| Pal Joey is a 1940 musical written by American writer John O'Hara, with music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. The play is based on the character and situations that O'Hara created in a series of short stories published in The New Yorker magazine. It includes two songs that have become standards: I Could Write a Book and Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered. Pal Joey premiered on December 25, 1940 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and ran for 374 performances. Directed by George Abbott, the opening-night cast included Gene Kelly as Joey, Vivienne Segal as Vera, and June Havoc as Gladys; Van Johnson and Stanley Donen were also in the cast. It was revived on Broadway in 1952 (540 performances), off-Broadway in 1963 (15 performances), on Broadway in 1976 (73 performances) and in 1995. It has been announced that the Roundabout Theatre Company will present a limited engagement of a revival of Pal Joey at Studio 54, with previews beginning November 14, 2008, officially opening on December 11. Joe Mantello is scheduled to direct with a revised book by Richard Greenberg and choreography by Graciela Daniele. Announced principal cast includes Christian Hoff as Joey, Stockard Channing as Vera Simpson, and Martha Plimpton as Gladys Bumps. |
PAL JOEY: On Broadway Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Barbra Streisand 1963 |
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