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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.
The musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, is performed at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,847 performances.
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.
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.
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.
Jackie Cain and Roy Kral are playing during an engagement at Paul's Mall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Joe Tex is playing during ten nights at The Esquire Club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sam And Dave are playing during a week of shows at The Venus Club, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Electric Flag and It's a Beautiful Day play the second of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Rolling Stones are working during nine consecutive days in Olympic Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, on tracks for their seventh album, Beggar's Banquet.
Clover And The Flying Circus play at Brown's Hall, Mill Valley, California, USA.
Bill Haley And The Comets play at Gröna Lund Danshallen, Malmö, Sweden, Europe.
The Variety Club holds a Tribute Luncheon to the record industry in the Dorchester Hotel, London, England, UK, Europe. Guests include Sandie Shaw, Dave Clark, Harry Secombe, The Scaffold, Max Bygraves, Don Partridge, Anita Harris, Victor Sylvester and Joe Loss. Bob Hope is the event's chief guest speaker.
Malachi play at The Straight Theater, San Francisco, California, USA.
Edwin Starr plays at the College Of Commerce, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The Revelation record Cotton Candy Weekend and Just Wait And See for Music Factory Records in New York City, USA.
The 5th Dimension open at The Royal Box, New York City, USA.
Jeff Beck is recording tracks for his album Truth in London, England, UK, Europe.
The hit single Cowboys To Girls by soul group The Intruders from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is awarded a Gold Disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Cliff Richard is playing during a season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
A reception to honour the album The Ages Of Rock by composer, songwriter and jazz pianist Cy Coleman is held at The Continental Plaza Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Traffic and Taste play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Ten Years After record their live album, Undead, during a gig at Klook's Kleek in The Railway Hotel, Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe.
On their second North American tour, The Cream play at Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles hold a press conference at The Americana Hotel, New York City, USA, to announce the formation of their new company, Apple.
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Syd Barrett, formerly of Pink Floyd, is recording the songs Golden Hair, Silas Lang and Rhamadam at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Dusty Springfield and Tom Jones play in The Royal Variety Performance at The London Palladium, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Joyce Bond Revue plays at The Ritz, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
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.