Editing 1942 in music (section)

==[[Musical theatre]]==
* ''[[By Jupiter]]'', Broadway production opened at the [[Shubert Theatre (Broadway)|Shubert Theatre]] on June 2 and ran for 421 performances
* ''[[DuBarry Was a Lady|Du Barry Was A Lady]]'', London production opened at [[His Majesty's Theatre, London|His Majesty's Theatre]] on October 22 and ran for 178 performances
* ''[[Let's Face It!]]'', [[West End theatre|London]] production opened at the [[London Hippodrome|Hippodrome]] on November 19 and ran for 348 performances
* ''[[Priorities of 1942]]'' [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[Revue]] opened March 12 at the [[46th Street Theatre]] and ran for 353 performances.
* ''[[Show Time (musical)|Show Time]]'' [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[Revue]] opened September 16 at the [[Broadhurst Theatre]] and ran for 342 performances.
* ''[[Star and Garter]]'' [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[Revue]] opened on June 24 at the [[Music Box Theatre]] and ran for 605 performances.
* ''[[Stars on Ice (musical)|Stars on Ice]]'' [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[Revue]] opened July 2 at the [[Center Theatre (New York, New York)|Center Theatre]] and ran for 827 performances.
* ''[[This Is the Army]]'' [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[Revue]] opened July 4 at the [[The Broadway Theatre|Broadway Theatre]] and ran for 113 performances.