A hybrid of country, rock and pop music, Pump Boys and Dinettes is the story of four gas station attendants and two waitresses at a small-town dinette in North Carolina. Originally performed by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann, who accompanied themselves on guitar, piano, bass, fiddle, accordion, and kitchen utensils, the show is a musical tribute to life on the roadside. Pump Boys premiered Off-Broadway at the Chelsea West Side Arts Theatre in July 1981 and opened on Broadway on February 4, 1982 at the Princess Theatre, where it played 573 performances and was nominated for both Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best Musical.
1981 | Off-Off-Broadway |
Showcase Off-Off-Broadway |
1981 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
1981 | Off-Broadway |
Original Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
1982 | Broadway |
Broadway Transfer Broadway |
1984 | West End |
London Production West End |
2006 | Off-Off-Broadway |
Off-Off-Broadway Revival Off-Off-Broadway |
2014 | Off-Broadway |
Encores! Off-Center Production Off-Broadway |
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