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How do you punctuate titles of Broadway shows?

The punctuation of titles of Broadway shows follows the style of the publication or organization presenting them. There is no one, universally accepted style for punctuation of Broadway show titles. Some examples include:

* Playbill uses no punctuation in show titles.

For example: _Oklahoma!_

* The Broadway League uses apostrophes to mark omitted words.

For example: _Ain't Misbehavin'_

* The New York Times uses quotation marks for titles of individual works of art.

For example: "Oklahoma!"

* The Associated Press Stylebook uses italics for the titles of books, plays, and other complete works.

For example: _Oklahoma!_

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