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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 Checkmates Ltd, are playing during four weeks at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
John Davidson is playing during a month of shows at The Plaza Hotel, New York City, 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 King Sisters, Alvino Rey and Kent Larsen are playing during a three-week engagement at The Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

The musical variety revue
New Faces Of 1968 is presented during a run of 52 performances at The Booth Theatre, New York City, USA, featuring performers including Madeline Kahn, Robert Klein, Suzanne Astor and Gloria Bleezarde.
Ron Eliran, known as "Israel's Ambassador of Song," is playing during a month of shows at The Hungry i, San Francisco, California, USA.
Glen Campbell is in London, England, UK, Europe, for a week of promotional radio and tv appearances.
Jimmy McGriff is playing during four nights at The Alpine Villa, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Lana Cantrell is playing during a three-week engagement at The Fairmont, San Francisco, California, USA.

The
Modern Jazz Quartet is playing during an engagement at Byrd's Nest, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Joe Tex is playing during ten nights at The Esquire Club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Jackie Cain and Roy Kral are playing during an engagement at Paul's Mall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

On their second North American tour,
The Cream play at the Music Hall,
Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

A benefit concert for the Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic is held at the Civic Center Plaza,
San Francisco, California, USA. Live music is provided by Kaleidoscope, Initial Shock, Country Weather and The AB Skhy Blues Band.
The Byrds play at Blaises Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
Warren Covington plays at Southern Illinois University, Carnondale, Illinois, USA.
Edwin Starr plays at the Ram Jam Club, Brixton, London, and also at Rasputin's, London, England, UK, Europe.
The NME's 1968 Poll Winners Concert is held at Wembley, London, England, UK, Europe, with The
Rolling Stones headlining, and also featuring
Dusty Springfield, The
Bee Gees, Lulu,
The Shadows,
The Association, Scott Walker,
The Herd,
Amen Corner,
Love Affair,
Status Quo.
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The Charlatans and The
Flamin' Groovies play the first of two nights at The Straight Theater, San Francisco, California, USA.
Jimmy Smith is playing live at Shelly's Mann Hole, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Big Brother And The Holding Company, featuring
Janis Joplin, play at San Fernando Valley State College, California, USA. Also on the bill are
Taj Mahal and Sweetwater.
Chris Smither plays at The King's Rock, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jimi Hendrix is arrested on drugs charges as he passes through customs from the USA into Canada at Toronto.

The
Buddy Guy Blues Band plays the last of four nights at
Main Point, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA.
Sergio Mendes And Brasil '66 play at Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.

A homemade bomb is found in the men's restroom of the Municipal Auditorium,
Nashville, Tennessee, USA, during a live concert by
Paul Revere And
The Raiders. The bomb is disarmed fifteen minutes before it is set to explode, and the audience remains completely unaware of the incident.
Moby Grape play the last of six nights at the Generation Club, New York City, 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.