Promises, Promises (musical)

Promises, Promises
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Music	Burt Bacharach
Lyrics	Hal David
Book	Neil Simon
Basis	Film The Apartment screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond
Productions	1968 Broadway 1969 West End 1970 US Tour 1993 Goodspeed 1997 Encores! 2008 Reading 2010 Broadway revival 2014 San Francisco
Awards	Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music

Promises, Promises is a musical based on the 1960 film The Apartment. The music is by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David, and book by Neil Simon. Musical numbers for the original Broadway production were choreographed by Michael Bennett. Robert Moore directed, and David Merrick produced. The story concerns a junior executive at an insurance company who seeks to climb the corporate ladder by allowing his apartment to be used by his married superiors for .

The original Broadway production premiered in 1968, with Jerry Orbach as Chuck Baxter and Jill O'Hara as Fran Kubelik and ran for 1,281 performances. A London production opened in 1969 featuring Tony Roberts and Betty Buckley. The cast album won the Grammy Award for best cast recording, and a song from the show—"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" became a hit single for Dionne Warwick.

After a tryout in Washington, D.C., the show premiered on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on December 1, 1968, and closed on January 1, 1972 after 1,281 performances. Directed by Robert Moore, choreographed by Michael Bennett with Bob Avian as assistant choreographer, the cast featured Jerry Orbach as Chuck Baxter, Jill O'Hara as Fran and Edward Winter as J. D. Sheldrake. Featured in small or ensemble roles were Kelly Bishop, Graciela Daniele, Ken Howard, Baayork Lee, Donna McKechnie, Frank Pietri, Margo Sappington, and Marian Mercer. A national tour starring Melissa Hart as Fran performed throughout the United States during the early 1970s. A second National tour starred Will McKenzie , as Chuck Baxter, featured ensemble included Trudi Green, Laurent Giroux, Guy Allen, Dennis Grimaldi, Brandt Edwards and Patti McKenzie as well as a tour starring Donald O'Connor as Chuck Baxter, Betty Buckley as Fran Kubelik, Barney Martin as Dr. Dryfess. Freatured ensemble included Laurent Giroux, Carla Lewis, Dennis Grimaldi.