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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.

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.

Jazz pianist
Erroll Garner is playing during a three-week season at The Tropicana, Las Vegas, Nevada, 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.
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
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.
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.

The Hour Glass are playing during a week of shows at The Whiskey A Go Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Killer Joe Piro plays the second of two nights at The Drive-In, Collingswood, New Jersey, USA, supported by The Combination.

The
Dave Pell Octet plays at Donte's club, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The day after the burial of recently-assassinated US Senator Bobby Kennedy,
Duke Ellington, the
Bill Evans Trio, the
Woody Herman Orchestra,
Johnny Hodges, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, the
Modern Jazz Quartet, Felicia Saunders, the
Horace Silver Quintet and
Joe Williams, are seen on tv in a tribute concert recorded for WCBS-tv, New York City, USA.
Frank Ifield plays at Batley Variety Club, Batley, England, UK, Europe.
Bobby Vee begins a week of appearances at The Social Club, Greaseborough, England, UK, Europe.

Country music singer-songwriter and recording artist
Donny Sawyer is born in Sharon, Connecticut, USA.
The Equals play at The Wake Arms, Epping, England, UK, Europe.
UK radio show Top Gear features
Joe Cocker and The Idle Race.
Love play the last of three nights at
The Kinetic Playground, 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by The Chicago Slim Blues Band.

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.