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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.

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.
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.

Bunky And Jake are playing during a week of shows at The Unicorn, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

The Dells are playing during a week of shows at The Howard Theatre, Washington DC, USA.

Jazz pianist
Erroll Garner is playing during a three-week season at The Tropicana, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The Parliaments are playing during ten nights at Phelp's Lounge, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Led by George Clinton, the group will eventually evolve into funk pioneers Parliament and Funkadelic.
Etta James, The Coasters,
The Vibrations, Freddie Scott, The Jive Five and Jimmy Pelham are playing at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Tim Buckley and Mary McCaslin play the seventh of thirteen nights at Doug Weston's Troubadour, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

According to his passport,
Johnny Cash returned to the USA at New York City, on this date.

Some members of the band
Mythology are arrested after a show in Carlisle, England, UK, Europe. Police searched their living quarters at their practice flat and allegedly found marijuana resin. The band members will be fined, and two members Tonny Iommi and Bill Ward, will go on to found
Black Sabbath.
Leon Bibb is playing during a thirteen-night engagement at The Maisonette in the St. Regis Hotel, New York City, USA.
Jimi Hendrix flies from Italy, Europe, to New York City, USA, for legal meetings, while the rest of The Experience return to London, England, UK, Europe.
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Junior Parker plays a live show in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
Edwin Starr plays at The Golden Torch, Tunstall, England, UK, Europe.

On their second North American tour,
The Cream play at
Swing Auditorium, National Orange Showgrounds, San Bernardino, California, USA.
Fleetwood Mac record a live session for the BBC Radio 1 show Top Gear in Studio 1, 201 Piccadilly, London, England, UK, Europe.
Pink Floyd play a second night at The Belfry Hotel, Sutton Coldfield, England, UK, Europe.
Kenny Rogers And The First Edition play at Grand Rapids Junior College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
Little Willie John, creator of the original version of
Fever, dies of a heart attack in Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, Washington, USA, while serving a sentence for manslaughter.

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.