Today in Entertainment History: "The Wiz" opened on Broadway

By The Associated Press
Posted 1/5/24

On Jan. 5, 1965, The Supremes recorded “Stop! In the Name Of Love.”

In 1970, “All My Children” premiered on ABC.

In 1975, “The Wiz,” an all-Black musical version of L. Frank …

You must be a member to read this story.

Join our family of readers for as little as $5 per month and support local, unbiased journalism.


Already a member? Log in to continue.   Otherwise, follow the link below to join.

Please log in to continue

Log in

Today in Entertainment History: "The Wiz" opened on Broadway

Posted

On Jan. 5, 1965, The Supremes recorded “Stop! In the Name Of Love.”

In 1970, “All My Children” premiered on ABC.

In 1975, “The Wiz,” an all-Black musical version of L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” opened on Broadway.

In 1978, the Sex Pistols began their first tour of the U.S. Less than two weeks after the first show in Atlanta, the tour was over and the band had broken up.

In 1979, jazz musician Charles Mingus died in Mexico of Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was 56.

In 1983, Everything But The Girl made their concert debut as a duo at the Institute for Contemporary Arts in London.

In 1984, John Lennon’s single “Nobody Told Me” was released.

In 1988, Madonna filed for divorce from actor Sean Penn after less than three years of marriage.

In 1989, actor Zsa Zsa Gabor was kicked off a Delta Air Lines flight because she refused to keep her two dogs in their travel kennels. She was escorted from the plane in Atlanta during a stopover on her way to Palm Beach, Florida.

In 1990, the movie “Born On The Fourth Of July,” starring Tom Cruise, opened nationwide.

In 1998, singer-turned-politician Sonny Bono died when he slammed into a tree while skiing at a resort near the Nevada-California border. He was 62.

In 2004, singer Britney Spears’ marriage to childhood friend Jason Alexander was annulled. They had been married 55 hours.

In 2015, actor Cameron Diaz married singer Benji Madden of Good Charlotte at her home in Beverly Hills, California.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Robert Duvall is 93. Singer-bassist Athol Guy of The Seekers is 84. Former talk show host Charlie Rose is 82. Actor Diane Keaton is 78. Actor Ted Lange (“The Love Boat”) is 76. Guitarist Chris Stein of Blondie is 74. Actor Pamela Sue Martin (“The Poseidon Adventure,” ″Dynasty”) is 71. Actor Clancy Brown (“Highlander,” ″SpongeBob SquarePants”) is 65. Actor Suzy Amis (“Titanic”) is 62. Actor Ricky Paull Goldin (“All My Children,” “Guiding Light”) is 59. Actor Vinnie Jones (TV’s “Deception,” film’s “X-Men: The Last Stand”) is 59. Drummer Kate Schellenbach (Luscious Jackson) is 58. Actor Joe Flanigan (“Stargate Atlantis,” ″Sisters”) is 57. Dancer and talk show host Carrie Ann Inaba (ee-NAH’-bah) (“The Talk,” “Dancing with the Stars”) is 56. Guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen (LOO’-en) of Queens Of The Stone Age is 56. Singer Marilyn Manson is 55. Actor Shea Whigham (“Fast and Furious 6,” ″Boardwalk Empire”) is 55. Actor Derek Cecil (“House of Cards,” ″Treme”) is 51. Actor-comedian Jessica Chaffin (“Man with a Plan”) is 50. Actor Bradley Cooper is 49. Actor January Jones (“Mad Men”) is 46. Actor Brooklyn Sudano (“My Wife and Kids”) is 43. Actor Franz Drameh (“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”) is 31.

Members and subscribers make this story possible.
You can help support non-partisan, community journalism.

x
X