYC for 4 performances
• 1981-03-07 Michael Stewart's musical "Bring Back Birdie" closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 4 performances
• 1981-03-08 "Shakespeare's Cabaret" closes at Bijou Theater NYC after 54 performances

• 1981-03-29 Peter Stone's musical "Woman of the Year" opens at Palace Theater, NYC; runs for 770 performances
• 1981-04-16 "Copperfield" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 13 performances
• 1981-04-19 William Finn's musical "March of Falsettos" premieres in NYC
• 1981-04-26 Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn' musical "Copperfield", based on Charles Dickens' novel "David Copperfeild", closes at ANTA Theater, NYC, after 13 performances
• 1981-04-30 "Can-Can" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 5 performances
• 1981-05-03 "Can-Can" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 5 performances

• 1981-05-12 "Lena Horne: Lady, Music" opens at Nederlander, NYC: runs for 333 performances
• 1981-06-23 "This Was Burlesque" opens at Princess Theater NYC for 28 performances
• 1981-06-28 "Piaf" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 165 performances
• 1981-07-17 "This is Burlesque" closes at Princess Theater NYC after 28 performances
• 1981-08-18 Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "My Fair Lady" opens at Uris Theater, NYC; runs for 119 performances

• 1981-09-27 Frank Lazarus and Dick Vosburgh's musical double feature "A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine" closes at Royale Theatre, NYC, after 588 performances and 2 Tony Awards
• 1981-10-12 "Marlowe" opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 48 performances
• 1981-11-10 Donald Driver and Michael Valenti's musical comedy "Oh, Brother!" opens at ANTA Theater, NYC; runs for 3 performances
• 1981-11-11 Donald Driver and Michael Valenti's musical comedy "Oh, Brother!" closes at ANTA Theater, NYC, after 3 performances
• 1981-11-15 Revival of "Camelot" opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 48 performances
• 1981-11-16 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
• 1981-11-17 "1st" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 37 performances
• 1981-11-22 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
• 1981-11-28 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
• 1981-11-29 Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "My Fair Lady" closes at Uris Theater, NYC, after 119 performances
• 1981-12-12 "1st" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 37 performances
• 1981-12-20 Harry Krieger and Tom Eyen's musical "Dreamgirls" opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 1522 performances, wins 6 Tony, 5 Drama Desk, and 2 Grammy Awards
• 1982-01-02 "Camelot" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 48 performances
• 1982-01-21 "Little Me" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 36 performances

• 1982-02-04 Musical "Pump Boys & Dinettes" opens at Princess Theater, NYC; runs for 573 performances
• 1982-02-21 "Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 36 performances

• 1982-03-27 Carol Hall's musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" closes at the 46th Street Theatre, NYC, after 1577 performances and 2 Tony Award wins
• 1982-03-30 John Pielmeier's play "Agnes of God", about a nun who gives birth and insists it was immaculate conception, premieres at the Music Box Theatre, NYC; runs for 599 performances
• 1982-05-07 "Is There Life after High School?" opens at Barrymore Theatre, NYC; runs for 12 performances

• 1982-05-16 "Barnum" closes at St James Theater NYC after 854 performances
• 1982-05-16 "Is There Life After High School?" closes at Barrymore after 12 performances
• 1982-05-27 Musical "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?", after successful runs in Chicago and Philadelphia, opens at Alvin Theatre, NYC; runs for 5 performances
• 1982-05-30 Musical "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?", after successful runs in Chicago and Philadelphia, closes at Alvin Theatre, NYC, after 5 performances
• 1982-05-31 "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 63 performances
• 1982-06-02 "Blues in the Night" opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 53 performances
• 1982-06-27 "Dancin'" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 1,774 performances
• 1982-06-30 "Lena Horne: Lady, Music" closes at Nederlander, NYC, after 333 performances
• 1982-07-08 "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 5 performances
• 1982-07-11 "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 5 performances

