- May 7 "Is There Life after High School?" opens at Barrymore Theatre, NYC; runs for 12 performances
Nine
May 9 Arthur Kopit's musical "Nine" premieres in NYC
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May 10 WABC radio (NYC) plays its last record - John Lennon's "Imagine" - and switches to all-talk format
- May 16 "Barnum" closes at St James Theater NYC after 854 performances
- May 16 "Is There Life After High School?" closes at Barrymore after 12 performances
- May 27 Musical "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?", after successful runs in Chicago and Philadelphia, opens at Alvin Theatre, NYC; runs for 5 performances
- May 29 "I Know What Boys Like" by The Waitresses hits #62
- May 30 Musical "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?", after successful runs in Chicago and Philadelphia, closes at Alvin Theatre, NYC, after 5 performances
- May 31 "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 63 performances
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