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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 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.
Barbara McNair is playing during two weeks at The Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Al Martino is playing during a three-week stint at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

The stage musical
Cabaret is presented at The Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 336 performances.
Eddie Floyd, Pigmeat Markham, J.J. Barnes, Pat Lewis, The Holidays, Ruby Andrews and Barbara Mercer play in the Memphis Sounds Show during a lengthy booking at The Riviera Theater, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich play during a week in cabaret at Tito's, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.
Solomon King is playing during a week of cabaret at The Fiesta, Stockton, England, UK, Europe.
Bobby Bare is playing during a five-night engagement at The Taft Hotel, New York City, USA.

Gus Van of the Vaudeville duo Van And Schenk dies in Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, Florida, USA, as a result of having been hit by a car a week earlier. In a long and successful career, the pair recorded for the Emerson, Victor and Columbia labels.
The Top Ten singles being played on WHB Radio in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, for the week starting on this date are as follows :
1. Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat
2. Valleri/Tapioca Tundra -
The Monkees
3. Simon Says -
1910 Fruitgum Company
4. Just Dropped In -
Kenny Rogers And The First Edition
5. Bottle Of Wine - The Fireballs
6. Valley Of The Dolls -
Dionne Warwick
7. Bonnie And Clyde - Chicago Prohibition 1931
8. Kiss Me Goodbye -
Petula Clark
9. Dock Of The Bay -
Otis Redding
10. Too Much Talk -
Paul Revere And
The Raiders

The
Hello People play during a one-week booking at The Chessmate, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

In New York City, USA, Supreme Court judge J. Steit rules against Bang Records' legal action to prevent
Neil Diamond from recording for any other record company.

Avant garde composer Terry Riley performs his composition Poppy Nogood And The Phantom Band, at Nassau Community College, New York State, USA.
The controversial hippy musical,
Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on
Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.

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.