The Pajama Game
St. James Theatre
May 13, 1954 - November 10, 1956
Sam S. Shubert Theatre
November 12, 1956 - November 24, 1956
Previews Began: -
Opening Night: May 13, 1954
Closing Night: November 24, 1956
Music: Richard Adler
Jerry Ross
Lyrics: Richard Adler
Jerry Ross
Book: George Abbott
Richard Bissell
Workers at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory are demanding a raise of seven and a half cents an hour but the union’s demands are falling on deaf ears. Meanwhile, a romance is budding between Babe, the grievance committee head, and Sid, the new factory superintendent.
Musical Numbers
Act One
The Pajama Game…………………………………….Hines
Racing With the Clock………………………Girls, Boys
A New Town Is a Blue Town……………..Sid Sorokin
I’m Not At All in Love………….Babe Williams, Girls
I’ll Never Be Jealous Again……………..Hines, Mabel
Hey There……………………………………….Sid Sorokin
Her Is……………………………………………Prez, Gladys
Sleep-Tite…………………Babe Williams, Boys, Girls
Once a Year Day (Song and Dance)….Sid Sorokin,
Babe Williams,
Gladys, 2nd Helper,
Worker, Company
Small Talk………………..Sid Sorokin, Babe Williams
There Once Was a Man…………………..Sid Sorokin,
Babe Williams
Act Two
Steam Heat…………….Gladys, 2nd Helper, Worker
The World Around Us……………………..Sid Sorokin,
Babe Williams
Think of the Time I Save………………….Hines, Girls
Hernando’s Hideaway………….Gladys, Sid Sorokin,
Company
Jealousy Ballet………….Hines, Gladys, Mabel, Boys
7 1/2 Cents………Babe Williams, Prez, Girls, Boys
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