MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
May 13, 1954
Closing Date
Nov 24, 1956
Performances
1,063
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
St. James Theatre
(May 13, 1954 - Nov 10, 1956)
Shubert Theatre
(Nov 12, 1956 - Nov 24, 1956)
Setting
The Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory in Cedar Rapids
Theatre Owned by The Shubert Organization; Theatre Operated by 138 West 48th St. Theatre Co., Inc.
Produced by Frederick Brisson, Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince
Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross; Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross; Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell; Based on the novel "7-1/2 Cents" by Richard Bissell; Musical Director: Hal Hastings; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Dance arrangements by Roger Adams
Directed by George Abbott and Jerome Robbins; Choreographed by Bob Fosse
Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers; Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers; Assistant to Mr. Ayers (Scenery): Robert O'Hearn; Assistant to Mr. Ayers (Costumes): Frank Thompson
General Manager: Carl Fisher; Company Manager: Richard Horner
Stage Manager: Jean Barrere
Music Contractor: Sol Gusikoff
Assistant to Mr. Fosse: Zoya Leporska; Press Representative: Reuben Rabinovitch and Howard Newman; Casting: Judith Abbott and Mary Wharton
Eddie Foy, Jr.
Hines
Janis Paige
Babe Williams
May 13, 1954 - Jun 23, 1955
John Raitt
Sid Sorokin
Marion Colby
Brenda
Ralph Dunn
Hasler
Peter Gennaro
Worker
Carol Haney
Gladys
Buzz Miller
2nd Helper
Thelma Pelish
Mae
Stanley Prager
Prez
Reta Shaw
Mabel
Jack Waldron
Salesman
Rudy Adamo
Singer
Rae Allen
Poopsie
 
Singer
Carmen Alvarez
Dancer
Ralph Chambers
Charlie
William David
Pop
Sara Dillon
Singer
Bob Dixon
Singer
Jack Drummond
1st Helper
 
Singer
Robert Evans
Dancer
Ralph Farnworth
Joe
 
Singer
John Ford
Singer
Marilyn Gennaro
Dancer
Jim Hutchison
Eddie
 
Dancer
Lida Loehring
Dancer
Eric Kristen
Dancer
Mara Landi
Singer
Shirley MacLaine
Dancer
Virginia Martin
Singer
Dale Moreda
Dancer
Marsha Reynolds
Dancer
Mary Roche
Singer
Augustin Rodriguez
Dancer
Mary Stanton
Singer
Ben Vargas
Dancer
Ann Wallace
Dancer
Gordon Woodburn
Singer
Understudies: Ralph Chambers (Hasler, Pop), John Ford (Salesman), Erik Kristen (2nd Helper), Mara Landi (Mae), Shirley MacLaine (Gladys), Stanley Prager (Hines), Mary Roche (Brenda) and Gordon Woodburn (Charlie)

St. James Theatre (May 13, 1954 - Nov 10, 1956)

Musical Director: Philip Ingalls
Stage Manager: Fred Hebert and Dennis Murray

Cast

Helen Gallagher
Gladys
Buster West
Hines
Neile Adams
Gladys
Carmen Alvarez
Poopsie
 
Dancer
circa. Oct 10, 1955 - ?
Del Anderson
Singer
Betty Buday
Dancer
Michele Burke
Singer
 
Poopsie
Art Carroll
Singer
Frank Derbas
Worker
 
2nd Helper
 
Eddie
Stephen Douglass
Sid Sorokin
John Ford
1st Helper
Phil Gerard
Dancer
Ruth Gillette
Mabel
Charlene Hargrove
Dancer
Fred Hillebrand
Salesman
Jim Hutchison
2nd Helper
Dee Dee Irwin
Singer
Jack Konzal
Dancer
Kenneth LeRoy
Dancer
 
Worker
Doris Lorenz
Dancer
Lynda Lynch
Dancer
Patricia Marand
Brenda
Pat Marshall
Babe Williams
Jack Matthew
Singer
Colleen O'Connor
Singer
Basha Regis
Singer
Alton Ruff
Dancer
Mary Stanton
Brenda
Billy Sumner
Dancer
Cordelia Ware
Dancer
Julie Wilson
Babe Williams
Gordon Woodburn
Joe
Understudies: Del Anderson (Prez), Art Carroll (Sid Sorokin), Kenneth LeRoy (Worker), Lynda Lynch (Gladys), Colleen O'Connor (Mabel) and Mary Stanton (Babe Williams)

Shubert Theatre (Nov 12, 1956 - Nov 24, 1956)

Cast

Helen Gallagher
Gladys
music by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler; lyrics by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler
Act 1
Sung By
The Pajama Game
Hines
Racing With the Clock
Girls and Boys
A New Town Is a Blue Town
Sid Sorokin
I'm Not At All in Love
Babe Williams and Girls
I'll Never Be Jealous Again
Hines and Mabel
Hey There
Sid Sorokin
Her Is
Prez and Gladys
Sleep-Tite
Babe Williams and Boys and Girls
Once a Year Day (Song and Dance)
Sid Sorokin, Babe Williams, Company, Gladys, 2nd Helper and Worker
Small Talk
Sid Sorokin and Babe Williams
There Once Was a Man
Sid Sorokin and Babe Williams
Act 2
Sung By
Steam Heat
Gladys, 2nd Helper and Worker
The World Around Us
Sid Sorokin and Babe Williams
Think of the Time I Save
Hines and Girls
Hernando's Hideaway
Gladys, Sid Sorokin and Company
Jealousy Ballet
Hines, Gladys, Mabel and Boys
7 1/2 Cents
Babe Williams, Prez and Girls and Boys

Tony Award®

Best Musical

1955 Winner
Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell
Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Produced by Frederick Brisson , Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1955 Winner
Carol Haney

Best Choreography

1955 Winner
Choreographed by Bob Fosse

Theatre World

Award

1954 Recipient
Carol Haney
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