Musical Theater
- Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill Broadway revue opened at the Theatre de Lys on October 1 and ran for 152 performances
- Company (Stephen Sondheim) – London production opened at Her Majesty's Theatre on January 18 and ran for 344 performances
- Cowardy Custard London production opened at the Mermaid Theatre on July 10
- Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope Broadway revue opened at the Playhouse Theatre on April 19 and ran for 914 performances
- Don't Play Us Cheap Broadway production opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on May 16 and ran for 164 performances
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Stephen Sondheim) – Broadway revival
- The Good Old, Bad Old Days (Music, Lyrics & Book: Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse) London production opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre on December 20 and ran for 309 performances
- Jesus Christ Superstar (Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice) – London production opened at the Palace Theatre on August 9 and ran for 3358 performances
- Grease Broadway production
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Lloyd Webber & Rice) – London production opened at The Roundhouse on November 8 and ran for 43 performances
- Man of La Mancha Broadway revival
- Pippin Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre on October 23 and ran for 1944 performances
- Sugar Broadway production
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