Musicals in History (Part 8)

Events in Music

Events 1401 - 1,600 of 2,036

Musical Finale

1987-05-16 Rupert Holmes' musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood", based on an unfinished work of Charles Dickens, closes at the Imperial Theatre, NYC, after 608 performances and 5 Tony Award wins

1987-05-17 Musical revue "Stardust - The Mitchell Parish Musical", featuring songs of the Lithuanian-American lyricist, closes at Biltmore Theater, NYC, after 101 performances
1987-06-28 "Dreamgirls" opens at Ambassador Theater NYC for 177 performances

Big River

1987-09-20 Roger Miller's musical "Big River", based on Mark Twain's 1884 novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater, NYC, after 1005 performances and 3 Tony Awards

1987-10-01 "Roza" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 12 performances
1987-10-15 Allan Knee and Brian Gari's musical "Late Nite Comic" opens at Ritz Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances
1987-10-17 "Late Nite Comic" closes at Ritz Theater NYC after 4 performances
1987-10-19 "Anything Goes" opens at Beaumont Theater NYC for 804 performances

Music History

1987-10-22 Revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb's "Cabaret" opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 262 performances

Musical Theater and Film Composer John Kander

Lettice & Lovage

1987-10-27 Peter Shaffer's musical "Lettice & Lovage" premieres in London

1987-10-29 "Don't Get God Started" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 86 performances

Into the Woods

1987-11-05 Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairytale musical "Into the Woods" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC; runs for 764 performances, wins 3 Tony Awards and 5 Drama Desk Awards

1987-11-11 "Roza" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 12 performances
1987-11-12 "Teddy & Alice" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 77 performances
1987-11-14 "La Cage aux Folles" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 1761 performances
1987-11-29 Revival of Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen's musical ."Dreamgirls" closes at Ambassador Theater, NYC, after 177 performances
1987-12-15 First National US tour of musical "Les Misérables" opens at Shubert Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts
1988-01-10 "Don't Get God Started" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 86 performances
1988-01-17 "Teddy & Alice" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 77 performances

Phantom of the Opera

1988-01-26 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart's musical "Phantom of the Opera", directed by Hal Prince and starring Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman, opens at Majestic Theater, NYC ; runs for 13,981 performances, winning 7 Tony Awards, and becoming Broadway's longest-running shows

Singer, stage actress and dancer Sarah Brightman

1988-01-28 South African Mbongeni Ngema and Hugh Masekela's musical "Sarafina!", based on the Soweto Uprising against apartheid, opens at the Cort Theater, NYC; runs for 597 performances
1988-03-24 "Gospel at Colonus" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 61 performances
1988-03-29 Brazilian musical revue "Oba Oba" opens at Ambassador Theater, NYC; runs for 46 performances
1988-04-14 Michael Rupert and Jerry Colker's musical "Mail" opens at Music Box Theater, NYC; runs for 37 performances

Chess

1988-04-28 Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Tim Rice's musical "Chess" opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 68 performances

Pop Composer and Musician Benny Andersson

1988-05-01 "Romance/Romance" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 297 performances
1988-05-08 Brazilian musical revue "Oba Oba" closes at Ambassador Theater, NYC, after 46 performances
1988-05-12 "Carrie" opens at Virginia Theater NYC for 5 performances
1988-05-15 "Gospel at Colonus" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 61 performances

Carrie

1988-05-15 Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford's musical "Carrie", based on Stephen King's novel, closes at Virginia Theater, NYC, after 5 performances

1988-05-15 Michael Rupert and Jerry Colker's musical "Mail" closes at Music Box Theater, NYC, after 37 performances
1988-06-04 Revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb's "Cabaret" closes at Imperial Theater, NYC, after 262 performances

Chess

1988-06-25 Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Tim Rice's musical "Chess" closes at Imperial Theater, NYC, after 68 performances

Ain't Misbehavin'

1988-08-15 Revival of musical revue "Ain't Misbehavin'", highlighting songs of Fats Waller, opens at Ambassador Theater, NYC; runs for 176 performances