• 1982-07-18 "Blues in the Night" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 53 performances
• 1982-07-20 T Macauly & D Vosburghs musical "Windy City," premieres in London
• 1982-07-24 "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" closes at E O'Neill NYC after 63 performances

• 1982-08-28 "Sugar Babies" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 1208 performances
• 1982-09-09 "Your Arm's Are Too Short To Box With God" opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 69 performances
• 1982-09-23 "Doll's Life" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 5 performances
• 1982-09-26 "Doll's Life" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 5 performances
• 1982-10-07 Musical "Cats" opens at Winter Garden Theater on Broadway, NYC; runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000, wins 7 Tony and 1 Grammy Award
• 1982-10-24 "Rock 'n Roll!: The 1st..." opens at St James Theater NYC for 9 performances
• 1982-10-31 Musical revue "Rock 'n Roll!: The First 5,000 Years" closes at St James Theatre. NYC, after 9 performances

• 1982-11-28 "Pirates of Penzance" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 772 performances
• 1982-12-08 "Herman Van Veen: All of Him" opens at Ambassador. NYC; runs for 6 performances
• 1982-12-12 "Herman Van Veen: All of Him" closes at Ambassador NYC after 6 performances
• 1983-01-02 "Annie" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 2,377 performances
• 1983-01-02 Duke Ellington's musical "Sophisticated Ladies" closes at Lunt-Fontanne, NYC after 767 performances
• 1983-02-13 Richard Levinson, William Link, Elmer Bernstein. and Don Black's musical "Merlin", starring magician Doug Henning and Chita Rivera, opens at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC; runs for 199 performances

• 1983-03-13 Peter Stone's musical "Woman of the Year" closes at Palace Theater, NYC, after 770 performances
• 1983-04-24 "Show Boat" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 73 performances
• 1983-05-01 "My One & Only" opens at St James Theater NYC for 767 performances

• 1983-06-18 "Pump Boys & Dinettes" closes at Princess Theater NYC after 573 performances

• 1983-06-26 "Show Boat" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 73 performances

• 1983-08-07 Richard Levinson, William Link, Elmer Bernstein. and Don Black's musical "Merlin", starring magician Doug Henning and Chita Rivera, closes at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC, after 199 performances
• 1983-08-21 Jerry Herman's musical "La Cage aux Folles", based on Jean Poiret's French play of the same name, opens at Palace Theater, NYC; runs for 1761 performances, wins 6 Tony Awards
• 1983-08-28 Revival of Jerry Herman's musical "Mame", starring Angela Lansbury, closes at the George Gershwin Theater, NYC, after 41 performances
• 1983-09-04 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's biblical rock opera "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" closes at Royale Theatre, NYC, after 747 performances
• 1983-09-29 "A Chorus Line" with 3,389 performances becomes the then longest-running Broadway show
• 1983-10-16 "Zorba" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 362 performances

• 1983-11-17 "La Tragedie de Carmen" opens at Beaumont Theater NYC for 187 performances

• 1983-11-21 "Doonesbury" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 104 performances
• 1983-12-03 Musical "Marilyn: An American Fable", loosely based on life of Marilyn Monroe, starring Alyson Reed and Scott Bakula, closes at Minskoff Theatre, NYC, after 17 performances
• 1983-12-04 David Shire & Richard Maltby, Jr.'s musical "Baby" opens at Barrymore Theater, NYC; runs for 241 performances
• 1983-12-04 Garry Sherman and Peter Udell's musical "Amen Corner", based on James Baldwin's drama "The Amen Corner", closes at Nederlander Theatre after 28 performances

• 1983-12-17 Peggy Lee's one-woman show "Peg" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC, after 5 performances
• 1983-12-21 Musical "Tap Dance Kid" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 669 performances
• 1984-02-04 "9" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 739 performances
• 1984-02-04 "Backstage Magic" opens at CommuniCore

• 1984-02-19 "Doonesbury" closes at Biltmore Theater, NYC, after 104 performances
• 1984-03-27 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe's rock musical "Starlight Express" opens at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London's West End
• 1984-04-05 Galt MacDermot and William Dumaresq's musical "The Human Comedy", based on the novel by William Saroyan, opens at Royale Theater, NYC; runs for 13 performances
• 1984-04-15 Galt MacDermot and William Dumaresq's musical "The Human Comedy", based on the novel by William Saroyan, closes at Royale Theater, NYC, after 13 performances
• 1984-04-28 "La Tragedie de Carmen" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 187 performances
• 1984-04-29 "Oliver!" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 17 performances
• 1984-05-02 Stephen Sondheim's musical "Sunday in the Park with George", a fictionalized version of painter Georges Seurat's relationship with his grandson, starring Mandy Patinkin, opens at Booth Theater, NYC; runs for 604 performances, wins a Pulitzer Prize for Drama
• 1984-05-03 Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey's stage adaptation of her 1978 novel "A Woman of Independent Means", starring Barbara Rush, opens at Biltmore Theatre, NYC; runs for 13 performances
• 1984-05-13 "Oliver!" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 17 performances
• 1984-05-13 Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey's stage adaptation of her 1978 novel "A Woman of Independent Means", starring Barbara Rush, closes at Biltmore Theatre, NYC, after 13 performances

• 1984-05-24 Revival of musical "The Wiz" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 13 performances
• 1984-06-03 Revival of musical "The Wiz" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater, NYC, after 13 performances
• 1984-07-01 "Baby" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 241 performances
• 1984-08-08 John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "The Rink", based on Terrence McNally's novel, and starring Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera, closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 204 performances and a Tony Award for Rivera,

• 1984-09-25 1st London performance of musical "Stepping Out" presented
• 1984-09-25 Barbara Damashek's musical "Quilters" opens at Jack Lawrence Theater ,NYC; runs for 24 performances
• 1984-10-14 Barbara Damashek's musical "Quilters" closes at Jack Lawrence Theater, NYC, after 24 performances
• 1984-10-31 Howard Goodall & Melvyn Bragg's musical "Hired Man" premieres in London
• 1984-11-11 "Three Musketeers" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 9 performances
• 1984-11-18 "3 Musketeers" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 9 performances
• 1984-12-11 "Doug Henning & His World..." opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 60 performances

• 1985-01-27 "Doug Henning & His World of Magic" closes at Lunt-Fontanne NY after 60 performances

• 1985-02-03 Max Showalter and Peter Walker's musical "Harrigan 'n Hart", starring Harry Groening and Mark Hamill, closes at Longacre Theater, NYC, after 4 performances

• 1985-04-08 "Leader of the Pack" opens at Ambassador Theater NYC for 120 performances
• 1985-04-16 "Grind" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 79 performances

• 1985-06-22 "Grind" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 79 performances
• 1985-06-30 Revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "The King & I" closes at Broadway Theater, NYC, after 191 performances
• 1985-07-12 "Singin' in the Rain", musical adaptation of the 1952 film, opens at Gershwin Theater, NYC; runs for 367 performances
• 1985-07-21 "Leader of the Pack" closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 120 performances
• 1985-08-04 "Dreamgirls" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 1522 performances
• 1985-08-11 "Tap Dance Kid" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 669 performances
• 1985-09-18 Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Song and Dance", starring Bernadette Peters, opens at Royale Theater, NYC; runs for 474 performances and a Tony Award for Peters
• 1985-10-08 Alain Boubil and Herbert Kretzner's musical "Les Misérables" premieres in London at the Barbican Centre
• 1985-10-09 "Tango Argentino" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC; runs for 198 performances
• 1985-10-13 "Sunday in the Park with George" closes at Booth NYC after 604 performances
• 1985-11-05 Paul Schierhorn's rock musical "The News" opens at Helen Hayes Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances
• 1985-11-09 Paul Schierhorn's rock musical "The News" closes at Helen Hayes Theater, NYC, after 4 performances

• 1985-12-18 Jerry Herman's musical revue "Jerry's Girls" opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 139 performances
• 1985-12-19 "Wind in the Willows" opens at Nederlander Theater NYC for 4 performances
• 1985-12-22 "Wind in the Willows" closes at Nederlander Theater NYC after 4 performances

