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.
VIDEO CLIPS OF THE MUSICAL
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
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
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
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
THE BROADWAY MUSICAL HOME ALSO RECOMMENDS
MUSICAL NUMBERS
You Mustn't Kick It Around
I Could Write a Book
Chicago (A Great Big Town)
That Terrific Rainbow
What Is a Man?
Happy Hunting Horn
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Pal Joey (What Do I Care for a Dame?)/Joey Looks into the Future
Flower Garden of My Heart
Zip
Plant You Now, Dig You Later
Den of Iniquity
Do It the Hard Way
Take Him
I'm Talking to My Pal
You Mustn't Kick It Around
I Could Write a Book
Chicago (A Great Big Town)
That Terrific Rainbow
What Is a Man?
Happy Hunting Horn
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Pal Joey (What Do I Care for a Dame?)/Joey Looks into the Future
Flower Garden of My Heart
Zip
Plant You Now, Dig You Later
Den of Iniquity
Do It the Hard Way
Take Him
I'm Talking to My Pal
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