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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.Tommy Steele, Teddy Johnson And Pearl Carr, Jimmy James, The Raindrops, Joe Baker And Jack Douglas, Desmond Walter-Ellis, The KIms and Regine And Andre Berny play during a seven-week season at The Coventry Theatre, Coventry, England, UK, Europe.
The Vandergrift Brothers are playing during a four week long engagement in Rockland, Maine, USA.
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George Brunis is playing at Basin Street in The French Village, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
A production of My Fair Lady is playing at The Shubert Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA, starring Ronald D rake and Caroline Dixon.The Royal Variety Performance is held at the London Palladium, London, England, UK, Europe, featuring Shirley Bassey, Nina And Frederik, The McGuire Sisters, TheTemperance Seven and Frankie Vaughan.
Jazz trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, with the Gary McFarland Orchestra, records Why Are You Blue, for Verve Records in New York City, USA.It is reported that the Music City record store in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, has doubled its sales of audio albums by allowing customers to preview them in-store by listening on headphones.
Billboard magazine in the USA reports that sound effects records have unexpectedly become "a highly lucrative sales area" in the music business.
Adolph Hofner And The Pearl Wranglers record The Three Caballeros, Mexico, Over The Waves and Put Your Little Foot in Texas Sound Studio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.Trouble In Tahiti by Leonard Bernstein is presented at The Gate Of Horn club in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a cast headed by Amanda A mbrose, Alexandra Hunt and Frank Carroll.
Jackie Wilson plays the last night in a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean reaches No1 in the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA, and will hold that position for five weeks.
Joey Dee And The Starliters play at a fund-raising event in The Four Seasons Hotel, New York City, USA.
Gospel vocal group The Cavaliers record God Is On My Side, I Can't Tarry and other tracks for Savoy Records in New York City, USA.Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson, Cyril Fletcher, Cy Grant, Bernard Spear, Rosemary Brett Davies and Marie Cooper, Reg Thompson, The Terry Sisters and the BBC Revue Orchestra perform live on the BBC Light Programme Radio show Midday Music Hall in London, England, UK, Europe.
Jazz bassist Charles Mingus records Devil Woman, Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Atlantic Records.
The Royal Variety Show at The Prince Of Wales Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, features Shirley Bassey, Sammy Davis Jr, Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball, The Temperance Seven, Max Bygraves, Frankie Vaughan, The McGuire Sisters, Nina And Frederik and Maurice Chaevalier.
Billboard magazine reports that Folk star Pete Seeger is in Europe "on tour with his wife and daughter".
Ricky Nelson (aka Rick Nelson) records Fragile, I Can't Stop Loving You and Summertime, in Master Recorders, 533 North Fairfax Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Nelson's band on the session consists of James Burton [gt], Joe Osborn [bass], Richie Frost [drums], Ray Johnson [piano]. Two groups of backing vocalists are used, the first being Dave Burgess, Glen Campbell and Jerry Fuller, the second being Darlene Love And The Blossoms.
Jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter records Powder Keg, Devil's Island and other tracks at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois, USA, for Vee-Jay Records.
The Tokens relinquish their copyright in their hit song The Lion Sleeps Tonight, to Folkways Records, owners of the song Wimoweh, on which The Lion Sleeps Tonight is based.
Impresario Larry Parnes' package tour, Star Spangled Nights, plays at The Granada, Maidstone, England, UK, Europe. Featured artists include Billy Fury, Eden Kane, Joe Brown, Tommy Bruce, The Allisons, The Viscounts, The Karl Denver Trio, Peter Jay And The Jaywalkers, Terry Hale and newcomer Georgie Fame.
Robin Hall and Jimmie MacGregor provide musical entertainment on the topical magazine programme Tonight on BBC-tv in London, England, UK, Europe.
A wildfire in the Bel Air district of Los Angeles, California, USA, threatens to destroy the home of Bobby Darin. 
A major fire in the canyons of Los Angeles, California, USA, destroys the home of Jan Berry of surf duo Jan And Dean, at 1111 Linda Flora Drive. At the time of the fire, Jan And Dean are in Sioux City, Iowa, USA.
Brook Benton plays the fourth night in a week of shows at The Roberts Show Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.