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Pal Joey
Musical
Comedy
Revival
Off-Broadway
Opening Date
May 29, 1963
Closing Date
Jun 09, 1963
Performances
15
Musical
Comedy
Revival
Off-Broadway
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Open Date: May 29, 1963
Close Date: Jun 09, 1963
Closed Flag: n
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
City Center
(May 29, 1963 - Jun 09, 1963)
Description
A Musical Comedy in Two Acts
Setting
Chicago, in the late 1930s.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
New York City Center Light Opera Company (Jean Dalrymple: Director)
Book by
John O'Hara
; Music by
Richard Rodgers
; Lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
; Musical Director:
Pembroke Davenport
Staged by
Gus Schirmer
; Choreographed by
George Martin
and
Ethel Martin
Scenic Design by
Howard Bay
; Costume Design by
Frank Thompson
; Lighting Design by
Peggy Clark
Production Stage Manager:
Bert Wood
and
Michael Foley
Conducted by
Pembroke Davenport
Press Representative:
Diane Judge
Art Barnett
Mike Spears
Nancy Baron
Dancer
Charles Basile
Victor
Emory Bass
Ernest
Gerard Brentte
Dancer
Carol Carlin
Dancer
Shelia Cass
Dancer
Alan Castner
Dancer
George Church
Commissioner O'Brien
John Coyle
Escort
Dancer
Larry Davids
Dancer
Dorothy D'Honau
Iris
Dancer
Marilyn D'Honau
Francine
Dancer
Hamp Dickens
Dancer
Elaine Dunn
Gladys Bumps
Jack Durant
Ludlow Lowell
Dorothy Dushock
Diane
Dancer
Mercedes Ellington
Sandra
Dancer
Shellie Farrell
Dottie
Dancer
Bob Fosse
Joey Evans
Rita Gardner
Linda English
Judith Haskell
Dancer
Jim Hovis
Dancer
Daniel Jasinski
Dancer
Carole Kroon
Mickey
Dancer
Jann La Prade
Adele
Dancer
John Lankston
Louis
The Tenor
Viveca Lindfors
Vera Simpson
Betty Hyatt Linton
Valerie
David Lober
Dancer
Sigyn Lund
Dancer
Kay Medford
Melba Snyder
Carmen Morales
Dancer
Barbara Richman
Dancer
Paul Reid Roman
Dancer
Bentley Roton
Dancer
John D. Seymour
Mr. Hoople
Patricia Sigris
Dancer
Roy Smith
Dancer
Pat Turner
Kid
Babs Warden
Dancer
Lester Wilson
Lester
George Zima
Schultz
Dancer
Understudies:
Charles Basile
(Joey Evans),
Anne C. Russell
(Vera Simpson, Melba Snyder) and
Pat Turner
(Gladys Bumps)
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
What Is A Man?
Vera Simpson
Happy Hunting Horn
Joey Evans, Terry, Chorus Girls and Boy Friends
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered
Vera Simpson
Pal Joey (What Do I Care For A Dame?)
(music by
Lorenz Hart
and
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
and
Richard Rodgers
)
Joey Evans
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
Joey's Class Act
(music by
Lorenz Hart
and
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
and
Richard Rodgers
)
Joey Evans and Lester
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered
(Reprise)
Vera Simpson
I Could Write A Book
(Reprise)
Joey Evans
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actor in a Musical
1964 Nominee
Bob Fosse
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
New York City Center Light Opera Company (Jean Dalrymple: Director)
Book by
John O'Hara
; Music by
Richard Rodgers
; Lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
; Musical Director:
Pembroke Davenport
Staged by
Gus Schirmer
; Choreographed by
George Martin
and
Ethel Martin
Scenic Design by
Howard Bay
; Costume Design by
Frank Thompson
; Lighting Design by
Peggy Clark
Production Stage Manager:
Bert Wood
and
Michael Foley
Conducted by
Pembroke Davenport
Press Representative:
Diane Judge
Art Barnett
Mike Spears
Nancy Baron
Dancer
Charles Basile
Victor
Emory Bass
Ernest
Gerard Brentte
Dancer
Carol Carlin
Dancer
Shelia Cass
Dancer
Alan Castner
Dancer
George Church
Commissioner O'Brien
John Coyle
Escort
Dancer
Larry Davids
Dancer
Dorothy D'Honau
Iris
Dancer
Marilyn D'Honau
Francine
Dancer
Hamp Dickens
Dancer
Elaine Dunn
Gladys Bumps
Jack Durant
Ludlow Lowell
Dorothy Dushock
Diane
Dancer
Mercedes Ellington
Sandra
Dancer
Shellie Farrell
Dottie
Dancer
Bob Fosse
Joey Evans
Rita Gardner
Linda English
Judith Haskell
Dancer
Jim Hovis
Dancer
Daniel Jasinski
Dancer
Carole Kroon
Mickey
Dancer
Jann La Prade
Adele
Dancer
John Lankston
Louis
The Tenor
Viveca Lindfors
Vera Simpson
Betty Hyatt Linton
Valerie
David Lober
Dancer
Sigyn Lund
Dancer
Kay Medford
Melba Snyder
Carmen Morales
Dancer
Barbara Richman
Dancer
Paul Reid Roman
Dancer
Bentley Roton
Dancer
John D. Seymour
Mr. Hoople
Patricia Sigris
Dancer
Roy Smith
Dancer
Pat Turner
Kid
Babs Warden
Dancer
Lester Wilson
Lester
George Zima
Schultz
Dancer
Understudies:
Charles Basile
(Joey Evans),
Anne C. Russell
(Vera Simpson, Melba Snyder) and
Pat Turner
(Gladys Bumps)
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
What Is A Man?
Vera Simpson
Happy Hunting Horn
Joey Evans, Terry, Chorus Girls and Boy Friends
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered
Vera Simpson
Pal Joey (What Do I Care For A Dame?)
(music by
Lorenz Hart
and
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
and
Richard Rodgers
)
Joey Evans
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
Joey's Class Act
(music by
Lorenz Hart
and
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
and
Richard Rodgers
)
Joey Evans and Lester
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered
(Reprise)
Vera Simpson
I Could Write A Book
(Reprise)
Joey Evans
Tony Award®
Best Actor in a Musical
1964 Nominee
Bob Fosse
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