1965 in Music - Musical Theater

Musical Theater

  • Baker Street Broadway production
  • Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein) – Broadway revival
  • Charlie Girl London production opened at the Adelphi Theatre on December 15.
  • Do I Hear A Waltz? (Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim) – Broadway production
  • Drat! The Cat! – Broadway production
  • Flora the Red Menace (Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb) Broadway production opened on May 11 and ran for 87 performances. Starring Liza Minnelli.
  • Half a Sixpence – Broadway production
  • Hello, Dolly! (Jerry Herman) – London production
  • Man of La Mancha (Joe Darion and Mitch Leigh) – Broadway production (2,328 performances; won five Tony Awards)
  • On a Clear Day You Can See Forever – Broadway production
  • Pickwick – Broadway production
  • The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd – Broadway production
  • Twang! (Music, Lyrics and Book: Lionel Bart) London production opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on December 20.

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