Jazz Musician, Singer, and Songwriter Fats Waller

Theatrical Finale

1988-09-25 Neil Simon's stage play "Broadway Bound", starring Linda Lavin, Jonathan Silverman, and Jason Alexander, closes at the Broadhurst Theatre, NYC, after 756 performances

1988-11-09 Don Sebesky and Gloria Nissenson's musical "Prince of Central Park", starring Jo Anne Worley opens at Belasco Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances
1988-12-26 Peter Allen's musical "Legs Diamond" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC; runs for 64 performances
1989-01-08 "42nd Street" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 3,486 performances
1989-01-08 "Starlight Express" closes at Gershwin Theater in NYC after 761 performances
1989-01-14 "Romance/Romance" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 297 performances
1989-01-15 Revival of musical revue "Ain't Misbehavin'", highlighting songs of Fats Waller, closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 176 performances
1989-01-26 "Black & Blue" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 829 performances
1989-02-19 Peter Allen's musical "Legs Diamond" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC, after 64 performances

Music History

1989-02-26 "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 634 performances

Choreographer, Director and Theater Producer Jerome Robbins

1989-03-08 "Heidi Chronicles" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 621 performances
1989-03-17 Revival of Mitch Leigh and Ted Allen's musical "Chu Chem" opens at Ritz Theater, NYC; for 45 performances
1989-04-13 "Welcome to the Club" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 12 performances
1989-04-22 "Welcome to the Club" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 12 performances
1989-04-27 Barry Keating's musical "Starmites" opens at Criterion Center Stage Right Theater, NYC; runs for 60 performances
1989-05-15 Revival of Mitch Leigh and Ted Allen's musical closes at Ritz Theater, NYC, after 45 performances
1989-06-18 Barry Keating's musical "Starmites" closes at Criterion Center Stage Right Theater, NYC, after 60 performances
1989-07-02 South African Mbongeni Ngema and Hugh Masekela's musical "Sarafina!", based on the Soweto Uprising against apartheid, closes at the Cort Theater, NYC, after 597 performances

Oh! Calcutta! - The Bare Facts

1989-08-06 Revival of musical revue "Oh! Calcutta!" closes at Edison Theater, NYC, after 5959 performances: Broadway’s longest-running musical revue

A brief cover-up by the cast of "Oh! Calcutta!"

Anything Goes

1989-09-01 Revival of Cole Porter's musical "Anything Goes" closes at Beaumont Theater, NYC, after 804 performances

1989-09-03 Stephen Sondheim's musical "Into the Woods" closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 764 performances and 3 Tony Award wins

Miss Saigon

1989-09-20 Musical "Miss Saigon" premieres in London, created by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil

1989-10-12 Musical "Buddy" with Paul Hipp premieres in London
1989-10-19 Astor Piazzolla and William Finn's musical "Dangerous Games" premieres at Nederlander Theater NYC
1989-10-21 "Dangerous Games" closes at Nederlander Theater NYC after 4 performances
1989-11-02 Musical "Meet Me In St Louis", based on the 1944 film, opens at Gershwin Theater, NYC; runs for 253 performances

Music History

1989-11-05 Revival of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weil's "Threepenny Opera" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 65 performances

1989-11-11 Don Sebesky and Gloria Nissenson's musical "Prince of Central Park", starring Jo Anne Worley, closes at Belasco Theater, NYC, after 4 performances
1989-11-12 George Forrest's musical "Grand Hotel" opens at Martin Beck Theater, NYC; runs for 1018 performances and wins 5 Tony Awards
1989-11-15 "Few Good Men" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 497 performances
1989-11-16 Revival of Jules Styne and Stephen Sondheim's musical "Gypsy" starring Tyne Daly, opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 476 performances, winning 2 Tony Awards
1989-12-07 C Coleman & D Zippel's musical "City of Angels" premieres in NYC
1989-12-11 Cy Coleman and David Zippel's musical "City of Angels" opens at Virginia Theater, NYC; runs for 878 performances, wins 6 Tony Awards and 8 Drama Desk Awards
1989-12-31 "Me & My Girl" closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 1420 performances
1989-12-31 "Threepenny Opera" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 65 performances
1990-03-21 "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 149 performances
1990-03-22 "Grapes of Wrath" opens at Cort Theater NYC for 188 performances
1990-03-25 "Lettice & Lovage" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 284 performances
1990-04-08 "Aspects of Love" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 377 performances

