Musical Theater
- Bright Lights of 1944 Broadway production opened at the Forrest Theatre on September 16 and ran for 4 performances
- Carmen Jones Broadway production opened at the Broadway Theatre on December 2 and ran for 502 performances
- Early To Bed Broadway production opened at the Broadhurst Theatre on June 17 and ran for 380 performances
- The Lisbon Story London production opened at the Hippodrome Theatre on June 17 and ran for 492 performances
- Oklahoma! (Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II) - Broadway production opened at the St. James Theatre on March 31 and ran for 2411 performances
- One Touch Of Venus Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre on October 7 and ran for 567 performances
- Show Boat (Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II) - London revival opened at the Stoll Theatre on April 17 and ran for 264 performances
- Sweet And Low London revue opened at the Ambassadors Theatre on June 10 and ran for 264 performances
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