The musical “Dreamgirls” was performed for the first time at the Ambassador Theatre, New York City.
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Cinderella, the first full-length ballet by Frederick Ashton with music by Sergei Prokofiev, was first presented at Covent Garden, London, by Sadler's Wells Ballet.
Planet of the Apes hit the theatres in New York City.
Singer Bob Dylan played at New York's famous Carnegie Hall.
The first Tony Awards were handed out at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
Elisha Otis installed his first commercial elevator at 488 Broadway in New York City, US.
