Editing 1982 in music (section)

== [[Musical theater]] ==
* ''[[Andy Capp]]'' ([[Alan Price]]) – London production opened at the [[Aldwych Theatre]] on September 28 and ran for 99 performances
* ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]'' ([[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]) – Broadway production opened at the [[Winter Garden Theatre]] on October 7 and ran for 7485 performances, the longest run in the history of Broadway to date
* ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' ([[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] and [[Tim Rice]]) – Broadway production opened at the [[Royale Theatre]] on January 27 and ran for 747 performances
* ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (musical play)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'' – off-Broadway production opened at the [[Orpheum Theatre (East Village, New York)|Orpheum Theatre]] on July 27 and ran for 2209 performances
* ''[[Nine (musical)|Nine]]'' – Broadway production opened at the [[46th Street Theatre]] on May 9 and ran for 729 performances
* ''[[Pirates Of Penzance]]'' – London revival
* ''[[Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (musical)|Seven Brides For Seven Brothers]]'' ([[Saul Chaplin]], [[Gene de Paul]] and [[Johnny Mercer]]) – Broadway production opened at the [[Alvin Theatre]] on July 8 and ran for 5 performances
* ''[[Song and Dance]]'' ([[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]) – London production opened at the [[Palace Theatre, London|Palace Theatre]] on April 7 and ran for 781 performances