ABC Stage 67 was the umbrella title for a series of entertainments that included dramas, variety shows, documentaries, and original musicals. It premiered on ABC on September 14, 1966 with Murray Schisgal's The Love Song of Barney Kempinksi, starring Alan Arkin as a man enjoying the sights and sounds of New York City in his last remaining hours of bachelorhood. Arkin was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By An Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama and the program was nominated as Outstanding Dramatic Program.