Neil Simon’s play “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” opened at Richard Rodger’s New York City theatre.
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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.
The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London, opened.
Luciano Pavarotti's final opera took place at New York Metropolitan Opera.
Scarlett Johansson made her debut on Broadway.
Gypsy opened at Broadway Theater in NYC for 702 performances.