• 1986-01-28 "Uptown... It's Hot!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 24 performances
• 1986-02-02 "Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" closes at Ritz NYC after 13 performances
• 1986-02-16 "Uptown... It's Hot!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 24 performances
• 1986-03-30 "Tango Argentino" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 198 performances
• 1986-04-10 "Big Deal" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 70 performances
• 1986-04-20 "Jerry's Girls" closes at St James Theater NYC after 139 performances
• 1986-04-27 Revival of Neil Simon, Cy Coleman, and Dorothy Fields' musical "Sweet Charity" starring Debbie Allen and Bebe Neuwirth, opens at the Minskoff Theatre, NYC; runs for 368 performances, and 4 Tony Awards
• 1986-05-18 "Singin' in the Rain" closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 367 performances
• 1986-06-08 "Big Deal" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 70 performances
• 1986-08-07 "Honky Tonk Nights" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 4 performances
• 1986-08-09 "Honky Tonk Nights" closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 4 performances
• 1986-08-10 "Me & My Girl" opens at Marquis Theater, NYC; runs for 1420 performances
• 1986-08-21 Stephen Schwartz and Charles Strouse's musical "Rags" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances, receives 6 Tony Award nominations
• 1986-08-23 Stephen Schwartz and Charles Strouse's musical "Rags" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC, after 4 performances; nominated for 6 Tony Awrads
• 1986-10-09 Stage musical "Phantom of the Opera" premieres in London, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and starring Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman; runs for 13,629 performances
• 1986-10-16 Joe Raposa's musical "Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure", starring Ivy Austin, opens at Nederlander Theater, NYC; runs for 5 performances
• 1986-10-19 Joe Raposa's musical "Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure", starring Ivy Austin, closes at Nederlander Theater, NYC, after 5 performances
• 1986-10-19 Musical revue "Flamenco Puro" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC, for a limited run of 40 performances
• 1986-10-22 John Forster and Lee Holdridge's musical "Into the Light", starring Dean Jones, opens at Neil Simon Theater, NYC ; runs for 6 performances
• 1986-10-26 John Forster and Lee Holdridge's musical "Into the Light", starring Dean Jones, closes at Neil Simon Theater, NYC. after 6 performances
• 1986-11-08 Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Song and Dance", starring Bernadette Peters, closes at Royale Theater, NYC, after 474 performances and a Tony Award for Peters

• 1986-11-24 "Smile" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 48 performances
• 1986-11-30 "Flamenco Puro" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 40 performances
• 1986-12-04 Neil Simon's stage play "Broadway Bound", starring Linda Lavin, Jonathan Silverman, and Jason Alexander, opens at the Broadhurst Theatre, NYC; runs for 756 performances
• 1986-12-27 Musical "Les Misérables" opens in the US at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.
• 1987-01-03 Marvin Hamlisch and Howard Ashman's musical "Smile", loosely based on the 1975 film of the same name, closes at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC, after 48 performances
• 1987-01-03 Musical revue "Oh, Coward!" featuring the songs of Noël Coward, closes at the Helen Hayes Theater, NYC, after 56 performances
• 1987-02-19 Musical revue "Stardust - The Mitchell Parish Musical", featuring songs of the Lithuanian-American lyricist, opens at Biltmore Theater, NYC; runs for 101 performances
• 1987-03-12 Musical "Les Misérables" opens on Broadway at The Broadway Theatre and runs for 4000+ performances
• 1987-03-15 "Starlight Express" opens at Gershwin Theater in NYC for 761 performances
• 1987-03-15 Revival of Neil Simon, Cy Coleman, and Dorothy Fields' musical "Sweet Charity" starring Debbie Allen and Bebe Neuwirth, closes at the Minskoff Theater, NYC, after 368 performances and 4 Tony Award wins
• 1987-04-02 "Mikado" opens at Virginia Theater NYC for 46 performances

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