- Feb 2 1st Soap Opera Digest Awards - "Days of Our Lives" wins
Jackson's Enormous Platinum Disc
Feb 7 Michael Jackson awarded a 4-ft-high platinum disc by CBS
The Rink
Feb 9 John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "The Rink", based on Terrence McNally's novel, and starring Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera, opens at Martin Beck Theater, NYC; runs for 204 performances, winning a Tony Award