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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.
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.
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.

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.
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.
Canned Heat play at Kaleidoscope, Los Angeles, California, 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.

The
Beach Boys play at The Auditorium, St Paul, Minnesota, USA.
The Who play at the Exhibition Hall, Regina, Alberta, Canada.
The Doors play at Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, 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.