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Pal Joey
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 25, 1940
Closing Date
Nov 29, 1941
Performances
374
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Dec 25, 1940
Close Date: Nov 29, 1941
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Dec 25, 1940 - Aug 16, 1941)
Shubert Theatre
(Sep 01, 1941 - Oct 21, 1941)
St. James Theatre
(Oct 21, 1941 - Nov 29, 1941)
Description
A Musical Comedy in Two Acts
Setting
Chicago, in the late 1930s.
Comments
Pal Joey
was on hiatus from 8/17/1941 through 8/31/1941.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
George Abbott
Music by
Richard Rodgers
; Lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
; Book by
John O'Hara
; Music orchestrated by
Hans Spialek
Staged by
George Abbott
; Choreographed by
Robert Alton
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
John Koenig
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
Company Manager:
Sidney A. Harris
Stage Manager:
Jerome Whyte
; Assistant Stage Manager
Edison Rice
Conducted by
Harry S. Levant
Gene Kelly
Joey Evans
Vivienne Segal
Vera Simpson
Claire Anderson
Dancer
Adrian Anthony
Dancer
Sondra Barrett
The Kid
Dancer
John Benton
Dancer
Jean Casto
Melba Snyder
Milton Chisholm
Dancer
John Clarke
Ernest
Alice Craig
Dancer
Janet Davis
Dancer
Louise de Forrest
Dancer
Stanley Donen
Albert Doane
Dancer
Clifford Dunstan
Assistant Hotel Manager
Jack Durant
Ludlow Lowell
Dec 25, 1940 - Aug 16, 1941
Enez Early
Dancer
Leila Ernst
Linda English
Dec 25, 1940 - Aug 16, 1941
Jane Fraser
Terry
Tilda Getz
Dancer
Charlene Harkins
Dancer
Averell Harris
Max
June Havoc
Gladys Bumps
Henning Irgens
Dancer
Van Johnson
Victor
Dancer
Frances Krell
Dancer
James Lane
Commissioner O'Brien
Janet Lavis
Dancer
Howard Ledig
Dancer
June Leroy
Dancer
Michael Moore
Dancer
Amarilla Morris
Valerie
Dancer
Robert J. Mulligan
Mike Spears
Olive Nicolson
Dancer
Shirley Paige
Specialty Dancer
Mildred Patterson
Dancer
Dorothy Poplar
Dancer
Nelson Rae
The Tenor
Edison Rice
Escort
Albert Ruiz
Dancer
Diane Sinclair
Agnes
Dancer
Mildred Solly
Dancer
Dummy Spelvin
Waiter
Jeanne Trybom
Dancer
Marie Vanneman
Dancer
Jerry Whyte
Stagehand
Vincent York
Briefcase
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Dec 25, 1940 - Aug 16, 1941)
Cast
Mildred Law
During Leila Ernst's illness
Linda English
Apr 23, 1941 - Apr 27, 1941
Betty Lynn
Valerie
Dancer
Understudies:
Jean Casto
(Vera Simpson),
David Jones
(Joey Evans) and
Jeanne Trybom
(Linda English)
Shubert Theatre
(Sep 01, 1941 - Oct 21, 1941)
Cast
Vivienne Allen
Gladys Bumps
Anne Blair
Linda English
Sep 01, 1941 - ?
David Burns
Ludlow Lowell
Sep 01, 1941 - ?
