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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 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 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 Righteous Brothers are playing at Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bunky And Jake are playing during a week of shows at The Unicorn, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
On a tour to promote their new single, Born To Be Wild, Steppenwolf play during five nights at The Electric Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Dick Jurgens And His Orchestra play at The Willowbrook Ballroom, Willow Springs, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Hollies, The Scaffold and Paul Jones play at The ABC, Peterborough, England, UK, Europe.
After leaving a rehearsal at experimental jazz composer Sun Ra's practice space in Harlem, New York City, USA, poet and recording artist Henry Dumas is shot dead in a nearby subway station by a transit cop.
Pink Floyd play two shows at The Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe.
Mount Rushmore, supported by Rain, play the first of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
John Lennon attends the official opening of The Beatles' new business, Apple Tailoring (Civil and Theatrical) at 161 Kings Road, London, England, UK, Europe.
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr of The Beatles are filmed in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, for an upcoming tv documentary entitled All My Loving.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience play at The Piper Club, Milan, Italy, Europe.
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Taj Mahal spends the first of two days recording Corinna in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for Columbia Records.
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Tim Buckley and Mary McCaslin play the third of thirteen nights at Doug Weston's Troubadour, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Rolling Stones are in Olympic Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, working on the Robert Johnson song Love In Vain.
Aaron Burtch of Grandaddy is born in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
At a gig in Sweden, Europe, by the Hootenanny Singers, Agnetha Faltskog meets their singer/guitarist Bjorn Ulvaeus. The pair will marry and go on to work together in Abba.
Edwin Starr plays at The Victoriana, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Tim Buckley plays the third of thirteen nights at The Troubadour, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Mitch Ryder plays at The Cheetah, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Spooky Tooth play at Blaises Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
Paul Revere And The Raiders complete a three week tour of one-nighters with a show in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Diana Ross and The Supremes play the fourth of five nights at The Fisher Theater, Detroit, Michigan, 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.