Pal Joey
Broadway Musical Previews
November 14 2008
Opened December 18 2008
Closed March 1 2009 Run
37 previews & 85 performances Producer
Roundabout Theatre Company
Creative
John O'Hara original book
Richard Greenberg new book
Richard Rodgers music
Lorenz Hart lyrics
Don Sebesky orchestrations
Joe Mantello director
Graciela Daniele choreographer
William Ivey Long costume design
Paul Gallo lighting design
Scott Pask scenic design
Tony Meola sound design
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Opening Night Cast |
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Stockard Channing |
Vera Simpson |
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Matthew Risch |
Joey Evans |
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Martha Plimpton |
Gladys Bumps |
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Robert Clohessy |
Mike |
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Jenny Fellner |
Linda English |
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Daniel Marcus |
Ludlow Lowell |
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Steven Skybell |
Ernest |
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Note Christian Hoff was slated to
play Joey Evans and did so for about a week in previews. He was
forced to leave the show after an injury and was replaced by Matthew
Risch
Synopsis
Ambitious. Skirt chaser. Opportunist. Schemer. Liar. That's our Pal Joey
Joey Evans wants his piece of 1930s Chicago, his own place to
showcase his talents as a dancer. Life appears to be good when he
meets young, attractive Linda. It gets even better when he meets
older and moneyed Vera. And it's at its very best when Vera
bankrolls his dream and Chez Joey opens
And from there it all goes downhill. There's a bit of blackmail, two
women have a heart-to-heart, Chez Joey is closed. And our pal is off
to chase another skirt
Broadway Show History
The original production of Pal
Joey premiered Christmas Day, 1940. George Abbott directed Gene
Kelley and Vivienne Segal in a 374-performance run split among the
Ethel Barrymore,
Shubert,
and
St
James theaters
The show was revived in 1952 for 540
performances at the
Broadhurst
Theater. This production featured Ms Segal opposite Harold Lang
and took home three
1952 Tony
Awards ®. In 1963, Bob Fosse and Viveca Lindfors headed the cast
in a 15-performance presentation at City Center. The last revival
was a 1976 Circle in the Square production with Christopher Chadman
as Joey Evans and Joan Copeland as Vera Simpson
Notes
This production was originally slated to be on the boards Fall 2007
but was postponed for "personal and professional, not financial"
reasons. When we first listed the show as an
On the Way (Maybe) back in 2005, Hugh
Jackman's name was loosely attached, as was choreographer Matthew
Bourne
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