Editing 1940 in music (section)

==[[Musical theatre]]==
* ''[[Apple Sauce (musical)|Apple Sauce]]'' (Music and Lyrics: [[Michael Carr (composer)|Michael Carr]] & [[Jack Strachey]]). London production opened at the [[Holborn Empire]] on August 27 and moved to the [[London Palladium]] on March 5, 1941, when the Holburn Empire was destroyed in the blitz. Total run 462 performances.
* ''[[The Beggar's Opera]]'' (Music and Lyrics: [[John Gay]] adapted by [[Frederic Austin]]). London revival opened at the [[Haymarket Theatre]] on March 5.
* ''[[Cabin in the Sky (play)|Cabin in the Sky]]'' (Music: [[Vernon Duke]] Lyrics: [[John La Touche (musician)|John Latouche]] Book: [[Lynn Root]]). Broadway production opened on October 25 at the [[Martin Beck Theatre]] and ran for 156 performances
* ''[[Higher and Higher (musical)|Higher and Higher]]'' (Music: [[Richard Rodgers]] Lyrics: [[Lorenz Hart]] Book: Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan) opened at the [[Shubert Theatre (Broadway)|Shubert Theatre]] on April 4 and ran for 84 performances. It returned to the same theatre on August 5 for a further 24 performances.
* ''[[Hold On To Your Hats]]'' (Music: [[Burton Lane]] Lyrics: [[Yip Harburg|E. Y. Harburg]] Book: [[Eddie Davis (writer)|Eddie Davis]], [[Guy Bolton]] and [[Matt Brooks]]). Broadway production opened at the [[Shubert Theatre (Broadway)|Shubert Theatre]] on September 11 and ran for 158 performances
* ''[[Keep Off The Grass]]'' (Music: [[Jimmy McHugh]] Lyrics: [[Al Dubin]] and [[Howard Dietz]]). Broadway revue opened at the [[Broadhurst Theatre]] on May 23 and ran for 44 performances
* ''[[Louisiana Purchase (musical)|Louisiana Purchase]]'' (Music and Lyrics: [[Irving Berlin]] Book: [[Morrie Ryskind]]). Broadway production opened on May 28 at the [[Imperial Theatre (Broadway)|Imperial Theatre]] and ran for 444 performances
* ''[[Meet the People]]'' Broadway production opened at the [[Mansfield Theatre]] on December 25 and ran for 160 performances.
*''[[New Faces (London revue)|New Faces]]'' [[West End theatre|London]] [[revue]] opened at the [[Comedy Theatre]] on April 11 and moved to the [[Apollo Theatre]] on March 14, 1941.
* ''[[Pal Joey (musical)|Pal Joey]]'' (Music: [[Richard Rodgers]] Lyrics: [[Lorenz Hart]] Book: [[John O'Hara]]) – Broadway production opened on December 25 at the [[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]] and ran for 374 performances
* ''[[Panama Hattie]]'' (Music and Lyrics: [[Cole Porter]] Book: [[Herbert Fields]] and [[B. G. DeSylva]]). Broadway production opened on October 30 at the [[46th Street Theatre]] and ran for 501 performances
* ''[[Two for the Show (musical)|Two for the Show]]'' Broadway [[revue]] opened at the [[Booth Theatre]] on February 11 and ran for 124 performances
* ''[[Walk With Music]]'' (Music: [[Hoagy Carmichael]] Lyrics: [[Johnny Mercer]] Book: [[Guy Bolton]], [[Parke Levy]] and [[Alan Lipscott]]). Broadway production opened on June 4 at the [[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]] and ran for 55 performances
* ''[[The White Horse Inn (operetta)|The White Horse Inn]]'' (Music: [[Ralph Benatzky]] Lyrics and Book: [[Harry Graham (poet)|Harry Graham]]). London revival opened on March 20 at the [[London Coliseum]] and ran for 268 performances until ended by bombing raids.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.overthefootlights.co.uk/London%20Musicals%201940-1944.pub.pdf|title=London performances – ''White Horse Inn'' (1st Revival)|date=1940|website=overthefootlights.co.uk|access-date=June 19, 2014 |archive-date=February 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211233927/http://www.overthefootlights.co.uk/London%20Musicals%201940-1944.pub.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>