PAL JOEY
 


Nightclub singer Joey Evans ditches his girlfriend Linda for a socialite named Vera Simpson. However, when blackmail enters the picture, Vera opts out and Joey runs to New York for new adventures.

 

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1952 Tony Award
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
(Helen Gallagher)
Best Choreography
Conductor and Musical Director

BROADWAY PREMIERE
December 25, 1940, played 374 performances

REVIVAL
January 3, 1952, played 540 performances
May 29, 1963, played 15 performances
June 27, 1976, played 73 performances
 
COMPOSER
Richard Rodgers

LYRICIST
Lorenz Hart

LIBRETTIST
John O'Hara
 
ORIGINAL CAST
Vivienne Segal, Gene Kelly, June Havoc, Jack Durant, Leila Ernst, Jean Casto, Van Johnson, Stanley Donen, and Tilda Getze

DIRECTOR
George Abbot

CHOREOGRAPHER
Robert Alton
 
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PRODUCTION RIGHTS
R&H Theatricals

LYRICS
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