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The Steven Sondheim musical Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, is performed on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 702 performances.
The musical Irma La Douce is running at The Plymouth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It runs at The Plymouth for more than a year before transferring to The Alvin Theatre.
Frank Sinatra is playing to full houses during a two-week stand at The Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Joanie Somers is playing during a ten-day engagement at Freddy's Cafe, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Connie Francis plays during a nine-day engagement at The Holiday House, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Julius LaRosa is playing during two weeks at The Racquet Club, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
Elvis Presley is in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, re-shooting the ending of Wild In The Country, because pre-release screening audiences did not like the original ending in which Hope Lange committed suicide.
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, whose agents had been keeping tabs on Frank Sinatra since 1947, sends a memo to United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, detailing the singer's connections to organized crime figures.
Bobby Lewis releases a new single, Tossin' And Turnin', on Beltone Records in the USA.
When two local rock'n'roll bands, The Offbeats and The Jaywalkers play a gig together in Norwich, England, UK, Europe, Peter Jay of The Jaywalkers invites guitarist Peter Miller from The Offbeats to join his band.
The Beatles play at Aintree Institute, Aintree, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, and also at Lathom Hall, Seaforth, Liverpool.
It is reported that British pop star Cliff Richard has parted ways with his manager Tito Burns.
Velma Middleton, who had sung for many years with the Louis Armstrong big band, dies following a stroke in SierraLeone, Africa, while on tour with Armstrong.
Bluegrass legends Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs record Foggy Mountain Top with Mother Maybelle Carter for Columbia Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Columbia recording artist Jill Corey is playing during two weeks at Beverly Hills, Southgate, Kentucky, USA.
The Noel Coward-composed musical Sail Away is presented at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 167 performances.
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.
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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.
Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.