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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.
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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.Barbara McNair is playing during three weeks of shows at The Royal Box of The Americana Hotel, New York City, USA.
Blood Sweat And Tears are playing during a season at The Cafe Au GoGo, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Trini Lopez is playing during three weeks at The Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA.
Joni Mitchell is playing during eleven nights at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. Her support acts change during this period, but include David Steinberg and Bunky And Jake.
Linda Ronstadt And The Stone Poneys are playing during a ten-day engagement at The Marco Polo Restuarant, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Charles Lloyd Quartet is spending a week playing live shows at American military bases in the Philippines, Asia.Folk-rock duo Bunky And Jake are playing at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. Headline act is Joni Mitchell.
The Everly Brothers are playing during a fourteen-night stint at The Latin Quarter, New York City, USA.
The 5th Dimension are playing during eleven nights at The Cave, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Sunshine Company are playing during four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jimi Hendrix takes the stage at the Martin Luther King Memorial Concert in Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA, where it is announced that he has contributed $5000. Also on the bill are Aretha Franklin, The Rascals, Sam And Dave, Joe Tex and Sonny And Cher.
The Moody Blues release a new single, Voices In The Sky, in the UK on Deram Records. The songs is written by the band's Swindon-born vocalist Justin Hayward, and will peak at No27 in the UK singles chart.
Fairport Convention play at The Middle Earth Club, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Caravan, playing their first London gig.
On the second day of recording the tv special, Elvis, in NBC Studio 4, Burbank, California, USA, Elvis Presley and his band play live with the audience gathered around them. 
On their second North American tour, 
Big Brother And The Holding Company play the first of two nights in Denver, Colorado, USA.
The Steve Miller Band play the last of three nights at The Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Supremes release a new single, Some Things You Never Get Used To, in the UK on Tamla-Motown Records.
Quicksilver Messenger Service play the fourth of six nights at Generation Club, New York City, USA.
Sonny Rollins begins a series of weekend shows at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Aretha Franklin becomes the first black woman to appear on the cover of the influential Time magazine in the USA.
The Rolling Stones are in Olympic Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, continuing work on the songs Prodigal Son and Family.
San Franciscan psychedelic power trio Blue Cheer play the first of three nights at The Kinetic Playground [aka The Electric Theater], 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by The Hello People.
Gordon Waller, formerly of Peter And Gordon, releases a new single, Everyday, in the UK on Columbia Records. The single is a cover of a Buddy Holly composition.
The Intruders and 
Aretha Franklin, The Rascals, Sam And Dave, Joe Tex, Sonny And Cher and King Curtis play in the Soul Together show at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA, to raise money for the Martin Luther King Memorial Fund and for underprivileged children.Jerry Butler, The Jackson 5, Jean Wells, Mabel John, The Esquires, Maurice And Mac, The Trends, The Mirettes and The Forevers play in the NATRA 1968 Soul-In at The Sunset Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Pink Floyd play at The End Of It All Ball, in The Music Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK, Europe. 
Kaleidoscope, Baptized By Fire and Maya play the first of two nights at The Hippodrome, San Diego, California, USA.
The Who begin a Tour of North America at The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Esther And Abi Ofarim play at The Beatles record Good Night at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Ten Years After play the first of three nights at the Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
The rock musical