promises, promises cast
The first-act curtain falls as Fran is driven to misery ("A House is Not a Home" in the 2010 revival), and Chuck discovers that Fran is the one Sheldrake has been taking to his apartment.
Promises, Promises (1968 Original Broadway Cast), Audio CD, Cast Recording, Original recording remastered, April 12, 2005.
This article is about the musical. 'She Likes Basketball' is one of the worst songs, ever. It has the same plot as The Apartment, but a totally different feel to it. Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2010. Mr. Bacharach introduced to Broadway not only the insistently rhythmic, commercial-jingle buoyancy of 1960's soft-core radio fare, but also a cinematic use of Teflon-smooth, offstage backup vocals."[9]. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2009. But over the decades, Bacharach has come back into critical favor, and the story's milieu seems much more timely in 2010, thanks to the success of the TV series Mad Men, which examines the same era. Official Sites Please try again. Promises, Promises (1968 Original Broadway Cast) Burt Bacharach (Performer), Hal David (Performer), Jerry Orbach (Performer) & 0 more Format: Audio CD 4.4 out of 5 stars 20 ratings Hayes, Chenoweth, and Shannon remained with the production until its closing on January 2, 2011. Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2011. ... Babbette, ship's hairdresser / Female impersonator.
CD was fine. Directed by Robert Moore, and choreographed by Michael Bennett with Bob Avian as assistant choreographer, the cast featured Jerry Orbach as Chuck Baxter, Jill O'Hara as Fran Kubelik, and Edward Winter as J. D. Sheldrake. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Special kudos to the late Edward Winter, mostly ignored in these reviews, who delivers an extraordinary "Wanting Things." He can certainly carry a tune, and he navigates the sudden Bacharach key and tempo changes without difficulty. 1); "Knowing When To Leave" (also recorded by Warwick); "She Likes Basketball"; and "Turkey Lurkey Time," a dance number featuring McKechnie, Lee, and Sappington. Paid full price and got a damaged CD case. But then there are successful ones that, for one reason or another, are considered un-revivable. A great cast! He requests sole use of the apartment for his affairs in exchange for Chuck's long-awaited promotion and tickets to a basketball game ("Our Little Secret"). The Broadway theatre which demands instant new songs, because some don't work, was a huge problem them. [7], Regional theatre productions have included a 1993 staging at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut. Chuck and Fran play gin rummy and discuss their problems, growing closer ("I'll Never Fall In Love Again"). Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2006. © 2001 - 2020, The Broadway League, All Rights Reserved. The happy news is that a latter-day remastering of this album for the Kritzerland label addressed and ameliorated these problems (other than the quality of O’Hara’s voice and the reverb in the vocals) through skillful remixing and pitch correction, greatly improving the overall listening experience. See the revival, but buy this CD.
Miss Olsen, Sheldrake's secretary, reveals to Fran that she is simply the latest in a long line of Sheldrake's mistresses.
It is full of big, lush, power songs--starting with the overture and Jerry Orbach is in his glory. To curry favor with higher-ups in the company, he allows his apartment to be used for their romantic trysts in return for promises of promotion ("Upstairs"). Not surprisingly, the producers have interpolated a couple of Bacharach/David standards, "I Say a Little Prayer" and "A House Is Not a Home," to beef up the score, making it seem more hit-laden than it was the first time around. Promises, Promises Cast List on Broadway.com, the most comprehensive source for Broadway Shows, Broadway Tickets and Broadway Information. The orchestra was in the pit for this production, but under a cover, so you couldn't see them, and the music was heard through an elaborate sound system.
— M.P. Jerry Orbach was a very average singer, but on stage had a real charm, that obviously you can't experience here. J.D. The other was Neil Simon's book, adapted from the screenplay of the 1960 film The Apartment by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Featured in small or ensemble roles were Kelly Bishop, Graciela Daniele, Ken Howard, Baayork Lee, Donna McKechnie, Frank … "Where Can You Take a Girl?"
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