1958 in Music - Musical Theatre

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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