Musical Theater
- 1776 Broadway production opened at the 46th Street Theatre on March 16, transferred to the St. James Theatre on December 28, 1970 and transferred to the Majestic Theatre on April 27, 1971 for a total run of 1217 performances
- Ann Veronica ( Music: Cyril Ornadel, Lyrics: David Croft) London production opened at the Cambridge Theatre on April 17 and ran for 44 performances
- Canterbury Tales Broadway production
- Coco ( Music: André Previn, Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner, Book: Alan Jay Lerner Broadway production opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on December 18 and ran for 329 performances
- Dear World Broadway production opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on February 6 and ran for 132 performances
- La Strada (Music and Lyrics: Lionel Bart) Broadway production opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on December 14 and ran for one performance
- Mame London production opened at the Theatre Royal on February 20 and ran for 443 performances
- Promises, Promises London production opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre on October 2 and ran for 560 performances
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