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The musical
Bet Your Life is running at The London Hippodrome, London, England, UK, starring Julie Wilson, Brian Reece, Arthur Askey, Sally Ann Howes. Songs in the show include I Love Being in Love, It’s the Female of the Species, Hook Line and Sinker, I Want a Great Big Hunk of Man, All on Account of a Guy.

The
Irving Berlin musical and political satire
Call Me Madam is playing at The Coliseum, London, England, UK, during a run of 485 performances. Main cast members are Billie Worth (Sally Adams), Anton Walbrook (Cosmo), Jeff Warren (Ken Gibson) and Shani Wallis (Princess Maria). Songs include The Hostess with the Mostes', It's a Lovely Day Today, The Ocarina, They Like Ike and You're Just in Love.
The musical revue
New Faces Of 1952, is presented at The Royale Theatre,
Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 365 performances. The revue is perhaps best remembered because it features
Eartha Kitt making her
Broadway debut with the spectacular song,
Monotonous, based on real events in her life.

The musical comedy
Wish You Were Here, is presented at The Imperial Theatre,
Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 598 performances.

Bandleader
Benny Strong is playing during three months at The Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
Ray Pearl And His Musical Gems are playing during a month at The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

The popular musical
Guys And Dolls is playing at The Shubert Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Frankie Laine is playing at The London Palladium, London, England, UK, during a two-week stint.
Singer-songwriter John Hiatt is born in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The movie musical Two Tickets To
Broadway, starring
Tony Martin and Janet Leigh, opens at cinemas in Denmark, Europe.
Singer-songwriter John Hiatt is born in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Douglas Lars Fieger is born in Oak Park, Michigan, USA. He will find success as
Doug Fieger, leader of 70s hitmakers
The Knack, best-remembered for their international hit single
My Sharona.

The musical
Love From Judy is playing at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 594 performances. The cast includes Jean Carson (Judy), Linda Gray (Grace), Bill O'Connor (Jervis) and Adelaide Hall (Butterfly) and songs including I Never Dream When I'm Asleep, Dear Daddy Long-Legs, Here We Are and A Touch of Voodoo.