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The Irving Berlin musical and political satire Call Me Madam is playing at The Coliseum, London, England, UK, during a run of 485 performances. Main cast members are Billie Worth (Sally Adams), Anton Walbrook (Cosmo), Jeff Warren (Ken Gibson) and Shani Wallis (Princess Maria). Songs include The Hostess with the Mostes', It's a Lovely Day Today, The Ocarina, They Like Ike and You're Just in Love.
The musical revue New Faces Of 1952, is presented at The Royale Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 365 performances. The revue is perhaps best remembered because it features Eartha Kitt making her Broadway debut with the spectacular song, Monotonous, based on real events in her life.
The musical comedy Wish You Were Here, is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 598 performances.
The musical Love From Judy is playing at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 594 performances. The cast includes Jean Carson (Judy), Linda Gray (Grace), Bill O'Connor (Jervis) and Adelaide Hall (Butterfly) and songs including I Never Dream When I'm Asleep, Dear Daddy Long-Legs, Here We Are and A Touch of Voodoo.
The musical comedy Wonderful Town, starring Rosalind Russell, is playing at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 559 performances.Gospel singer and recording artist Vanessa Bell Armstrong is born in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Frank Sinatra and his wife Ava Gardner attend the premiere of the film Mogambo [in which Gardner stars] in New York City, USA, after which they fly back to Hollywood, California.
Marc Shulman is born in New York City, USA. He will find acclaim as a guitarist working with Suzanne Vega, Shwan Colvin, The Bee Gees, Celine Dion and many others.
The Leith Stevens' All Stars, including Maynard Ferguson on trumpet and Shelly Manne on drums, record The Wild One, Lonely Way, Beetle, Blues for Brando, Hotshoe, Windswept, Scramble and Chino, in Hollywood, California, USA, for the controversial Marlon Brando film The Wild One.
Victor Borge's Comedy In Music show begins at the John Golden Theatre, New York City, USA. It will enter the Guinness Book Of World Records as the longest running one-man show in the history of theater, notching up 849 performances before it closes in 1956.