Rossini Leaves Italy
1855 Composer Gioachino Rossini leaves Italy for the final time, returning to Paris, France
- 1947 Vivian Ellis and A. P. Herbert' musical "Bless the Bride" opena at the Adelphia Theatre in London; runs for 886 performances
Music Premiere
1965 Charles Ives' 4th Symphony premieres at Carnegie Hall, New York, 11 years after the composer's death
Music History
1967 Jule Styne, Adolph Green and Betty Comden's musical "Hallelujah, Baby!", starring Leslie Uggams, opens at Martin Beck Theater, NYC; runs for 293 performances and wins 2 Tony Awards
Celebration
1969 Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones' musical "Celebration" closes at Ambassador Theater, NYC, after 109 performances
George M!
1969 Musical "George M!", based on the life and songs of George M. Cohen, starring Joel Grey and Bernadette Peters, closes at Palace Theater, NYC, after 435 performances, and a Tony Award for choreography
Company
1970 Stephen Sondheim's musical "Company", directed by Hal Prince, opens at Alvin Theater NYC; runs for 705 performances, wins 6 Tony Awards
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
1973 Galt MacDermot and John Guare's musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" opens at the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End, running for 237 performances
Copperfield
1981 Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn' musical "Copperfield", based on Charles Dickens' novel "David Copperfeild", closes at ANTA Theater, NYC, after 13 performances
Music History
1982 Rod Stewart is mugged, gunman steals his $50,000 Porsche on Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
- 1987 "Barbara Cook: A Concert" closes at Ambassador NYC after 13 performances
TNN Viewers Choice Awards
1988 1st TNN Viewers choice awards: Randy Travis wins in 5 categories
- 1990 Rupert Holmes' stage play "Accomplice" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC; runs for 52 performances
- 1992 George C. Wolfe, Susan Birkenhead, and Luther Henderson's musical "Jelly's Last Jam", based on the life and work of Jelly Roll Morton, starring Gregory Hines and Savion Glover, opens at Virginia Theater, NYC; runs for 569 performances
- 1992 Janusz Stokłosa, Maryna and Agata Miklaszewska's musical "Metro", translated from Polish, closes at Minskoff Theater, NYC, after 13 performances
Music History
1993 Lynn Redgraves's one-woman show "Shakespeare for My Father" opens at Helen Hayes Theatre, NYC; runs for 266 performances
The Life
1997 Cy Coleman and Ira Gasman' musical "The Life" opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theater, NYC; runs for 466 performances and wins 2 Tony Awards
Devils and Dust Released
2005 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 13th studio album "Devils and Dust"
Music History
2013 Cory Monteith is reported to have completed treatment at a drug rehabilitation facility
- 2014 Oratorio for chorus evoking Pennsylvania coal-mining life "Anthracite Fields" by composer Julia Wolfe premieres in Philadelphia (Pulitzer Prize for Music 2015) [1]
Music History
2021 Kanye West's Nike Air Yeezy 1 Prototype trainers sell for a record $1.8 million in a private sale at Sotheby's