The Piano Lesson

1990-04-16 August Wilson's play "The Piano Lesson", starring Charles S. Dutton, opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC for 320 performances

1990-04-22 "Truly Blessed" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 33 performances
1990-04-26 "Accomplice" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 52 performances
1990-04-28 Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban's "A Chorus Line" closes at Shubert Theater, NYC, after record 6,137 performances, and 10 Tony Awards
1990-04-29 "Change in the Heir" opens at Edison Theater NYC for 16 performances
1990-05-01 "Prelude to a Kiss" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC
1990-05-02 "Some Americans Abroad" opens at Vivian Beaumont NYC for 62 performances
1990-05-10 "Zoya's Apartment" opens at Circle in Square Theater NYC for 45 performances
1990-05-13 "Change in the Heir" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 16 performances
1990-05-15 "Cemetery Club" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theatre NYC for 56 performances
1990-05-20 "Truly Blessed" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 33 performances
1990-06-01 "Cemetery Club" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theatre NYC after 56 performances
1990-06-10 "Accomplice" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC after 52 performances
1990-06-10 Musical "Meet Me In St Louis", based on the 1944 film, closes at Gershwin Theater, NYC, after 253 performances
1990-06-17 "Some Americans Abroad" closes at Vivian Beaumont NYC after 62 performances
1990-06-17 "Zoya's Apartment" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 45 performances
1990-08-01 "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 149 performances
1990-08-03 New York City Opera's limited run production of Stephen Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater, NYC, for 11 performances
1990-09-01 "Heidi Chronicles" closes at Plymouth Theater, NYC, after 621 performances
1990-09-01 "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" closes at Imperial theater, NYC. after 634 performances

The Grapes of Wrath

1990-09-02 Frank Galati's adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath" closes at Cort Theater, NYC. after 188 performances

Music History

1990-09-07 New York City Opera's production of Kurt Weill and Langston Hughes' "Street Scene" opens at NY State Theater, NYC; runs for 6 performances

1990-09-29 "Street Scene" closes at NY State Theater NYC after 6 performances
1990-10-02 "Michael Feinstein in Concert" opens at Golden NYC for 30 performances
1990-10-04 "Stand Up Tragedy" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 13 performances
1990-10-11 "Miser" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 93 performances
1990-10-16 "Stand Up Tragedy" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 13 performances

Music History

1990-10-17 "Jackie Mason - Brand New" opens at Neil Simon Theater, NYC; runs for 216 performances

Once on This Island

1990-10-18 Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens' musical "Once on This Island", based on Rosa Guy's novel "My Love, My Love" (a Caribbean-set retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid"), opens at Booth Theater, NYC; runs for 469 performances

1990-10-27 "Michael Feinstein in Concert" closes at Golden NYC after 30 performances

Oh, Kay!

1990-11-01 Revival of George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and P. G. Wodehouse's musical "Oh, Kay!" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC; runs for 77 performances

1990-11-04 Alan Janes' jukebox musical "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story", starring Paul Hipp, opens at Shubert Theatre, NYC; runs for 225 performances
1990-11-07 English-Yiddish musical revue "Those Were The Days" opens at Edison Theater, NYC; runs for 126 performances
1990-11-07 New York City Opera's limited run production of Stephen Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music" closes at New York State, NYC, after 11 performances

Shadowlands

1990-11-11 William Nicholson's drama "Shadowlands", based on the life of C.S. Lewis, opens at Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NYC; runs for 169 performances and wins a Tony Award

Author, Novelist and Theologian C. S. Lewis

Music Premiere

1990-11-18 Revival of Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical "Fiddler on the Roof", starring Topol, opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 241 performances

Musical Theater Lyricist Sheldon Harnick

1990-11-29 Paul Chihara and John Driver's musical "Shogun - The Musical", based on James Clavell's novel, opens at Marquis Theater, NYC; runs for 72 performances
1990-12-13 Revival of Leigh, Charlap, Styne, Comden and Green's musical "Peter Pan", starring Cathy Rigby, opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 45 performances
1990-12-23 Comedy "Lettice & Lovage" closes at Barrymore Theater, NYC after 284 performances
1990-12-30 "Miser" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 93 performances

"Oh, Kay!"

