- Feb 4 Lionel Bart's musical comedy "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'be" opens at Garrick Theatre, London; runs for 886 pefromances
Hoagy Carmichael Hollywood Star
Feb 8 American "Stardust" composer and character actor Hoagy Carmichael receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Feb 10 "Unsinkable Molly Brown" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 532 performances
Lincoln, the Great Commoner
Feb 10 Charles Ives' composition "Lincoln, the Great Commoner" premieres
- Feb 13 "Beg, Borrow or Steal" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 5 performances
- Feb 13 "Saratoga" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 80 performances
Music Recording
Feb 13 Frank Sinatra launches Reprise label, after a failed attempt to buy the Verve label;
- Feb 25 John Cage's "Music for Amplified Toy Pianos" premieres
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