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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.
The Noel Coward-composed musical Sail Away is presented at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 167 performances.
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 Do-Re-Mi, starring Max Bygraves, with music by Jule Styne, is playing at the Prince Of Wales Theatre, London, England, Europe, during a run of 169 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.
Tommy Steele, Teddy Johnson And Pearl Carr, Jimmy James, The Raindrops, Joe Baker And Jack Douglas, Desmond Walter-Ellis, The KIms and Regine And Andre Berny play during a seven-week season at The Coventry Theatre, Coventry, England, UK, Europe.
The Vandergrift Brothers are playing during a four week long engagement in Rockland, Maine, USA.
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The musical Irma La Douce is presented at The Alvin Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA during a total of 524 Broadway performances.
The musical Kean, based on the life of 18th Century Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean, is playing at The Broadway Theater, New York City, USA, during a run of 92 performances.
The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem are appearing during a two-week engagement at The Gate Of Horn, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Fabian is playing during a ten-day engagement at The Three Rivers Inn near Syracuse, New York State, USA.
Monique Van Vooren is playing at Cafe Bonaparte, in the Sharaton Blackstone Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Julie Wilson is appearing during a season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Lonzo and Oscar are playing at the recently-opened Loon Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
The Chico Hamilton Quintet is playing at The Birdhouse, Chicago, Illinois, USA,
Barbra Streisand is playing during a one-month engagement at The Blue Angel, New York City, USA.
Vaughn Monroe is playing during a two-week engagement at The Crown Room, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Peter Nero And His Trio are playing at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Joe Williams and Harry 'Sweets' Edison are playing at The Sutherland Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Bob Scobey And His Frisco Band plus Art Hodes are playing at Bourbon Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Barbara McNair and Dave Astor are playing at Mister Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Rhythm Kings, Larry Wrice's Band and The Shirley Hall Dancers are playing in an 'all-star show', featuring the twist at Roberts' Show Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.
Brook Benton is playing during a one-week engagement at The Town Hill, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with location filming for his latest movie, Kid Galahad, in Idyllwild, California, USA.
Ernest Tubb And His Texas Troubadours, Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys, Martha Carson, Kathy Perry, Johnny Johnson, Tommy Duncan, Autry Inman and Dick Flood are playing in Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Dick Schory presents "an evening of percussion pop music" at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA.
Patti Page, Cousin Minnie Pearl, Bill Monroe, Tommy Jackson, Grandpa Jones, The Jordanaires and The Stoney Mountain Cloggers Dance Group play at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA, in a 'Grand Ole Opry' benefit presentation to raise funds for The Musicians' Aid Society.
Webb Pierce, Hank Thompson, Lawton Williams, Warren Smith, George Jones, Leon Payne, Slim Witman and Billy Deaton play in the Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play a one-nighter in Milburn, New Jersey, USA.
Lena Martell is the musical guest on The Charlie Chester Music Hall programme on BBC-yv in London, England, UK, Europe.
Having completed a success tour of Australia and New Zealand, Cliff Richard returns home to the UK.
A scheduled appearance by Ray Charles on tonight's edition of The Ed Sullivan Show in New York City, USA, does not happen. It has been cancelled because of Charles's recent drug bust.
Frankie Vaughan, Shirley Abicair, Eddie Calvert, Vera Lynn, Gracie Fields, Bud Flanagan and others appear in a gala show in aid of the Army Benevolent Fund, held before Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester at the Victoria Palace in London, England, UK, Europe.
Joey Dee And The Starliters record a second version of their hit Peppermint Twist, for Roulette Records in the USA.
Package tour A Star Spangled Night arrives at The Empire, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, starring Billy Fury, Eden Kane, The Karl Denver Trio, The Allisons, Chas McDevitt And Shirley Douglas, Peter Jay And The Jaywalkers, Dave Sampson and Gordon Peters. The tour is promoted by impresario Larry Parnes.
Chiquieta, the celebrated girl drummer, plays the last of three nights at Hines Farm Blues Club, Swanton, Ohio, USA.
Leroy Van Dyke, Patsy Cline, The Louvin Brothers, Billy Grammer, Bobby Lord and Rene Waters play three shows to a capacity crowd at The KRNT Theater, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. the show gross $14,037.50.
When sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar plays at Royce Hall, University Of California, Los Angeles, California, USA, the concert is recorded, and will be released by World Pacific music as Ravi Shankar - In Concert.
The Sundowners Steelband, The US Navy Steelband and The Invaders Steel Orchestra of Woodbrook play in The Steelband Jamboree, an all-day festival of steelbands at the US Naval Base in Chaguaramas, Trinidad, Caribbean.
Ginny Arnell opens at The Three Rivers Inn, Syracuse, New York State, USA.
Eden Kane, The Karl Denver Trio, Bert Weedon And The Easy Beats, Valerie Masters and Terry Lightfoot's New Orleans Jazzmen with Clinton Ford perform live on the BBC Light Programme show Easy Beat, introduced by Brian Matthew live from London, England, UK, Europe.
The Beatles play at The Casbah Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Adam Faith plays at The De Montfort Hall, Leicester, England, UK, Europe.
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, Junior Lewis, aka C.L. Blast, The Dovells, The Isley Brothers and Solomon Burke play the sixth night in a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The Andy Doll Band plays a gig in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA.
John Coltrane plays at The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe. On the same night, Coltrane also plays at The Kurhaus, Scheveningen, Netherlands, Europe.
Jimmy Dean, Bill Grammer, Bobby Lord, The Louvin Brothers and Leroy Van Dyke play a live show in Des Moines, Iowa, USA.