Charlene Harkins
Valerie
David Jones
Stagehand
Philip King
Albert Doane
Janet Lavis
The Kid
George Tapps
Joey Evans
Norman Van Emburgh
The Tenor
St. James Theatre
(Oct 21, 1941 - Nov 29, 1941)
Cast
Ty Kearney
Albert Doane
Dancer
Doris Stuart
Dancer
Songs
music by
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
You Mustn't Kick It Around
Joey Evans, Gladys Bumps, Agnes, The Kid, Chorus Girls and Waiters
I Could Write A Book
Joey Evans and Linda English
Chicago
Dancer and Chorus Girls
That Terrific Rainbow
Gladys Bumps, Victor and Girls
Love Is My Friend
(music by
Lorenz Hart
and
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
and
Richard Rodgers
)
Vera Simpson
Happy Hunting Horn
Joey Evans, Terry, Chorus Girls and Boy Friends
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered
Vera Simpson
Act 2
Sung By
The Flower Garden of My Heart
Gladys Bumps, The Tenor, Specialty Dancer and Ensemble
Zip
Melba Snyder
Plant You Now, Dig You Later
Ludlow Lowell, Gladys Bumps and Ensemble
In Our Little Den (of Iniquity)
Vera Simpson and Joey Evans
Do It The Hard Way
Ludlow Lowell, Gladys Bumps, Dancer and Ensemble
Take Him
Vera Simpson, Linda English and Joey Evans
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered
(Reprise)
Vera Simpson
I Could Write A Book
(Reprise)
Joey Evans
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
George Abbott
Music by
Richard Rodgers
; Lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
; Book by
John O'Hara
; Music orchestrated by
Hans Spialek
Staged by
George Abbott
; Choreographed by
Robert Alton
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
John Koenig
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
Company Manager:
Sidney A. Harris
Stage Manager:
Jerome Whyte
; Assistant Stage Manager
Edison Rice
Conducted by
Harry S. Levant
Gene Kelly
Joey Evans
Vivienne Segal
Vera Simpson
Claire Anderson
Dancer
Adrian Anthony
Dancer
Sondra Barrett
The Kid
Dancer
John Benton
Dancer
Jean Casto
Melba Snyder
Milton Chisholm
Dancer
John Clarke
Ernest
Alice Craig
Dancer
Janet Davis
Dancer
Louise de Forrest
Dancer
Stanley Donen
Albert Doane
Dancer
Clifford Dunstan
Assistant Hotel Manager
Jack Durant
Ludlow Lowell
Dec 25, 1940 - Aug 16, 1941
Enez Early
Dancer
Leila Ernst
Linda English
Dec 25, 1940 - Aug 16, 1941
Jane Fraser
Terry
Tilda Getz
Dancer
Charlene Harkins
Dancer
Averell Harris
Max
June Havoc
Gladys Bumps
Henning Irgens
Dancer
Van Johnson
Victor
Dancer
Frances Krell
Dancer
James Lane
Commissioner O'Brien
Janet Lavis
Dancer
Howard Ledig
Dancer
June Leroy
Dancer
Michael Moore
Dancer
Amarilla Morris
Valerie
Dancer
Robert J. Mulligan
Mike Spears
Olive Nicolson
Dancer
Shirley Paige
Specialty Dancer
Mildred Patterson
Dancer
Dorothy Poplar
Dancer
Nelson Rae
The Tenor
Edison Rice
Escort
Albert Ruiz
Dancer
Diane Sinclair
Agnes
Dancer
Mildred Solly
Dancer
Dummy Spelvin
Waiter
Jeanne Trybom
Dancer
Marie Vanneman
Dancer
Jerry Whyte
Stagehand
Vincent York
Briefcase
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Dec 25, 1940 - Aug 16, 1941)
Cast
Mildred Law
During Leila Ernst's illness
Linda English
Apr 23, 1941 - Apr 27, 1941
Betty Lynn
Valerie
Dancer
Understudies:
Jean Casto
(Vera Simpson),
David Jones
(Joey Evans) and
Jeanne Trybom
(Linda English)
Shubert Theatre
(Sep 01, 1941 - Oct 21, 1941)
Cast
Vivienne Allen
Gladys Bumps
Anne Blair
Linda English
Sep 01, 1941 - ?
David Burns
Ludlow Lowell
Sep 01, 1941 - ?
Charlene Harkins
Valerie
David Jones
Stagehand
Philip King
Albert Doane
Janet Lavis
The Kid
George Tapps
Joey Evans
Norman Van Emburgh
The Tenor
St. James Theatre
(Oct 21, 1941 - Nov 29, 1941)
Cast
Ty Kearney
Albert Doane
Dancer
Doris Stuart
Dancer
music by
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
You Mustn't Kick It Around
Joey Evans, Gladys Bumps, Agnes, The Kid, Chorus Girls and Waiters
I Could Write A Book
Joey Evans and Linda English
Chicago
Dancer and Chorus Girls
That Terrific Rainbow
Gladys Bumps, Victor and Girls
Love Is My Friend
(music by
Lorenz Hart
and
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
and
Richard Rodgers
)
Vera Simpson
Happy Hunting Horn
Joey Evans, Terry, Chorus Girls and Boy Friends
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered
Vera Simpson
Act 2
Sung By
The Flower Garden of My Heart
Gladys Bumps, The Tenor, Specialty Dancer and Ensemble
Zip
Melba Snyder
Plant You Now, Dig You Later
Ludlow Lowell, Gladys Bumps and Ensemble
In Our Little Den (of Iniquity)
Vera Simpson and Joey Evans
Do It The Hard Way
Ludlow Lowell, Gladys Bumps, Dancer and Ensemble
Take Him
Vera Simpson, Linda English and Joey Evans
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered
(Reprise)
Vera Simpson
I Could Write A Book
(Reprise)
Joey Evans
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