The Pajama Game
A 1954 American musical. Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell. Music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. [1]
Contents
The original text
Based on the novel 7½ Cents by Richard Bissell.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Presented by ACT in 1958, starring a young Michael McGovern.
Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society in 1983. Starring Robin Emslie Williams in her first musical in Port Elizabeth. She played opposite pro singer/performer, Ben Illeman. and worked with David Matheson.
Presented by the Bloemfontein Repertory Society, starring, among others, Braam Muller. Year unknown.
Sources
Tucker, 1997. 118.
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