Pal Joey
New York City Center
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Opening Night: May 29, 1963
Closing Night: June 9, 1963
Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Lorenz Hart
Book: John O'Hara
Nightclub singer Joey Evans ditches his girlfriend Linda for a socialite named Vera Simpson. However, when blackmail enters the picture, Vera opts out and Joey runs to New York.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE
You Mustn’t Kick It Around…………………..Joey Evans,
Gladys Bumps,
Agnes, The Kid,
Chorus Girls,
Waiters
I Could Write A Book…………Joey Evans, Linda English
Chicago………………………………Dancer, Chorus Girls
That Terrific Rainbow………Gladys Bumps, Victor, Girls
What Is A Man?……………………………..Vera Simpson
Happy Hunting Horn………………….Joey Evans, Terry,
Chorus Girls,
Boy Friends
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered………..Vera Simpson
Pal Joey (What Do I Care For A Dame?)……..Joey Evans
ACT TWO
The Flower Garden of My Heart………….Gladys Bumps,
The Tenor,
Specialty Dancer,
Ensemble
Zip…………………………………………….Melba Snyder
Plant You Now, Dig You Later……………Ludlow Lowell,
Gladys Bumps,
Ensemble
In Our Little Den (of Iniquity)……………….Joey Evans,
Vera Simpson
Do It the Hard Way……..Ludlow Lowell, Gladys Bumps,
Dancer, Ensemble
Take Him…….Linda English, Vera Simpson, Joey Evans
Joey’s Class Act………………………..Joey Evans, Lester
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered
(Reprise)……………………………………..Vera Simpson
I Could Write A Book (Reprise)……………….Joey Evans
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Art Barnett Mike Spears
Nancy Baron Dancer
Charles Basile Victor
Emory Bass Ernest
Gerard Brentte Dancer
Carol Carlin Dancer
Shelia Cass Dancer
Alan Castner Dancer
George Church Commissioner O’Brien
John Coyle Escort
Dancer
Larry Davids Dancer
Dorothy D’Honau Iris
Dancer
Marilyn D’Honau Francine
Dancer
Hamp Dickens Dancer
Elaine Dunn Gladys Bumps
Jack Durant Ludlow Lowell
Dorothy Dushock Diane
Dancer
Mercedes Ellington Sandra
Dancer
Shellie Farrell Dottie
Dancer
Bob Fosse Joey Evans
Rita Gardner Linda English
Judith Haskell Dancer
Jim Hovis Dancer
Daniel Jasinski Dancer
Carole Kroon Mickey
Dancer
Jann La Prade Adele
Dancer
John Lankston Louis
(The Tenor)
Viveca Lindfors Vera Simpson
Betty Hyatt Linton Valerie
David Lober Dancer
Sigyn Lund Dancer
Kay Medford Melba Snyder
Carmen Morales Dancer
Barbara Richman Dancer
Paul Reid Roman Dancer
Bentley Roton Dancer
John D. Seymour Mr. Hoople
Patricia Sigris Dancer
Roy Smith Dancer
Pat Turner Kid
Babs Warden Dancer
Lester Wilson Lester
George Zima Schultz
Dancer
Understudies: Anne C. Russell (Vera Simpson/Melba Snyder)
