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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.
The Noel Coward-composed musical Sail Away is presented at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 167 performances.
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 Do-Re-Mi, starring Max Bygraves, with music by Jule Styne, is playing at the Prince Of Wales Theatre, London, England, Europe, during a run of 169 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.
The musical Irma La Douce is presented at The Alvin Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA during a total of 524 Broadway performances.
The musical Kean, based on the life of 18th Century Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean, is playing at The Broadway Theater, New York City, USA, during a run of 92 performances.
Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.
Santo And Johnny are playing during a long engagement at The El Cortez Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Elvis Presley is filming scenes for his tenth movie Kid Galahad in Culver Studios, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra are playing during a 17-night engagement at Basin Street East, New York City, USA. Also on the bill is Gloria Lynne, with her trio led by Earl May.
Bob Scobey And His Frisco Band are playing at Bourbon Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Roy Acuff is undertaking a one-month tour of Spain, Europe, and Morocco, Africa, where he is performing for American troops, sponsored by the United Service Organizations.
Sarah Vaughan is playing during a three-week engagement at the My Fair Lady club in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
A third appearance is recorded by The Beatles for tv show People And Places, in Studio 4, Granada TV Centre, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Paul Anka appear on tv's Ed Sullivan Show, in New York City, USA.
Johnny Cash, The Tennessee Three, June Carter, Roger Miller, Gordon Terry and Johnny Western play in The Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA.
Blue Hawaii by Elvis Presley reaches No1 on the Billboard Hot 100 albums chart in the USA.
The Springfields (including Dusty Springfield) play a live session for the BBC Light Programme Radio show Easy Beat in London, England, UK, Europe.
Louis Jordan comes to the end of an engagement at The Latin Casino, Philadelphia, USA.
Future one-third of Bananarama, Sarah Dallin, is born in Bristol, England, UK, Europe.
Although Duke Ellington and his Orchestra are currently playing during a residency at Basin Street East, New York City, USA, Ellington takes time our to appear with The Louis Armstrong All-Stars on The Ed Sullian Show on CBS-tv, to promote their forthcoming joint-LP, Together For The First Time.
The 55-piece Pomona Valley Symphony orchestra records the soundtrack for the low-budget movie, The World's Greatest Sinner, in the auditorium of Chaffey High, Ontario, near Los Angeles, California, USA. The composer is Frank Zappa.
The Beatles have their first professional photo session at the studio of Albert Marron, in Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK.
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Brenda Lee plays the thirteenth night of a pre-Christmas season in The Congo Room of The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Donnie Brooks And His Shamrocks, riding on the Top Ten success of the 1960 hit Mission Bell, are playing at Le Crazy Horse in Los Angeles, California, USA, during a twelve week season.
The Willie Jones All-Star Jazz Trio plays the last of three nights at The Talk Of The Town, Phoenix, Illinois, USA.