Final Week!
ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY
STOCKARD CHANNING MATTHEW RISCH
MARTHA PLIMPTON
in
Pal Joey
Music by RICHARD RODGERS Lyrics by LORENZ HART
New Book by RICHARD GREENBERG
Based on the original book by JOHN O’HARA
Music Direction by PAUL GEMIGNANI
Choreography by GRACIELA DANIELE
Directed by JOE MANTELLO
concludes its limited engagement Sunday, March 1st, 2009
“Stockard Channing is sensational. Her interpretation of “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered” is ravishing!”
– John Lahr, The New Yorker
“A handsome revival of the Rodgers and Hart jazzy classic! This sophisticated showcase of old-fashioned glamour and wit is well worth a visit to Studio 54. Martha Plimpton makes a sizzling musical-theater debut!”
-David Cote, NY1
“One of the best musicals of the 20th century!” – Wall Street Journal
on Broadway at Studio 54
Roundabout Theatre Company‘s (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) limited engagement of Pal Joey will play its final performance on Sunday, March 1st at 2:00 PM. This revival of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart’s classic musical stars Stockard Channing (Vera Simpson), Matthew Risch (Joey Evans) and Martha Plimpton (Gladys Bumps) and is directed by Joe Mantello at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th St).
Pal Joey will have played 37 preview performances and 84 regular performances. Previews began on November 14th, 2008 and opened officially on December 18th, 2008. This limited engagement was extended two weeks.
The cast also includes Robert Clohessy (Mike), Jenny Fellner (Linda English), Daniel Marcus (Ludlow Lowell), Steven Skybell (Ernest), Timothy J. Alex, Brian Barry, Kurt Froman, Bahiyah Sayyed Gaines, Lisa Gajda, Anthony Holds, Nadine Isenegger, Mark Morettini, Kathryn Mowat Murphy, Abbey O’Brien, Hayley Podschun, Krista Saab and Eric Sciotto.
PAL JOEY features a new book by Tony® Award winner Richard Greenberg , based on the original book by John O’Hara, with music direction by Tony® Award winner Paul Gemignani, choreography by Graciela Daniele and directed by two-time Tony® Award winner Joe Mantello at Studio 54 on Broadway.
Set in Chicago in the late 1930s, PAL JOEY is the story of Joey Evans, a brash, scheming song and dance man with dreams of owning his own nightclub. Joey abandons his wholesome girlfriend Linda English, to charm a rich, married older woman, Vera Simpson, in the hope that she’ll set him up in business.
TICKET INFORMATION & PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Tickets are available by phone at (212) 719-1300, online at www.roundabouttheatre.org or at the Studio 54 Box Office (254 West 54th Street). Tickets on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays range from $36.50 to $121.50. Tickets on Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays range from $36.50 to $126.50.
Pal Joey will play Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00PM with a Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2:00PM.
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