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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 Checkmates Ltd, are playing during four weeks at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
John Davidson is playing during a month of shows at The Plaza Hotel, New York City, USA.
Albert King is playing during six nights at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA, with The Loading Zone, Rain, Ten Years After, Canned Heat and Dan Hicks And His Hot Licks.
Brenda And The Tabulations are playing during ten nights at The Nixon Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Velvet Underground is playing during three nights at La Cave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
The Temptations, Edwin Starr, The Monitors and Willie Tyler are playing during a week of shows at The Apollo, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Little Boy Blues play the last of three nights at The Kinetic Playground [aka The Electric Theater], 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by The Rush.
Michelle Gilliam receives a letter from the other three members of The Mamas And The Papas telling her that she has been fired.
Count Basie and Georgie Fame play at The Astoria, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK, Europe.
Howard Paul Donald, a future member of Take That, is born in Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
John Lennon and Ringo Starr of The Beatles go to see Gerry Marsden, leader of The Pacemakers, in the musical Charlie Girl at The Adelphi Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
Dionne Warwick and Herbie Mann play at The Academy Of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Speakeasy club, a favourite hang-out of the stars in London, England, UK, Europe, burns down in an early morning fire. Artists currently booked into The Speakeasy are now transferred to Blaises. However, the much-loved venue will return.
Fleetwood Mac are in CBS Studios, New Bond Street, London, England, UK, Europe, recording tracks for Blue Horizon records.
Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding of The Jimi Hendrix Experience add overdubs to Redding's song Little Miss Strange at Sound Center Studio, New York City, USA. Hendrix also logs up a staggering 41 takes of Gypsy Eyes.
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Aretha Franklin begins a European tour with a show in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Andy Williams stars in the NBC-tv special H. Andrew Williams Kaleidoscope Company, which also features Simon And Garfunkel, Ray Charles and Mama Cass.
Buffalo Springfield play at The Valley Theatre, Tarzana, California, USA, supported by The Illinois Speed Press.
The Barry Goldberg Reunion, supported by Pacific Gas And Electric, plays the last of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Prog-rockers Caravan play their third gig, at The Beehive Club, Canterbury, England, UK, Europe.
Lothar And The Hand People play at The Generation Club, New York City, USA.
Sammy Davis Jr. plays at The Fight For Freedom dinner, Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Country Joe And The Fish play at The Piano Drop in Duvall, Washington, USA. The centrepiece of the event is the dropping of a piano from a helicopter.
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band spend the fourth day of recording their second album, Strictly Personal, for Blue Thumb Records in the USA.
The Kinks end their British tour with The Herd, The Tremeloes and Gary Walker at The Coventry Theatre, Coventry, England, UK, Europe.
The controversial hippy musical, Hair, moves from off-Broadway, New York City, USA, to the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway.
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Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention play at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by The Psychedelic Stooges and The MC5.
Duane Eddy and The Honeybus play at The Guildhall, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
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.