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Dreamgirls opened on Broadway
Dreamgirls is a Musical about the 1960s Motown music that becomes popular with both white and black audiences. http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/6038/Dreamgirls -
Michael Jackson's Thriller album is Released
People associate Halloween with this song because it is scary and it gives you chills. And it's the 1st album to sell 30 million copies. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/michael-jacksons-thriller-is-first-album-to-sell-30-million-copies-20151216 -
Vanessa Williams wins Miss America
Vanessa Williams becomes the 1st African American to win the Miss America Pageant. http://www.biography.com/people/vanessa-williams-9542151 -
The Earth was Blessed with an Angel
TerJuana Townes was born. And born into Theatre. https://youtu.be/jDvVliFQPCU -
The Color Purple Movie was released
I believe that Whoopi Goldberg should have won an Oscar for this performance http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088939/ -
Phantom of the Opera premiers in London
Sold out tour in North America. Longest running musical. http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com/ustour/ -
Les Miserables appears on Broadway
My best Friend Erin appeared in this show and is currently on Broadway http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/14020/Les-Misrables -
Hairspray (Movie) comes to Theaters
A movie about a plus size girl who want to dance and bring racial integration into a television show. http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/14020/Les-Misrables -
Lucille Ball dies :(
A wonderful icon dies of Cardiac Arrest http://www.lucy-desi.com/fan-central/lucille-ball/ -
1st performance of Once on this Island
The 1st musical I was in. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.81406154823.75956.69976319823&type=3 -
John Singleton Oscar Nominated
Director, John Singleton was the 1st black AND youngest to be nominated for and Oscar for best director. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005436/awards -
The Bodyguard (Movie)
Whitney Houston's 1st film. Hit song, "I will always love you" http://www.biography.com/people/whitney-houston-9344818 -
Jurassic Park becomes bigger than E.T.
Steven Spielberg directed both movies http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107290/trivia -
Lion King (Movie) released
My all time favorite Movie. Some say that it resembles the storyline of Shakespeare’s tragedy “Hamlet”. http://hamletlionking.weebly.com/ -
Scream
Michael and Janet Jackson's video Scream was the most expensive video, banking at $7,000,000.
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Ella Fitzgerald dies
Famous Jazz singer dies of heart complications and diabetes. http://www.biography.com/people/ella-fitzgerald-9296210#related-video-gallery -
Musical Debut of the Lion King
One of the Longest Running shows! My dream role to to play Rafiki one day. http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/8729/The-Lion-King -
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Top grossing show of the year
One expensive show, but so worth it. http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/8729/The-Lion-King -
Venus Williams Wimbledon
1st African Amrican to win the Women's Wimbledon since Althea Gibson. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Williams
