This Day In Music History
For Friday, April 24, 2026

BirthdaysBroadway Shows & Plays

Composer Johann Philipp Kirnberger (1721)


The Musical Revival "Man of La Mancha" opened at the Marquis Theatre. (1992)

The Play "Broken Glass" opened at the Booth Theatre. (1994)

The Play Revival "The Flowering Peach" closed at the Lyceum Theatre after 41 performances. (1994)

The Play "Jack -- A Night on the Town with John Barrymore" opened at the Belasco Theatre. (1996)

The Musical "Steel Pier" opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. (1997)

Charts

Today the song "Runaway" by Del Shannon topped the charts and stayed there for 4 weeks. (1961)

Today the song "Game of Love" by Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders topped the charts and stayed there for a week. (1965)

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