Pal Joey
Circle in the Square Theatre
Previews Began: May 29, 1976
Opening Night: June 27, 1976
Closing Night: August 29, 1976
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,
Boys, Girls
I Could Write A Book…………Joey Evans, Linda English
Chicago…………………………………………………Girls
That Terrific Rainbow……………..Gladys Bumps, Victor,
Boys, Girls
What Is A Man?……………………………..Vera Simpson
Happy Hunting Horn………Joey Evans, The Kid, Victor,
Dancers, Boys, Girls
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered………..Vera Simpson
Pal Joey…………………………………………Joey Evans
ACT TWO
The Flower Garden of My Heart………………The Tenor,
Gladys Bumps,
Dancer, Boys,
Girls
Zip…………………………………………….Melba Snyder
Plant You Now, Dig You Later…..Gladys Bumps, Dancer,
Boys, Girls
In Our Little Den (of Iniquity)……………….Joey Evans,
Vera Simpson
A Dance Rehearsal……………………………..Boys, Girls
Do It the Hard Way…………..Joey Evans, Linda English
Take Him……………………Linda English, Vera Simpson
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Dixie Carter Melba Snyder
Christopher Chadman Joey Evans
Joan Copeland Vera Simpson
Janie Sell Gladys Bumps
Joe Sirola Ludlow Lowell
Gail Benedict Gail
Ensemble
Austin Colyer Ernest
Murphy Cross Murphy
Ensemble
Boni Enten Linda English
Ralph Farnworth Commissioner O’Brien
Denny Martin Flinn Waldo the Waiter
Ensemble
Harold Gary Mike Spears
Deborah Geffner Debbie
Ensemble
Marilu Henner Marilu
Ensemble
David Hodo Gent
Ensemble
Michael Leeds Victor
Ensemble
Rosamond Lynn Rosamond
Ensemble
Adam Petroski Louis
Kenn Scalice Delivery Boy
Ensemble
Terri Treas The Kid
Terri
Ensemble
Swings: Lisa Brown, Richard Dodd
REPLACEMENTS
Eleanor Parker Vera Simpson
5/29/1976 – 6/8/1976
Edward Villella Joey Evans
5/29/1976 – 6/7/1976
