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Pal Joey is a 1940 musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and a book by John O'Hara. It opened on December 25, 1940 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The musical is based on a series of short stories by John O'Hara published in The New Yorker. It features strong female roles like Vera Simpson, a bored socialite, Linda English, a naïve stenographer, and Gladys Bumps, a chorus girl who could be smarter than she seems. Recommended songs include "Chicago (A Great Big Town)" and "Zip".
Pal Joey is a 1940 musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and a book by John O'Hara. It opened on December 25, 1940 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The musical is based on a series of short stories by John O'Hara published in The New Yorker. It features strong female roles like Vera Simpson, a bored socialite, Linda English, a naïve stenographer, and Gladys Bumps, a chorus girl who could be smarter than she seems. Recommended songs include "Chicago (A Great Big Town)" and "Zip".
Pal Joey is a 1940 musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and a book by John O'Hara. It opened on December 25, 1940 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The musical is based on a series of short stories by John O'Hara published in The New Yorker. It features strong female roles like Vera Simpson, a bored socialite, Linda English, a naïve stenographer, and Gladys Bumps, a chorus girl who could be smarter than she seems. Recommended songs include "Chicago (A Great Big Town)" and "Zip".
2. Composer: Richard Rodgers Lyricist: Lorenz Hart Librettist: John OHara Director: George Abbott 3. Other Works: Fly With Me, The Garrick Gaieties, Dearest Enemy, The Girl Friend, Betsy, Peggy-Ann, The Fifth Avenue Follies, Lido Lady, A Connecticut Yankee, One Dam Thing After Another, Present Arms, Chee-Chee, Shes My Baby, Heads Up!, Ever Green, Simple Simon, Americas Sweetheart, Jumbo, On Your Toes, The Show Is On, Babes In Arms, Id Rather Be Right, The Boys from Syracuse, I Married An Angel, Too Many Girls, Higher and Higher, and By Jupiter 4. Source of the Story: Based on a series of short stories John OHara published in The New Yorker 5. When and Where it Opened: it opened on December 25, 1940 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre 6. Appropriate Roles: Vera Simpson Vivienne Segal, Vivica Lindfors, Joan Copeland, Stockard Channing, a bored rich socialite Linda English Leila Ernst, Pat Northrop, Rita Gardner, Boni Enton, Jenny Fellner, a nave stenographer Gladys Bumps June Havoc, Helen Gallagher, Elaine Dunn, Janie Sell, Martha Plimpton, a chorus girl Melba Snyder Jean Casto, Elaine Stritch, Kay Medford, Dixie Carter, an ambitious reporter 7. Songs for the Repertoire: I Could Write A Book, Chicago (A Great Big Town), Bewitched/Bothered/and Bewildered, Zip 8. I love this show because the female roles are plentiful and strong. Each woman has her own angle and character that makes her unique and the songs reflect that. Gladys is actually my favorite character as one of the villains in the show, she could come across as a ditz or that could all be a cover for a remarkably smart and manipulative woman. 9. Song Recommendations: Jen Chicago (A Great Big Town) and Zip