1991-01-05 Revival of George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and P. G. Wodehouse's musical "Oh, Kay!" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC, after 77 performances

1991-01-06 Revival of Jules Styne and Stephen Sondheim's musical "Gypsy" starring Tyne Daly, closes at St James Theater, NYC. after 476 performances; transfers to Marquis Theatre after 5 month break
1991-01-20 "Black & Blue" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 829 performances
1991-01-20 Paul Chihara and John Driver's musical "Shogun - The Musical", based on James Clavell's novel, closes at Marquis Theater, NYC, after 72 performances
1991-01-20 Revival of Leigh, Charlap, Styne, Comden and Green's musical "Peter Pan", starring Cathy Rigby, closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC, after 45 performances
1991-01-26 "A Few Good Men" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 497 performances
1991-01-29 "Piano Lesson" closes at Walter Kerr Theater NYC after 320 performances
1991-02-10 "La Bete" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 24 performances

Music History

1991-02-20 Alan Ayckbourn's stage farce "Taking Steps" opens at Circle in Square Theater, NYC; runs for 78 performances

1991-02-21 Neil Simon's stage comic-drama "Lost in Yonkers", starring Mercedes Ruehl and Kevin Spacey, opens at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC; runs for 780 performances, winning 5 Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize
1991-02-24 English-Yiddish musical revue "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater, NYC, after 126 performances
1991-03-02 "Aspects of Love" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 377 performances
1991-03-02 "La Bete" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 24 performances
1991-03-30 "Speed of Darkness" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 36 performances

Refrigerator Tour

1991-04-03 "Penn and Teller - Refrigerator Tour" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC

1991-04-04 "Lucifer's Child" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 28 performances
1991-04-07 "Shadowlands" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theatre NYC after 169 performances
1991-04-08 "I Hate Hamlet" opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC for 88 performances
1991-04-11 Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil's musical "Miss Saigon", based on Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly", and starring Jonathon Pryce and Lea Salonga opens at Broadway Theater, NYC; runs for 4,092 performances, winning 3 Tony Awards
1991-04-16 Leander & Seago's musical "Matador" premieres in London
1991-04-25 "Grand Hotel" closes at Beck Theater, NYC, after 1018 performances

Music Premiere

1991-04-25 Lucy Simon & Marsha Norman's musical "The Secret Garden", based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel, starring Daisy Eagan and Mandy Patinkin, opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 706 performances, winning 3 Tony Awards

Stage and Screen Actor and Singer Mandy Patinkin

1991-04-27 "Lucifer's Child" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 28 performances
1991-04-28 "Taking Steps" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 78 performances
1991-04-28 Revival of Jules Styne and Stephen Sondheim's musical "Gypsy" starring Tyne Daly, re-opens at Marquis Theater, NYC, after a short break and venue transfer; runs for an additional 105 performances
1991-04-29 "Our Country's Good" opens at Nederlander Theater NYC for 48 performances
1991-05-01 Cy Coleman, Betty Comden and Adolph Green' s musical "The Will Rogers Follies" opens at The Palace Theater, NYC; runs for 981 performances, winning 6 Tonty Awards
1991-05-19 Alan Janes' jukebox musical "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story", starring Paul Hipp, closes at Shubert Theatre, NYC, after 225 performances
1991-06-08 "Our Country's Good" closes at Nederlander Theater NYC after 48 performances
1991-06-16 Revival of Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical "Fiddler on the Roof", starring Topol, closes at Gershwin Theater, NYC, after 241 performances
1991-06-22 "I Hate Hamlet" closes at Walter Kerr Theater NYC after 88 performances
1991-06-26 "Getting Married" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 70 performances
1991-06-29 "Jackie Mason - Brand New" closes at Neil Simon Theater, NYC, after 216 performances
1991-07-09 New York City Opera's limited run production of Stephen Sondhiem's musical "A Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater ,NYC, for 7 performances
1991-07-28 Revival of Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim's musical "Gypsy", starring Tyne Daly, closes at Marquis Theater, NYC, after 581 performances and 2 Tony Award wins
1991-08-10 New York City Opera's limited run production of Stephen Sondhiem's musical "A Little Night Music" closes at New York State Theater, NYC, after 7 performances
1991-08-25 "Getting Married" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 70 performances

