- Apr 3 16th Eurovision Song Contest: Severine for Monaco wins singing "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" in Dublin
Follies
Apr 4 Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 524 performances, then most expensive Broadway musical at the time
It Don't Come Easy
Apr 9 Ringo Starr releases single "It Don't Come Easy", produced by George Harrison, in the UK
70, Girls, 70
Apr 15 John Kander and Fred Ebbs' musical "70, Girls, 70", starring Hans Conried and Mildred Natwick, opens at Broadhurst Theater, NYC; runs for 35 performances
We've Only Just Begun
Apr 20 Barbra Streisand records "We've Only Just Begun"
- Apr 24 Skip Redwine and Larry Frank's musical "Frank Merriwell" opens and closes at Longacre Theater, NYC (1 performance only)