Musical Theatre
- The Body Beautiful Broadway production
- The Boy Friend (Sandy Wilson) – off-Broadway revival
- Expresso Bongo London production
- Flower Drum Song (Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II) – Broadway production
- Irma La Douce London production
- Lola Montez, Brisbane production opened at Her Majesty's Theatre on October 1
- Nightcap off-Broadway production
- Oh, Captain! Broadway production opened at the Alvin Theatre on February 4 and ran for 192 performances.
- Salad Days (Julian Slade) – Broadway production
- Valmouth London production
- West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) – London production
- Where's Charley? London production
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