Pajama Game Gives 'Steam Heat' to 'Regis & Kelly,' 6/7

"Steam Heat" dancers Joyce Chittick, David Eggers and Vince Pesce, currently in Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of The Pajama Game, will be performing the iconic dance number live on ABC's "Live with Regis and Kelly" on Wednesday, June 7th from 9:00-10:00AM.

The number will be presented as part of a "Regis and Kelly" week spotlighting Tony Award-nominated Broadway shows. From June 5th through June 9th, the popular morning show is featuring numbers from Sweeney Todd, The Color Purple, The Pajama Game, The Drowsy Chaperone and Bridge & Tunnel.

The Pajama Game, which opened at the American Airlines Theatre on February 23rd, stars Harry Connick Jr. as Sid Sorokin, Kelli O'Hara as Babe Williams and Michael McKean as Hines, as well as Megan Lawrence as Gladys, Joyce Chittick as Mae, Peter Benson as Prez, Michael McCormick as Pop and Ganzenlicher, Richard Poe, and Roz Ryan as Mabel. The revival of the classic musical comedy, with a score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross and a book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell, is directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall. Its limited run plays through June 11th.

Although regular performances of The Pajama Game are sold out, tickets are still available for five benefit performances, which will run June 13 – 17th, at 7:00pm. Funds will be dedicated various charities, including the Actors' Fund of America, The New Orleans Habitat Musicians' Village and Roundabout Theatre Company's Education Programs & Musical Theatre Fund.

The Pajama Game was recently nominated for nine Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical, Best Actor in a Musical (Connick, Jr.), Best Actress in a Musical (O'Hara) and Best Direction and Choreography of a Musical.

The Pajama Game has been announced to transfer, with a new cast, to another Broadway theatre in the fall. The cast recording is currently available as part of the "Harry on Broadway, Act 1" CD set, which also includes songs from Connick Jr.'s 2001 Broadway musical Thou Shalt Not.

The Pajama Game is set during union disputes at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory, and centers around a love story between two people representing opposing sides of the dispute. The Pajama Game originally opened at the St. James Theatre on May 13th, 1954 to run for 1,063 performances; the show won Tonys for Best Musical, for Bob Fosse's choreography and for Carol Haney as Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

Tickets for the five benefit performances range from $250 to $2,500. Please call (212) 719-1300 or visit www.roundabouttheatre.org.