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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.
Patsy Montana is playing during a four-week stretch at Harrah's Club, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.The Chordettes are playing during two-weeks of shows at Beverly Hills Country Club, Southgate, Kentucky, USA.
The Max Roach Quintet, Abbey Lincoln and Mal Waldron play during a two-week residency at The Jazz Gallery, New York City, USA. The gigs provide a showcase for Roach's Freedom Now Suite, which powerfully advocates civil rights.
Stan Kenton plays during a four-week season at The Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, showcasing his 'New Era In Modern American Music'.The Grand Ole Opry package featuring Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs, The Foggy Mountain Boys, Stringbean, Minnie Paerl, Margie Bowes, The Wilburn Brothers, Don Helms and Jim Reeves And The Blue Boys plays in Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Barbra Streisand continues with her month-long residency at The Caucus Club , Detroit, Michigan, USA.
John Lewis And His Orchestra record tracks for his album Original Sin - Music For Ballet, in New York City, USA, for Atlantic Records. (John Lewis is best-known as the founder of the Modern Jazz Quartet).
The Beatnicks (aka The Beatniks) play at The Gaumont Ballroom, Bradford, England, UK, Europe.
Ben E. King, with Stan Applebaum's Orchestra, records Perfidia, Sweet And Gentle, Amor, Frenesi and Souvenir Of Mexico for Atco Records in New York City, USA.
Derry And The Seniors, Rory Storm And The Hurricanes (with Ringo Starr on drums), The Cassanovas Big Three and Tommy And His Metronomes play at Countryside Hepland, Mersey View Jive Hive, Frodsham, Cheshire, England, UK, Europe.
Jocko's Rocketship Revue at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA, features Clyde McPhatter, Baby Washington, Shep And The Limelites, Bobby Freeman and The Larks.
Former country music star Spade Cooley tells a nurse that his injured wife Ella Mae Cooley has jumped from a moving automobile. Mrs. Cooley has a black eye and brush burns on her arms and legs. Her ankle, coccyx and back are also bruised.
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry performs But I Do and Ain't Got No Home on tv show American Bandstand in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.The Miles Davis Quintet and the Stan Getz Quartet play at The Shrine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Gerry And The Pacemakers, Rory Storm And The Hurricanes, Kingsize Taylor And The Dominoes, Jay Roberts And The Jaywalkers and Bill Bailey's Calypso Band play a Good Friday gig at The Iron Door Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
The Chris Barber Jazz Band plays at the London Palladium, London, England, UK, Europe. The show is recorded and will be released as a live album entitled Chris Barber At The London Palladium.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.