Events in Music in 1949

Theater Premiere

Feb 10 Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman" opens at Morosco Theater, NYC

Playwright Arthur Miller — Playwright
Arthur Miller

Music Single

Feb 11 "Lovesick Blues" single released by Hank Williams (Cashbox "Best Hillbilly Record of the Year", Billboard Song of the Year 1949)

Country Music Singer and Songwriter Hank Williams — Country Music Singer and Songwriter
Hank Williams

Feb 12 "Annie Get Your Gun" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 1147 performances

Event of Interest

Feb 15 Dmitri Shostakovich' "Song of the Woods" premieres in Leningrad

Composer Dmitri Shostakovich — Composer
Dmitri Shostakovich

Feb 19 "Inside USA" closes at Century Theater NYC after 339 performances
Apr 7 "South Pacific" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 1928 performances
May 14 "Love Life" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 252 performances
Jun 18 "Along Fifth Avenue" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 180 performances
Jul 2 "High Button Shoes" closes at Century Theater NYC after 727 performances

Jul 7 "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" opens at Broadway NYC for 76 performances

Music Premiere

Jul 9 Benjamin Britten's Jump Symphony premieres

Composer Benjamin Britten — Composer
Benjamin Britten

Jul 15 "Miss Liberty" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 308 performances
Aug 7 "All after Love" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 121 performances
Aug 18 Ralph Flanagan & his orchestra records "You're Breaking My Heart"
Sep 10 "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" closes at Broadway NYC after 76 performances

Event of Interest

Sep 28 "My Friend Irma" is 1st of 12 films starring Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis

Comedian Jerry Lewis — Comedian
Jerry Lewis

Actor, Comedian and Singer Dean Martin — Actor, Comedian and Singer
Dean Martin

Oct 9 English ballerina Margot Fonteyn debuts in America with her performance of Sleeping Beauty at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York
Oct 13 "Touch & Go" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 176 performances

Event of Interest

Oct 30 "Lost in the Stars" by Maxwell Anderson and Kurt Weill, based on the novel "Cry the Beloved Country" by Alan Paton opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 281 performances

Author and Apartheid Activist Alan Paton — Author and Apartheid Activist
Alan Paton

Playwright and Dramatist Maxwell Anderson — Playwright and Dramatist
Maxwell Anderson

Music Premiere

Oct 30 Kurt Weill & Maxwell Anderson's musical premieres in NYC

Oct 31 "Regina" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 86 performances
Nov 25 "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears on music charts
Nov 28 "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 293 performances
Dec 8 Jule Styne's "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 740 performances