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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.
Hallelujah Baby!, starring Leslie Uggams, is presented at The Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.
The musical
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
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,
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 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.
The Troggs play during a week of cabaret at Dolce Vita, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
The Vibrations are playing during eight nights at The Twenty Grand Club, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Clara Ward And The Ward Singers are playing during a week of shows at The Embassy Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The James Brown Revue is on tour in Vietnam, Asia, playing live shows for American troops.
Ray Charles And The Raeletts are playing during six nights at Melodyland, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Hour Glass are playing during a week of shows at The Whiskey A Go Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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.
Jerry Jeff Walker records Mr Bojangles and Round And Round at Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
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Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees is in Western Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, completing his contributions to the songs Shorty Blackwell and Just A Game.
Paul McCartney of The Beatles and his girlfriend Jane Asher attend the wedding of Paul's brother Mike McCartney (of The Scaffold) to Angela Fishwick, at Carog, North Wales, UK, Europe.
It is announced that Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones is to make his acting debut in the film The Performers. (In due course, the film will be re-named Performance).
The 1910 Fruitgum Co release a new single, May I Take A Giant Step, in the UK, Europe.
Don Partridge plays on the last edition of BBC tv show Whistle Stop in the UK. The show is hosted by Roger Whittaker.
Paul Bigsby, co-inventor with Merle Travis of one of the first solid-bodied electric guitars, dies aged 69 of cancer in Downey, California, USA. Bigsby was an innovator who devised numerous influential inventions, particularly in relation to elelctric guitars.
Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead and Fleetwood Mac play the second of three nights at The Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Iron Butterfly, The Velvet Underground and Chrome Cyrcus play the first of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom. San Francisco, California, USA.
Allman Joys, later to become the Allman Brothers Band, play the second of three nights at The Retinal Circus, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience fly from London, England, UK, Europe, to New York City, USA.
Filming of The Rolling Stones for French avant-garde director Jean-Luc Godard's documentary film One By One continues at Olympic Studios, London, England, UK, Europe. The film will eventually be released under the title Sympathy For The Devil.
The Rolling Stones are photographed by Michael Joseph at Sarum Chase, Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe. The images are intended to be used for their Beggars Banquet LP cover.
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On their second North American tour, The Cream play the first of three nights at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by the MC5, The James Gang and Carousel.
Don Ellis, H.P. Lovecraft and Kaleidoscope play the first of two nights at The Kaleidoscope club, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Love play the first of three nights at The Kinetic Playground, 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by The Chicago Slim Blues Band.
Electric Flag, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Steppenwolf play the first of two nights at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA.