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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 Everly Brothers are playing during a fourteen-night stint at The Latin Quarter, New York City, USA.
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Roy Orbison is playing during a three-week season at The Club Embassy, Toronto, Canada.
Gene Pitney is playing during a week of shows at The Fiesta Club, Stockton, England, UK, Europe.
The Who play at the Exhibition Hall, Regina, Alberta, Canada.
Jerry Butler records Hey, Western Union Man and Can't Forget About You, Baby, at Cameo-Parkway Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, with production duo Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
The Temptations appear at the Valley Forge Music Fair in Pennsylvania, USA, without baritone David Ruffin . Ruffin has been fired by Motown Records because of his desire to change the Tempts' image from 'suits, ties and patent shoes' and go into 'a deep soul bag' - a direction that the group ends up following later when producer Norman Whitfield steps in. Ruffin's place in the quintet is taken by Dennis Edwards, formerly of The Contours, and Motown rehires Ruffin as a solo artist.
Family play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Beatstalkers.
Scattered violence breaks out at a city-sponsored concert in South End, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, headlined by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles. Poor amplification is cited as a contributing cause.
Canned Heat play at Kaleidoscope, Los Angeles, California, USA.
At Blaises in London, England, UK, Europe, Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix Experience jam with Tim Rose.
Taj Mahal and Tim Buckley play the second of six nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Doors play at Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Bing Crosby introduces the first official Olympic Games song, The Land I Love, by performing it at the pre-Olympics event in Los Angeles, Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Seatrain and Albert Ayler are playing during thirteen days at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The Beach Boys play at The Auditorium, St Paul, Minnesota, USA.
The Jeff Beck Group, with Rod Stewart on vocals, plays the first of three nights at La Cave, Cleveland, Ohio, 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.