Editing 1972 in music (section)

==Musical theater==
* ''[[Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill]]'' – Off-Broadway revue opened at the [[Theatre de Lys]] on October 1 and ran for 152 performances
* ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'' ([[Stephen Sondheim]]) – London production opened at [[Her Majesty's Theatre]] on January 18 and ran for 344 performances
* ''[[Cowardy Custard]]'' – London production opened at the [[Mermaid Theatre]] on July 10 and ran for 405 performances
* ''[[Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope]]'' – London production opened at the [[Playhouse Theatre]] on April 19 and ran for 914 performances
* ''[[Don't Play Us Cheap]]'' – Broadway production opened at the [[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]] on May 16 and ran for 164 performances
* ''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]'' (Stephen Sondheim) – Broadway revival
* ''[[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
* ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' ([[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] and [[Tim Rice]]) – London production opened at the [[Palace Theatre, London|Palace Theatre]] on August 9 and ran for 3358 performances
* ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]'' – Broadway production ran for 3388 performances, the longest run ever at that time
* ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' (Lloyd Webber & Rice) – London production opened at [[The Roundhouse]] on November 8 and ran for 43 performances
* ''[[Man of La Mancha]]''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Broadway revival
* ''[[Pippin (musical)|Pippin]]'' – Broadway production opened at the [[Imperial Theatre]] on October 23 and ran for 1944 performances
* ''[[Sugar (musical)|Sugar]]'' – Broadway production opened at the [[Kajestic Theatre]] and ran for 505 performances