1955 in Music - Musical Theater

Musical Theater

  • The Amazing Adele – Philadelphia production
  • Ankles Aweigh – Broadway production
  • Catch A Star – Broadway production
  • Damn Yankees (Richard Adler and Jerry Ross) – Broadway production
  • Kismet – London production opened at the Stoll Theatre on April 20 and ran for 648 performances
  • The Pajama Game (Richard Adler and Jerry Ross) – London production opened at the Coliseum on October 13 and ran for 501 performances
  • Phoenix '55 – Broadway production
  • Pipe Dream (Rodgers & Hammerstein) – Broadway production
  • Plain and Fancy – Broadway production
  • Romance in Candlelight London production opened at the Piccadilly Theatre on September 15 and ran for 53 performances
  • Seventh Heaven – Broadway production opened at the ANTA Playhouse on May 26 and ran for 44 performances
  • Shoestring Revue – Broadway production
  • Silk Stockings – Broadway production
  • Wonderful Town (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green) – London production opened at the Princes Theatre on February 24 and ran for 207 performances

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