Re: August Musical Madness & Other Delights...

[t bedford]

August 21
 
Born
Count Basie (1904)
Kenny Rogers (1938)
Jackie DeShannon (1944)
Joe Strummer (born John Mellor) (the Clash) (1952)
 
Bogus Event
1980 Linda Ronstadt opens on Broadway in Pirates of Penzance, playing the 
part of Mabel.
 
BUT...Wiki says:
"In the summer of 1980 Ronstadt began rehearsals for the first of several 
leads in Broadway musicals."
 
and
 
*"The Pirates of Penzance* opened for a limited engagement in New York 
City's *Central Park* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Park>, 
eventually moving its production to Broadway, where it became a major hit, 
running from January 8, 1981, to November 28, 1982"
 
So today she started rehearsals or she opened in Central Park?
 
Any way to confirm?