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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.

The
5th Dimension are playing during a three-week engagement at The Americana Hotel, New York City, 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.
Leon Bibb is playing during a thirteen-night engagement at The Maisonette in the St. Regis Hotel, New York City, USA.
Henry Mancini is playing during two weeks at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The
Arthur Lyman Quartet is playing during a run of dates at Hop Louie's Latitude 20 Club, Torrance, California, USA. Vibraphonist Lyman is considered a pioneer of the exotica style of music, which blended Hawaiian styles with jazz and pop.

The Sweet Inspirations are playing at Leo's Casino, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

The Family Tree (featuring
Bob Segarini) are playing during three nights at The Avalon, San Francisco, California, USA.

The Loading Zone play at Acalanes Stadium, Lafayette, California, USA.
Tim Buckley and Mary McCaslin play the tenth of thirteen nights at Doug Weston's Troubadour, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

On their second North American tour,
The Cream play the second of two days at Eagles Stadium, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Percy Sledge plays at The City Auditorium, Bluefield, West Virginia, USA.

Erma Franklin is playing during four nights at The Nixon Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Riots break out on the first day of the Beat Monster Concert in The Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe, starring The
Jimi Hendrix Experience, Traffic, Eric Burdon and
The Animals,
The Move and more. A party is held afterwards at The Crazy Girl Club.
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Canned Heat are playing during four nights at Tempo City, New York City, USA.
Edwin Starr plays at The Mistrale, Beckenham, England, UK, Europe.
Bobby Darin is the first performer to appear at a new supper club, Mr. D's, in San Francisco, California, USA. During the evening, Darin learns that Robert F. Kennedy has been shot.
The
Grateful Dead, Charlie Musselwhite and Petris play the first of two nights at
The Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.

The
Steve Miller Band plays in Acalanes High School, Lafayette, California, USA.

On a tour to promote their new single, Born To Be Wild,
Steppenwolf play the first of two nights at The Marine Stadium, Miami, Florida, 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.