Promises, Promises Revival 2010
Run Time:
2 hours and 40 minutes, with one intermission
Opened: April 25, 20102 hours and 40 minutes, with one intermission
Closing: January 02, 2011
Promises, Promises - 2010 Broadway History , Info & More
Broadway Theatre (Broadway)
1681 Broadway New York, NY
It’s Manhattan. It’s the '60s. And the city is back in full swing, in Broadway’s first-ever revival of Promises, Promises - starring Emmy® Award winner Sean Hayes (Will and Grace) as the enterprising associate on the way up, and Tony Award® winner Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked) as the cafeteria waitress whose romantic troubles have got her down. Don’t miss this smart and sexy musical based on the Oscar®-winning Billy Wilder film, The Apartment.
The creative team is a perfect cocktail: a splashy score by the Academy Award®-winning team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, including such songs as "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" and the straight-up swinging title tune… Add a book that takes turns tickling your funny bone and breaking your heart, courtesy of the legendary Neil Simon… Top it all off with a sparkling blend of direction and choreography by Tony Award® winner Rob Ashford—and you’ve got an intoxicating evening of Broadway magic.
Promises, Promises - 2010 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Promises, Promises
There's No Business Like a Show About Business
5 / 10
Sean Hayes is surprisingly charming and ingratiating as Baxter, and Katie Finneran steals the show for the scene and a half she’s in, bringing a much-needed comic jolt as the floozy Baxter picks up in a dive on Christmas Eve. But Kristin Chenoweth—who earned not just entrance applause but also entrance shrieks on the night I attended—seems miscast as Baxter’s love interest, Miss Kubelik: It’s impossible to imagine that such a no-nonsense dynamo would ever fall for Baxter’s conniving boss, much less try to kill herself when he jilts her.
Promises, Promises
7 / 10
Director-choreographer Rob Ashford's stylish production is marked by choreography so athletic that you can sense an ecstatic freedom in the movement. Still, the book scenes look too stretched out on the noticeably large Broadway Theatre stage. Neil Simon's book is endlessly funny, while Burt Bacharach and Hal David's pop score, which uses background vocals in most songs, is catchy and tuneful. Thank heavens that Jonathan Tunick's original orchestrations are being used as well.
Promises, Promises History
Other Productions of Promises, Promises
| 1968 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1969 | West End |
London Production West End |
| 1970 | US Tour |
National Tour US Tour |
| 1997 | Off-Broadway |
Encores! Concert Off-Broadway |
| 2010 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2017 | West End |
Off-West End Revival West End |
| 2018 | Off-Broadway |
Transport Group Concert Production Off-Broadway |
Promises, Promises - 2010 Broadway Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners will appear on a background
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Musical | Kristin Chenoweth |
| 2010 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Katie Finneran |
| 2010 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Promises, Promises |
| 2010 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical | Brian Ronan |
| 2010 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Sean Hayes |
| 2010 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Rob Ashford |
| 2010 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Dick Latessa |
| 2010 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Katie Finneran |
| 2010 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | 0 |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Rob Ashford |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Jonathan Tunick |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Sean Hayes |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Katie Finneran |
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