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The stage musical Man Of La Mancha is playing at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of almost two and a half years.
The musical Fiddler On The Roof, starring Zero Mostel, is performed at The Majestic Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run continuously (but at three different theatres) until 1972 notching up 3,242 performances.
The musical Hallelujah Baby!, starring Leslie Uggams, is presented at The Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
The musical comedy The Happy Time is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 286 performances. The show features music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb.
The musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, is performed at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,847 performances.
Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.
The stage musical Cabaret is presented at The Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 336 performances.
The Checkmates Ltd, are playing during four weeks at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
John Davidson is playing during a month of shows at The Plaza Hotel, New York City, USA.
The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
Ben E. King, Solomon Burke, Archie Bell And The Drells, Eddie Floyd, Dee Dee Sharpe and The Sweet Inspirations play during a week-long series of shows the Atlantic Records Show Of Stars at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Joe Tex is playing during seven nights at The Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA.
Maxine Brown is playing during nine days at The Pecan Grove, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
The musical variety revue New Faces Of 1968 is presented during a run of 52 performances at The Booth Theatre, New York City, USA, featuring performers including Madeline Kahn, Robert Klein, Suzanne Astor and Gloria Bleezarde.
The Sweet Inspirations are playing during a week of shows at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The King Sisters, Alvino Rey and Kent Larsen are playing during a three-week engagement at The Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Songwriter, keyboardist and producer Al Kooper is in London, England, UK, Europe, during six days of meetings with publishers, heads of record companies and other producers.
Pink Floyd play at the International Pop Festival, Palazzo Dello Sport, Rome, Italy, Europe.
Nino Tempo and April Stevens begin a two-week, 15-city tour with a show in Dallas, Texas, USA.
American folk singer Tom Rush arrives in the UK for a short promotional visit.
A live set by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band is broadcast on the BBC Radio 1 show Top Gear in the UK, Europe.
Tim Rose plays at The Scene Club, New York City, USA.
Long John Baldry is playing during a week of cabaret at The Garrick, Leigh, UK, Europe.
Count Basie performs a live set on tv show Jazz Casual in the USA.
The Beach Boys play at The Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
There is a violent clash in the streets of Paris, France, Europe, between revolutionary students and police. The song Street Fighting Man by The Rolling Stones will be inspired by this event, and also partly by The Stones' front man, Mick Jagger, taking part in a March 1968 anti-war protest rally at London's U.S. Embassy, during which mounted police attempted to control a crowd of 25,000 people.
>a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_%26_Debbe">Gene And Debbe are the musical guests on the tv show Bob Braun's 50-50 Club in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Judy Collins plays at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon, England, UK, Europe.
Step Inside Love, a new single by Cilla Black, written by Paul McCartney of The Beatles, is released in the USA.
Recording of the original soundtrack album for the hippy musical Hair is completed at RCA Studio B, New York City, USA.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane play a free concert to 10,000 people in The Mall, Central Park, New York City, USA.
Psychedelic band The Nocturnes complete recording of the Jimmy Webb song Carpet Man, in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Master Jack by South African group Four Jacks And A Jill reaches No1 in the Canadian singles chart.
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Laetitia Sadier, vocalist and keyboardist of Stereolab, is born in Vincennes, France, Europe.
The Love Affair play at The Top Rank, Bristol, England, UK, Europe.
Ron Eliran, known as "Israel's Ambassador of Song," is playing during a month of shows at The Hungry i, San Francisco, California, USA.
The 5th Dimension play at The State College, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, USA.
The rock musical Hair (which includes a scene with a fully nude cast) is presented during a run of 1,997 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. The cast includes Marsha Hunt, Paul Nicholas, Sonja Kristina and Jimmy Winston.