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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.
Rolf Harris is playing during a four-week residency at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Ars Nova are playing during a two-week stand at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, supported by Hedge And Donna.
Vikki Carr is playing during three weeks at The Sahara, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.
The Sunshine Company are playing during a week of shows at Steve Paul's Scene club in New York City, USA.
Grapefruit play at The Town Baths, Leyton, East London, England, UK, Europe.
Taste play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
The New Yardbirds, later to re-name themselves Led Zeppelin, play the first of two nights in Oslo, Norway, Europe.
The Equals play at Blades, Streatham, London, England, UK, Europe.
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers play the second of five nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, California, USA.
The Monkees play at Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia, Oceania.
The MC5, Up and The Psychedelic Stooges play in the Union Ballroom, University Of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, USA. The show is billed as a "benefit for MC-5 And Children's Community".
The Beatles are in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, working on John Lennon's song, Happiness Is A Warm Gun.
The Top Ten singles being played on WRIT Radio, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, for the week ending on this date are as follows :



1. Hey Jude/Revolution - The Beatles

2. Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley

3. The Eyes Of A New York Woman - B.J. Thomas

4. San Francisco Girls - Fever Tree

5. 1-2-3 Red Light - 1910 Fruitgum Company

6. I've Gotta Get A Message To You - The Bee Gees

7. People Got To Be Free - The Rascals

8. Indian Reservation - Don Fardon

9. Down At Lulu's - Ohio Express

10. Fire - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown

Earth plays at The Gretna Hall Tavern, Carlisle, England, UK, Europe. Their vocalist is Ozzy Osbourne, and they will soon re-name themselves Black Sabbath.
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The Sonny Stitt Quartet record Over The Rainbow, Bye Bye Blackbird, P.S. I Love You and other tracks in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for his Prestige Records album Soul Electricity.
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.