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Opening Date
Dec 09, 1973
Closing Date
Feb 03, 1974
1st Preview
Dec 05, 1973
1st Preview
Dec 05, 1973
Previews
5
Performances
65
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
(Dec 09, 1973 - Feb 03, 1974)
Setting
A small town in the Middle West.
Comments
A closing notice had been posted for January 19, 1974; however the production remained open until February 3, 1974 when Cab Calloway, the show's star, gifted $50,000 to the production.
Produced by Richard Adler and Bert Wood; Produced in association with Nelson Peltz
Originally choreographed by Bob Fosse
Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross; Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell; Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross; Based on the novel "7-1/2 Cents" by Richard Bissell; Musical Director: Joyce Brown; Music orchestrated by Don Walker
Directed by George Abbott; Musical Staging by Zoya Leporska
Scenic Design by David Guthrie; Costume Design by David Guthrie; Lighting Design by John Gleason
General Manager: Helen Richards; Company Manager: William Stewart; Manager for the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre: Leonard Soloway
Stage Manager: Bert Wood, Bob Bernard and Stan Page
Assistant Conductor: Don Smith; Music Preparation Supervisor: Mathilde Pincus and Al Miller
Assistant to the Director: John Allen; General Press Representative: Jay Bernstein Public Relations; Press Representative: Ted Goldsmith and Jeffrey Richards; Casting: Martin Gage and Janice Nevins; Advertising: Jeff Ash and Blaine Thompson; Dance Captain: Dallas Johann
Cab Calloway
Hines
Hal Linden
Sid Sorokin
Barbara McNair
Babe Williams
Chris Calloway
Brenda
Mary Jo Catlett
Mabel
Margret Coleman
Mae
Tiger Haynes
Charlie
Dallas Johann
'Once a Year Day' Dancer
Marc Jordan
Prez
Sharron Miller
Gladys
Wyetta Turner
Poopsie
Willard Waterman
Hasler
Baron Wilson
Pop
Dru Alexandrine
Dancer
P. J. Benjamin
Dancer
Chalyce Brown
Singer
David Brummel
1st Helper
 
Singer
Hank Brunjes
Dancer
Doug Carfrae
Singer
Eileen Casey
Dancer
Gerrit de Beer
Joe
 
Singer
Susan Dyas
Singer
Jon Engstrom
2nd Helper
 
Dancer
Vicki Frederick
Dancer
Mickey Gunnerson
Dancer
Ben Harney
Dancer
Randal Harris
Dancer
Rebecca Hoodwin
Singer
David Kresser Jr.
Dancer
Cameron Mason
Dancer
Patricia Moline
Singer
Sally Neal
Dancer
Hal Norman
Salesman
Jo Ann Ogawa
Dancer
Stan Page
Singer
 
Salesman
Marie Santell
Singer
Ward Smith
Singer
Chester Walker
Dancer
Cynthia White
Singer
Teddy Williams
Singer
Standby: Tiger Haynes (Hines)
Understudies: Chalyce Brown (Mabel), David Brummel (Sid Sorokin), Hank Brunjes (1st Helper, 2nd Helper), Chris Calloway (Babe Williams), Gerrit de Beer (Prez), Rebecca Hoodwin (Mae), Sally Neal (Poopsie), Hal Norman (Hasler), Wyetta Turner (Gladys), Cynthia White (Brenda) and Teddy Williams (Joe, Charlie)

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (Dec 09, 1973 - Feb 03, 1974)

Cast

Jay Stuart
Sid Sorokin
music by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler; lyrics by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler
Act 1
Sung By
The Pajama Game
Hines
Racing With the Clock
Boys and Girls
A New Town Is a Blue Town
Sid Sorokin
I'm Not At All in Love
Babe Williams and Girls
I'll Never Be Jealous Again
Hines and Mabel
Hey There
Sid Sorokin
Her Is
Prez and Gladys
Sleep-Tite
Babe Williams and Boys and Girls
Once a Year Day
Sid Sorokin, Babe Williams and Company
Her Is (Reprise)
Prez and Mae
Small Talk
Sid Sorokin and Babe Williams
There Once Was a Man
Sid Sorokin and Babe Williams
Hey There (Reprise)
Sid Sorokin
Act 2
Sung By
Steam Heat
Gladys
Watch Your Heart
Babe Williams
Think of the Time I Save
Hines and Girls
Hernando's Hideaway
Sid Sorokin, Gladys and Company
7 1/2 Cents
Babe Williams, Prez and Girls and Boys
There Once Was a Man (Reprise)
Sid Sorokin and Babe Williams
The Pajama Game
Entire Company
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