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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.
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 5th Dimension are playing during a three-week engagement at The Americana Hotel, New York City, USA.
The Righteous Brothers are playing at Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jazz pianist Erroll Garner is playing during a three-week season at The Tropicana, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Leon Bibb is playing during a thirteen-night engagement at The Maisonette in the St. Regis Hotel, New York City, USA.
Henry Mancini is playing during two weeks at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Trini Lopez is headlining during a two-week season at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, USA.
Inez And Charlie Foxx play during a week of shows at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Bobby Vinton is playing at The Latin Quarter, New York City, USA.
The Vibrations are playing during eight nights at The Twenty Grand Club, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Troggs play during a week of cabaret at Dolce Vita, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
The James Brown Revue is on tour in Vietnam, Asia, playing live shows for American troops.
Clara Ward And The Ward Singers are playing during a week of shows at The Embassy Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ray Charles And The Raeletts are playing during six nights at Melodyland, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Beatles start work on drummer Ringo Starr's composition Don't Pass Me By at Abbey Road, London, England, UK, Europe.
Cliff Richard, Lulu and The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band appear on UK tv programme The Big Show.
Joni Mitchell is playing at The Troubadour, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Hedge And Bonnie. She will appear with the duo until the 9th. Then, on the 10th Dave Van Ronk will become her support act, and she will continue as headliner until June 16.
An edition of the It Must Be Dusty TV show, is recorded at Studio D, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK, Europe, during which Jimi Hendrix and Dusty Springfield duet on Mockingbird.
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Senator Robert Kennedy is assassinated in Los Angeles, California, USA, by Sirhan Sirhan. Shortly after, singer-songwriter Laura Nyro will write the song Save The Country about the assassination, and it will be covered by The 5th Dimension, Julie Driscoll and Roseanne Cash. Kennedy's death also provides the inspiration for Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals (aka The Young Rascals) to write their massive hit single, People Got To Be Free.
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The Don Patterson Quintet records Stairway To The Stars, Dem New York Dues and other tracks for Prestige Records in New York City, USA.
The Love Affair play at the Top Rank, Swansea, Wales, UK, Europe.
The Marmalade play on a 'beat cruise', setting sail from Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows record Somewhere By The Sea, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Manfred Mann re-record the lyric of their upcoming single, My Name Is Jack, following objections from American distributors that it might inflame racial tensions.
Successful Australian psychedelic pop band Procession is signed by its manager, David Joseph, to Phillips Records in the UK and Mercury Records in the USA.
Jefferson Airplane record Would You Like A Snack at RCA Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, with the participation of Frank Zappa, who co-wrote the track.
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The Cream play at the New City Opera House, St Paul, Minnesota, USA.
The Shadows record The Magical Mrs Clamps, Poem, Maggie's Samba and Here I Go Again, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Kaleidoscope play at the Traditional Indian Land And Life Committee Benefit concert in The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Filming of The Rolling Stones begins for French avant-garde director Jean-Luc Godard's documentary film One Plus One at Olympic Studios, London, England, UK, Europe. The film will, in due course, be re-named Sympathy For The Devil.
The Byrds' cover version of the Bob Dylan song You Ain't Going Nowhere enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No45 during a three-week run.
The Hour Glass are playing during a week of shows at The Whiskey A Go Go, Los Angeles, 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.