Musical Theater in 1972

  1. Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill   –   Broadway revue opened at the Theatre de Lys on October 1 and ran for 152 performances
  2. Company (Stephen Sondheim) – London production opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre on January 18 and ran for 344 performances
  3. Cowardy Custard  –    London production opened at the Mermaid Theatre on July 10
  4. Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope  –   Broadway revue opened at the Playhouse Theatre on April 19 and ran for 914 performances
  5. Don’t Play Us Cheap  –   Broadway production opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on May 16 and ran for 164 performances
  6. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Stephen Sondheim) – Broadway revival
  7. The Good Old, Bad Old Days (Music, Lyrics & Book: Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse) – London production opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre on December 20 and ran for 309 performances
  8. Jesus Christ Superstar (Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice) – London production opened at the Palace Theatre on August 9 and ran for 3358 performances
  9. Grease     Broadway production
  10. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Lloyd Webber & Rice) – London production opened at The Roundhouse on November 8 and ran for 43 performances
  11. Man of La Mancha    –  Broadway revival
  12. Pippin  –    Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre on October 23 and ran for 1944 performances
  13. Sugar   –   Broadway production

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