Chose a musical production by name (5)
I believe the answer is:
opted
'chose' is the definition.
(to opt for something is to choose it)
'a musical production by name' is the wordplay.
'a musical production' becomes 'opt' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'name' becomes 'Ed' (short for Edward).
'opt'+'ed'='OPTED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for opted that I've seen before include "Decided as in 10 Across" , "Chosen - elected" , "'Decided on, chose (5)'" , "Made choice, selected" , "Depot (anag.)" .)