The Most Happy Fella

1991-09-04 Revival of Frank Loesser's 1956 musical "The Most Happy Fella" opens at NY State Theater, NYC, for a limited run by the New York City Opera

1991-10-09 "On Borrowed Time" opens at Circle in Square Theater, NYC; runs for 99 performances
1991-10-18 Revival of Frank Loesser's 1956 musical "The Most Happy Fella" closes at NY State Theater, NYC, after a limited run by the New York City Opera
1991-10-20 "André Heller's Wonderhouse", starring Billy Barty, opens at Broadhurst Theatre, NYC; runs for 9 performances
1991-10-27 "André Heller's Wonderhouse", starring Billy Barty, closes at Broadhurst Theatre, NYC, after 9 performances
1991-11-06 "Moscow Circus Cirk Valentin" opens at Gershwin NYC for 32 performances
1991-11-07 "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" opens at Music Box NYC

Brigadoon

1991-11-07 Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Brigadoon" opens at New York State Theater, NYC; runs for 12 performances

1991-11-17 Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Brigadoon" closes at New York State Theater, NYC, after 12 performances
1991-11-27 Revival of Leigh, Charlap, Styne, Comden and Green's musical "Peter Pan", starring Cathy Rigby, opens at Minskoff Theater, NYC; runs for 48 performances
1991-12-01 "Moscow Circus Cirk Valentin" closes at Gershwin NYC after 32 performances
1991-12-01 Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens' musical "Once on This Island", based on Rosa Guy's novel "My Love, My Love" (a Caribbean-set retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid"), closes at Booth Theater, NYC, after 469 performances
1991-12-05 "Catskills on Broadway" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 452 performances

Nick & Nora

1991-12-08 Charles Strouse and Richard Maltby, Jr's musical "Nick & Nora" opens at Marquis Theater, NYC; runs for 9 performances

1991-12-15 Charles Strouse and Richard Maltby, Jr's musical "Nick & Nora" closes at Marquis Theater, NYC, after 9 performances
1991-12-19 "A Christmas Carol" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 14 performances

"A Christmas Carol"

1991-12-29 "A Christmas Carol", starring Patrick Stewart, in a one-man show, closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater, NYC, after a limited run of 14 performances

A Streetcar Named Desire

1992-04-12 Revival of Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire", starring Alec Baldwin & Jessica Lange, opens at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC; runs for 137 performances

1992-04-13 "2 Trains Running" opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC for 160 performances

Guys & Dolls

1992-04-14 Revival of Frank Loesser's musical "Guys & Dolls" starring Nathan Lane, opens at Martin Beck Theater, NYC; runs for 1143 performances, wins 4 Tony Awards

1992-04-16 "Metro" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 13 performances
1992-04-19 "4 Baboons Adoring the Sun" closes at Beaumont NYC after 38 performances

High Rollers Social & Pleasure Club

1992-04-21 Allen Toussaint's musical revue "High Rollers Social & Pleasure Club" opens at the Helen Hayes Theater, NYC; runs for 13 performances.

Pianist, Songwriter and Producer Allen Toussaint

1992-04-23 "Shirnada" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 4 performances
1992-04-24 "Man of La Mancha" opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 108 performances