Editing 1961 in music (section)

==Musical theater==
* ''[[Carnival!]]'' (Music and Lyrics: [[Bob Merrill]] Book: [[Michael Stewart (playwright)|Michael Stewart]]). Broadway production opened at the [[Imperial Theatre]] on April 13 and ran for 719 performances
* ''[[Do Re Mi (musical)|Do Re Mi]]'' London production opened at the [[Prince of Wales Theatre]] on October 12 and ran for 169 performances
* ''[[Donnybrook!]]'' Broadway production opened at the [[46th Street Theatre]] on May 18 and ran for 68 performances.
* ''[[The Fantasticks]]'' London production opened on September 7 and ran for 44 performances
* ''[[How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical)|How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying]]'' (Music and Lyrics: [[Frank Loesser]] Book: [[Abe Burrows]], Jack Weinstein and [[Willie Gilbert]]) Broadway production opened at the [[46th Street Theatre]] on October 14 and ran for 1417 performances.
* ''[[Kwamina]]'' Broadway production opened at the [[54th Street Theatre]] on October 23 and ran for 32 performances
* ''[[Milk and Honey (musical)|Milk and Honey]]'' Broadway production opened at the [[Martin Beck Theatre]] on October 10 and ran for 543 performances
* ''[[The Music Man]]'' London production opened at the [[Adelphi Theatre]] on March 16. Starring [[Van Johnson]], [[Patricia Lambert]], [[Ruth Kettlewell]] and [[Dennis Waterman]].
* ''[[Salad Days (musical)|Salad Days]]'' ([[Julian Slade]]) – London revival at [[Prince's Theatre]]
* ''[[Sail Away (musical)|Sail Away]]'' Broadway production opened at the [[Broadhurst Theatre]] on October 3 and ran for 167 performances
*''[[The Sentimental Bloke (1961 musical)|The Sentimental Bloke]]'' (Music: [[Albert Arlen]] Lyrics: [[Nancy Brown (actress)|Nancy Brown]], Albert Arlen, [[Lloyd Thomson]] and [[C. J. Dennis]] Book: Lloyd Thomson and Nancy Brown). Premiered at the [[Albert Hall, Canberra]], March. Melbourne production opened at the [[Comedy Theatre, Melbourne|Comedy Theatre]] on November 4.
* ''[[The Sound of Music|The Sound Of Music]]'' (Music: [[Richard Rodgers]] Lyrics: [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] Book: [[Howard Lindsay]] and [[Russel Crouse]]) – London production opened at the [[Palace Theatre, London|Palace Theatre]] and ran for 2385 performances.
* ''[[Stop the World – I Want to Get Off]]'' (Music, Lyrics and Book: [[Anthony Newley]] and [[Leslie Bricusse]]) – London production opened at the [[Sondheim Theatre|Queen's Theatre]] on July 20 and ran for 485 performances.
* ''[[Subways Are For Sleeping]]'' (Music: [[Jule Styne]] Lyrics and Book: [[Adolph Green]] & [[Betty Comden]]) Broadway production opened at the [[St. James Theatre]] on December 27 and ran for 205 performances.
* ''[[Wildest Dreams (musical)|Wildest Dreams]]'' (by [[Julian Slade]]) London production opened at the [[Vaudeville Theatre]] on August 3 and ran for 76 performances