Music Premiere
Dec 1 Musical "The Color Purple" based on the book by Alice Walker opens on Broadway produced by Oprah Whitney starring LaChanze (Tony Award Best Actress in a Musical)
Alice Walker
Album Release
Dec 20 "The Breakthrough" 7th studio album by Mary J. Blige is released
Mary J. Blige
- Dec 21 Civil Partnership Act comes into force in the UK, with singer Elton John and David Furnish one of the first couples to form a same-sex civil union