Broadway Musical Home - The Pajama Game

The Tony-Award winning best musical original directed by Bob Fosse that started the career of Shirley MacLaine.

Story:

Workers at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory are demanding a raise of seven and a half cents an hour but the union's demands are falling on deaf ears. Meanwhile, a romance is budding between Babe, the grievance committee head, and Sid, the new factory superintendent.

: Composer and Lyricist
Richard Adler

: Composer and Lyricist
Jerry Ross

: Librettist
George Abbott

: Librettist
Richard Bissell

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: St. James Theatre, Shubert Theatre

Opening Night: May 13, 1954

Total Performances: 1,063

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

Producer: Frederick Brisson, Robert E. Griffith and Harold Prince

Musical Director: Hal Hastings

Orchestrations: Don Walker

Scenic Design: Lemuel Ayers

Costume Design: Lemuel Ayers

1973 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Opening Night: Dec 9, 1973

Total Performances: 65

Original Cast: Cab Calloway, Chris Calloway, Mary Jo Catlett, Margret Coleman, Gerrit de Beer, Tiger Haynes, Marc Jordan, Hal Linden, Barbara McNair, Sharron Miller, Hal Norman, Wyetta Turner, Ida Waterman, Baron Wilson

Director: George Abbott

Choreographer: Zoya Leporska

Producer: Richard Adler and Bert Wood

Musical Director: Joyce Brown

Orchestrations: Don Walker

Scenic Design: David Guthrie

Costume Design: David Guthrie

Lighting Design: John Gleason

2006 Broadway Revival

Theatre: American Airlines Theatre

Opening Night: Feb 23, 2006

Total Performances: 129

Original Cast: Harry Connick, Jr., Michael McKean, Kelli O'Hara, Peter Benson, Bridget Berger, Stephen Berger, Kate Chapman, Paula Leggett, Joyce Chittick, Jennifer Cody, David Eggers, Michael Halling, Megan Lawrence, Bianca Marroquin, Michael McCormick, Vince Pesce, Richard Poe, Devin Richards, Roz Ryan, Jeffrey Howard Schecter, Debra Walton

Director: Kathleen Marshall

Choreographer: Kathleen Marshall

Producer: Roundabout Theatre Company

Musical Director: Rob Berman

Orchestrations: Dick Lieb and Danny Troob

Scenic Design: Derek McLane

Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz

Lighting Design: Peter Kaczorowski

Sound Design: Brian Ronan

1957 Film Version

Movie Name: The Pajama Game

Type: Hollywood Musical

Director: George Abbott, Stanley Donen

Screenplay: George Abbott, Richard Bissell

Starring: Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney

Musical Numbers

The Pajama Game/Racing with the Clock

A New Town Is A Blue Town

I'm Not At All In Love

I'll Never Be Jealous Again

Hey There

Her Is

Sleep Tite

Once-A-Year Day

Small Talk

There Once Was A Man

Steam Heat

Think Of The Time I Save

Hernando's Hideaway

Seven-And-A-Half Cents

The Pajama Game

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CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

: 2006 Broadway Revival Cast Album

: 1996 London Studio Cast Album

Sheetmusic

: Vocal Selections

: Vocal Score

Videos

: Original Hollywood Version DVD

Other

1955 Tony Award Nominations

Best Musical
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Carol Haney
Best Choreography

2006 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival of a Musical
Best Choreography
Best Actor in a Musical - Harry Connick, Jr.
Best Actress in a Musical - Kelli O'Hara
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Megan Lawrence
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Orchestrations
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Best Costume Design of a Musical

2006 Theatre World Award Nominations

Harry Connick, Jr.

2006 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Choreography
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Harry Connick, Jr.
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Kelli O'Hara
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Orchestrations
Outstanding Sound Design