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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.
Eddie Condon's All Stars are playing during a two-month engagement at Condon's, East 56th Street, New York City, USA.
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.
Popular singer Sandy Stewart is playing during a residency at The Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jackie Wilson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Etta James, Clarence 'Frogman' Henry, Ral Donner, The Belmonts, The Chantels, The Cleftones, The Regents, Tony Orlando, The Vibrations, Frank Gari, Linda Scott and Brian Hyland are playing during a ten-day engagement in Murray The K's Boss Holiday Show at The Paramount Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
The John Coltrane Sextet ends a month of gigs at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
A new presenter, Brian Matthew, pre-records his first edition of UK tv show Thank Your Lucky Stars, at Teddington Studios near London, England, UK, Europe
The Dick Clark C aravan of Stars, featuring Bobby Rydell, Chubby Checker, Freddy Cannon, The Shirelles, Gary U.S. Bonds and Johnny And The Hurricanes, plays the third of four nights at The State Fair, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Kid Howard's La Vida Band records See See Rider, In Gloryland, When My Dreamboat Comes Home and Londonderry Air for Icon Records in the USA.
Brenda Lee plays the third of eight nights at The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
Rory Storm And The Hurricanes, including drummer Ringo Starr, come to the end of a three month residency at the Rock And Calypso Ballroom, Butlins, Skegness, England, UK, Europe.
Ferlin Husky and Patsy Cline play in The Capitol City Jamboree, at The Municipal Auditorium, Austin, Texas, USA.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows play the seventh night in a six-week season at The Opera House, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
Roy Acuff plays a live concert in Reed's Ferry, New Hampshire, USA.
Brook Benton, The Drifters and Betty Carter play the sixth night of a week at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The Beatles play at Hambleton Hall, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Paul Anka comes to the end of a UK visit for a week of tv appearances, which included filming a tv special, This Is Anka, for Granada TV.
A UK Silver Disc is presented to the hit single Apache by guitar instrumental band The Shadows.
The Blackwood Brothers Quartet plays a live show in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Loretta Lynn signs her first major recording contract, with Decca Records in the USA. She will remain with Decca for over twenty years.
George Hamilton IV plays a live show in Springfield, Illinois, USA.
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.