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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.
The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
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.
The King Sisters, Alvino Rey and Kent Larsen are playing during a three-week engagement at The Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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 Rolling Stones are working during nine consecutive days in Olympic Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, on tracks for their seventh album, Beggar's Banquet.
Cliff Richard is playing during a season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
The 5th Dimension are playing during a three-week engagement at The Americana Hotel, New York City, USA.
Jimmy Smith is playing during ten nights at The Penthouse, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Joanie Sommers is playing during a ten-day stint at The Adriatic Sea, San Jose, California, USA.
The debut albums by Ars Nova, Earth Opera and Tiny Tim are released in The Netherlands, Europe, by Negram-Delta.
John Lennon (of The Beatles] and Yoko Ono record an experimental album, Unfinished Music No1 – Two Virgins, at their home in Weybridge, Surrey, UK, Europe.
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Bill Haley And His Comets play at The Ballroom, Beckenham, Kent, England, UK, Europe.
The Love Affair play at The Top Rank, Southampton, England, UK, Europe.
Diana Ross and The Supremes begin a five-day season at the Fisher Theater, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Hollies, The Scaffold and Paul Jones play at The Odeon, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
On their second North American tour, The Cream play at the Exhibit Hall, San Diego, California, USA.
David Bowie has a small acting role in a BBC2-tv programme, The Pistol Shot, transmitted today in the UK, Europe.
Mrs Robinson by Simon And Garfunkel reaches No1 in the Canadian singles chart.
Edwin Starr plays at The Bag O'Nails, London, England, UK, Europe.
Jimi Hendrix jams after midnight in the Wreck Bar, Castaways Hotel, Hallandale, Miami, Florida, USA, with Frank Zappa, Arthur Brown and John Lee Hooker. Later in the day Hendrix formally signs with Reprise Records in America, and Noel Redding flies back to England.
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Big Brother and The Holding Company, featuring Janis Joplin, record Piece Of My Heart, and I Need A Man To Love, for their Columbia Records debut album Cheap Thrills.
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The Lemon Sandwich, Pat Kopec, Gordon Rose, The UNI Trio, Joe Lee Wilson, Carol Fox and The Emerald Show Band play in the First Talent Showcase of the New York Chapter of the National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences at The Frammis, New York City, USA.
The McCoys play at Steve Paul's Scene Club in New York City, USA, using the gig to introduce their new "intricate rock" style - a dramatic change from the simple pop-rock of their earlier days.
The Beach Boys and The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi play at Stanford University, Stanford, California, 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.