Musical Theater
- At The Drop Of A Hat London revue Starring Michael Flanders and Donald Swann, opened at the New Lindsey Theatre on December 31 and transferred to the Fortune Theatre on January 24, 1957 for a total run of 808 performances
- Bells Are Ringing Broadway production opened at the Shubert Theatre on November 29 and ran for 924 performances
- Candide (Leonard Bernstein) – Broadway production opened at the Martin Beck Theatre on December 1 and ran for 73 performances
- Fanny London production opened at the Drury Lane Theatre on November 15 and ran for 347 performances
- Grab Me a Gondola London production opened at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith on November 27 and ran for 673 performances
- Happy Hunting Broadway production opened at the Majestic Theatre on December 6 and ran for 412 performances
- Irma La Douce Paris production opened at the Théâtre Gramont on November 12
- Li'l Abner (Gene De Paul and Johnny Mercer) – Broadway production opened at the St. James Theatre on November 15 and ran for 693 performances
- The Most Happy Fella Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre on May 3 and ran for 676 performances
- Mr. Wonderful Broadway production opened at the Broadway Theatre on March 22 and ran for 383 performances
- My Fair Lady (Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe) – Broadway production opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on March 15 and ran for 2717 performances
- Plain and Fancy London production opened at the Drury Lane Theatre on January 25 and ran for 217 performances
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