Music History
1881 Opera "Hérodiade" by Jules Massenet is produced in Brussels
Music Premiere
1946 Noël Coward's musical "Pacific 1860" premieres in London
- 1957 Meredith Willson's musical "The Music Man", starring Robert Preston and Barbara Cook, opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 1375 performances, wins 5 Tony and a Grammy Award
Music Recording
1960 Frank Sinatra's 1st session with Reprise Records ("Ring-A-Ding-Ding")
Music History
1975 British guitarist Ron Wood joins The Rolling Stones
Film Release
1980 Comedy film "9 to 5" starring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin is released
- 1984 33 unknown Bach keyboard works found in Yale library [1]
- 1985 "Wind in the Willows" opens at Nederlander Theater NYC for 4 performances
- 1991 "Christmas Carol" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 14 performances
- 1993 Marsha Norman, Bob Merrill, and Jule Styne's fairy tale musical "Red Shoes", directed by Stanley Donen, closes at Gershwin Theater, NYC, after 5 performances; loses nearly $8 million
Music Premiere
1996 Revival of Mary Rodgers and Marshall Barer's musical comedy "Once Upon a Mattress", starring Sarah Jessica Parker, opens at Broadhurst Theatre, NYC; runs for 188 performances
