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The Steven Sondheim musical Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, is performed on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 702 performances.
The musical Irma La Douce is running at The Plymouth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It runs at The Plymouth for more than a year before transferring to The Alvin Theatre.
Shirley Bassey is playing during a summer season at The Opera House, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
Eddie Condon's All Stars are playing during a two-month engagement at Condon's, East 56th Street, New York City, USA.
Peggy Lee is playing during three weeks of shows at The Pigalle Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
UK pop hitmaker Anthony Newley is playing in a one-man show, Stop The World I Want To Get Off, at Queen's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, which runs for 485 performances.
Lonnie Donegan, Miki And Griff, Suzie Miller, The Dallas Boys, Gil And Freddie Levedo, The Tiller Girls and Norman Vaughan are appearing in Putting On The Donegan at The Winter Gardens Pavilion, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
Pat Boone plays during nine nights at Araneta Coliseum, The Philippines, Asia.
Gene McDaniels is playing at New Fack's nightclub, San Francisco, California, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with location filming for his latest movie, Follow That Dream, in Crystal River, Florida, USA.
Barbra Streisand plays the eighteenth of twenty-seven nights at The Caucus Club, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The teen-oriented movie, Teen-Age Millionaire, featuring Chubby Checker, Dion, Marv Johnson, Bill Black's Combo, Jimmy Clanton, Vicki Spencer and Jack Larson, has its premiere in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, prior to opening in 18,000 theatres worldwide.
Gene Vincent plays in Inverness, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Well I Ask You by Eden Kane is the new No1 single in the UK.
The Blackwood Brothers Quartet plays a live show in Oak Hill, West Virginia, USA.
The Beatles play at St John's Hall, Tuebrooke, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Bobby Rydell plays the twenty-fourth night in a four week season at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, as support to comedian George Burns.
Aretha Franklin plays the fourteenth night in a three week season at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Ray Charles plays at The Elks Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by The Cookies.
Connie Francis plays the last of eight nights at The Manor Hotel, Wildwood, New Jersey, USA.
The teen-oriented movie, Teen-age Millionaire, featuring performances by Jackie Wilson, Chubby Checker, Dion, Marv Johnson, Bill Black's Combo, Vicki Spencer and Jack Larson, is released to cinemas worldwide.
Jim Reeves And The Blue Boys play the second of two shows at Oteego County Fair, Oneonta, New York State, USA.
The Platters play the last night of a week at The Beachcomber, Wildwood, New Jersey, USA.
The Pendletones, who will find fame after a name change to The Beach Boys, spend the second of five days rehearsing in Hawthorne, California, USA.
The Miracles play the last night of a week at The Hurricane Room, Wildwood, New Jersey, USA.
Brook Benton plays the twenty-third night in a month of gigs at Robert's Show Bar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Brian Epstein, later to become manager of The Beatles, begins writing a weekly column in Liverpool, UK's Mersey Beat newspaper.
The musical Milk And Honey, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is playing at The Martin Beck Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 543 performances.
The stage musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring Rudy Vallee, is playing at the 46th Street Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,417 performances.