The Pajama Game News and Information
Posted 6/18/2009
Roundabout Theatre Company presents the Broadway theatrical debut of Harry Connick, Jr. as he stars in a new production of the TonyŽ Award-winning Best Musical, The Pajama Game, directed and choreographed by TonyŽ Award winner Kathleen Marshall, as part of the Roundabout's 40th Anniversary Season.
The Pajama Game features a book by the legendary George Abbott & Richard Bissell based on Mr. Bissell's novel, 7 ˝ Cents, and music and lyrics by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross. The book has been adapted for this production by Peter Ackerman. The musical features the classic songs "Hey There," "Steam Heat" and "Hernando's Hideaway." It is set in the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory during a strenuous labor negotiation. At the musical's center is the simmering attraction between a handsome new manager and a lovely union representative. But their budding romance is threatened by the impending strike.