Promises Promises Tickets : The Cast Album Won The Grammy Award For Best Cast Recording
Promises, Promises is a musical based on the 1960 film The Apartment written by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond. The music is by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David, and book by Neil Simon. Musical numbers for the original Broadway production were choreographed by Michael Bennett; Robert Moore directed and David Merrick produced. The story concerns marital intrigue.
The show was originally produced on Broadway in 1968, running for 1,281 performances. A London production opened in 1969 featuring Tony Roberts and Betty Buckley. The cast album won the Grammy Award for best cast recording, and two songs from the show, "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" and "Promises, Promises", became hit singles for Dionne Warwick.
After a tryout in Washington, D.C. the show premiered on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on December 1, 1968, and closed on January 1, 1972 after 1,281 performances. Directed by Robert Moore, choreographed by Michael Bennett with Bob Avian as assistant choreographer, the cast featured Jerry Orbach as Chuck Baxter, Jill O'Hara as Fran and Edward Winter as J. D. Sheldrake.
Featured in small or ensemble roles were Kelly Bishop, Graciela Daniele, Ken Howard, Baayork Lee, Donna McKechnie, Margo Sappington, and Marian Mercer. A National tour starring Melissa Hart as Fran performed throughout the United States during the early 1970s.
The show was first produced in London's West End at the Prince of Wales Theatre in 1969, featuring Tony Roberts and Betty Buckley. It ran for 560 performances.
An Australian production opened the same year.Regional theatre productions have included a 1993 staging at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut.City Center Encores! held a staged concert in March 1997, starring Christine Baranski and Martin Short.
A reading of the show was held in October 2008 with Sean Hayes and Anne Hathaway.
A Broadway revival opened at the Broadway Theatre on April 25, 2010, after previews starting on March 27. The director and choreographer is Rob Ashford; the musical stars Sean Hayes as Chuck and Kristin Chenoweth as Fran, and features Brooks Ashmanskas as Mr. Dobitch, Katie Finneran as Marge MacDougall and Tony Goldwyn as J.D. Sheldrake.
The Bacharach-David songs "I Say a Little Prayer", a 1967 million-selling hit written for Dionne Warwick, and "A House Is Not a Home" have been added for Chenoweth to sing.
Due to pregnancy, Katie Finneran departed the role of Marge on October 10, 2010, and was replaced by Saturday Night Live veteran Molly Shannon. Hayes, Chenoweth and Shannon will remain with the production till its closure on January 2, 2011. By the time the show closes it will have played 291 performances and 30 previews.
From The New York Times: "Though the work featured memorable dance sequences by a choreographer on the rise named Michael Bennett, what really set it apart was its score, written by the
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