THE PAJAMA GAME
 


Based on the novel 7 1/2 Cents by Richard Bissell, this is a musical about what happens when the workers in a pajama factory go on strike.

 

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1955 Tony Award
Best Musical
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
(Carol Haney)
Best Choreography

2006 Tony Award
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Choreography

2006 Theatre World Award
Harry Connick, Jr.

2006 Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Choreography

BROADWAY PREMIERE
May 13, 1954, played 1063 performances

REVIVAL
December 9, 1973, played 65 performances
February 23, 2006, played 129 performances
 
COMPOSER & LYRICIST
Richard Adler and Jerry Ross

LIBRETTIST
George Abbott and Richard Bissell
 
ORIGINAL CAST
John Raitt, Janis Paige, Eddie Foy Jr., Carol Haney, Reta Shaw, Ralph Dunn, Stanley Prager, Peter Gennaro & Shirley MacLaine

DIRECTOR
George Abbott and Jerome Robbins

CHOREOGRAPHER
Bob Fosse
 
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

PRODUCTION RIGHTS
Music Theatre International

LYRICS
libretto.musicals.ru
 
 
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