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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 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.
The stage musical She Loves Me with music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick is playing at The Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 301 performances.Winifred Atwell, Lance Percival, Ronnie Carroll, Antonio Vargas And The Spanish Dancers, Gerard Sety, Des Lane, Toni Ros, The Mistins and The Don Robb Group are playing during the summer season at The Star Light Roof, The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
Helen Shapiro is undertaking a ten-week summer season engagement at The Aquarium Theatre, Great Yarmouth, England, UK, Europe, supported by Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers, Ronnie Corbett and Jimmy Savile.
Jerry Lee Lewis is playing during a two-week season at The Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, for a fee reported to be $9,500 per week.
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers play at The Wooden Bridge Hotel, Guildford, England, UK, Europe.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows record What've I Gotta Do in Jubilee Hall, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
Lucky Lips by Cliff Richard And The Shadows is at No1 in the pop singles charts in Norway, Israel, South Africa, Hong Kong, Sweden and Holland, Europe. Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the song was originally a 1956 hit in the USA for Ruth Brown.
Jazz vocalist Keely Smith is playing during three weeks at The Venetian Room, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
The musical comedy film Bye Bye Birdie opens at cinemas in Argentina, South America. The film, based on Elvis Presley being drafted into the US Army, stars Janet Leigh and Dick Van Dyke, with Jesse Pearson as fictitious pop idol Conrad Birdie (a pun on Conway Twitty), along with Ann-Margret and Bobby Rydell. TV show host Ed Sullivan appears as himself.
LaBrenda Ben records Congratulations and Even If You Don't Mean It for Motown Records at The Graystone Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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Jan And Dean release a new single, Honolulu Lulu b/w Someday (You'll Go Walking By), on Liberty Records in the USA.
Steve Alaimo performs Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Sandra Jean Betts files a paternity suit in Los Angeles, California, USA, against Ray Charles, seeking $1,100 monthly in child support.
Elvis Presley continues with filming of studio-based scenes at MGM Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for his fifteenth movie Viva Las Vegas, co-starring Ann-Margret.
The The first edition of a new tv pop music show, Ready, Steady, Go!, presented by Keith Fordyce and David Gell, is broadcast in the UK. Artists appearing include Pat Boone, Billy Fury, Burl Ives, Chris Barber and Brian Poole And The Tremeloes. Dance band leader Joe Loss judges a dance contest.
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