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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 controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
Blood Sweat And Tears are playing during a season at The Cafe Au GoGo, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Trini Lopez is playing during three weeks at The Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA.
The 5th Dimension are playing during eleven nights at The Cave, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Everly Brothers are playing during a fourteen-night stint at The Latin Quarter, New York City, USA.
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Folk-rock duo Bunky And Jake are playing at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. Headline act is Joni Mitchell.
Joni Mitchell is playing during eight nights at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. Her support acts change during this period, but include David Steinberg and Bunky And Jake.
An MGM Records reception is held aboard an airborne Boeing 727, flying over Northern France, Europe, to launch the single One Way Ticket by Chris Rayburn on Music Factory Records. Miss Rayburn's single is one of the first to be produced by Mike Hurst, formerly of The Springfields.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Sly And The Family Stone and The Velvet Underground play the second of two nights at The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The final night at the original Fillmore Ballroom in San Francisco, California, USA, features Creedence Clearwater Revival, Steppenwolf and It's A Beautiful Day. A new Fillmore will open the next day in the former Carousel Ballroom.
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Roy Orbison is playing during a three-week season at The Club Embassy, Toronto, Canada.
Ruth Brown, with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, completes recording of the album Fine Brown Frame at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City, USA.
A gold album award is made by the R.I.A.A. in the USA to the compilation album The One And Only Glenn Miller And His Orchestra by Glenn Miller.
Diana Ross And The Supremes open at The Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Sly And The Family Stone, Neil Diamond and Tom Rush appear on the tv show Showcase 68, which had been pre-recorded in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Brook Benton files a $1.5m legal suit against Cameo-Parkway Records in the Supreme Court, New York City, USA. Benton is trying to prevent the label from distributing albums under his name which have been made from tapes obtained in a "deceptive manner".
Jazz saxophonist Sonny Criss records Eleanor Rigby, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles, in New York City, USA, for the album Rockin' In Rhythm on Prestige Records.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows record What's Behind The Eyes Of Mary?, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Rosemary Clooney plays at Harold's Club, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Ramsay Lewis performs as a guest soloist with The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
The Beatles are working on Good Night at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Esther And Abi Ofarim play at The Odeon, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley is spending a week on vacation in Palm Springs, California, 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.