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A Burt Bacharach musical based on the film The Apartment.

Story:

Chuck loans his apartment to executives at the Insurance company where he works in exchange for promises of promotion and is in love with a waitress at the company restaurant named Fran. But when J.D. Sheldrake, the personnel director of the company, starts using Chuck's apartment to have an extra-marital affair with Fran, Chuck must decide just how much he is willing to sacrifice for advancement in the insurance company.

: Composer
Burt Bacharach

: Lyricist
Hal David

: Librettist
Neil Simon

Premiere
2010

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Shubert Theatre

Opening Night: Dec 1, 1968

Total Performances: 1,281

Original Cast: Jill O'Hara, Jerry Orbach, A. Larry Haines, Edward Winter, Barbara Alston, Adrienne Angel, Rod Barry, Carole Bishop, Kelly Britt, Gene Cooper, Graciela Daniele, Bob Fitch, Margot Hanson, Betsy Haug, Ken Howard, Neil Jones, Baayork Lee, Debra Lyman, Bettye McCormick, Donna McKechnie, Marian Mercer, Vince O'Brien, Rita O'Connor, Gerry O'Hara, Dick O'Neill, Kay Oslin, Scott Pearson, Paul Reed, Margo Sappington, Michael Shawn, Norman Shelly, Ilona Simon, Millie Slavin, Julane Stites, Don Stomsvik, Melissa Stoneburn, Michael Vita

Director: Robert Moore

Choreographer: Michael Bennett

Producer: David Merrick

Musical Director: Harold Wheeler

Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick

Scenic Design: Robin Wagner

Costume Design: Donald Brooks

Lighting Design: Martin Aronstein

2010 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Broadway Theatre

Opening Night: Apr 25, 2010

Total Performances: 289

Original Cast: Brooks Ashmanskas, Kristin Chenoweth, Katie Finneran, Tony Goldwyn, Sean Hayes

Director: Rob Ashford

Choreographer: Rob Ashford

Producer: Broadway Across America, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, The Weinstein Company, Terry Allen Kramer, Candy Spelling, Pat Addiss, Bernie Abrams/Michael Speyer and Takonkiet Viravan/Scenario Thailand

Musical Director: Phil Reno

Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick

Scenic Design: Scott Pask

Costume Design: Bruce Pask

Lighting Design: Donald Holder

Sound Design: Brian Ronan

Musical Numbers

Half as Big as Life

Upstairs

You'll Think of Someone

Our Little Secret

She Likes Basketball

Knowing When to Leave

Where Can You Take a Girl?

Wanting Things

Turkey Lurkey Time

A Fact Can Be a Beautiful Thing

Whoever You Are

A Young Pretty Girl Like You

I'll Never Fall in Love Again

Promises, Promises

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CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

: 2010 Broadway Revival Cast Album

Sheetmusic

: Vocal Selections

Other

1969 Tony Award Nominations

Best Actor in a Musical - Jerry Orbach
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Marian Mercer
Best Musical
Best Choreography
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Actress in a Musical - Jill O'Hara
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - A. Larry Haines Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Edward Winter

1969 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Music
Outstanding Performance - Marian Mercer
Outstanding Performance - Jerry Orbach

1969 Theatre World Award Nominations

Marian Mercer
Jill O'Hara

1970 Grammy Award Nominations

Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album

2010 Tony Award Nominations

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical - Katie Finneran
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical - Sean Hayes
Best Choreography
Best Orchestrations

2010 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Katie Finneran
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

2010 Drama League Award Nominations

Distinguished Revival of a Musical
Distinguished Performance Award - Katie Finneran
Distinguished Performance Award - Dean Hayes

2010 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Katie Finneran
Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Sean Hayes
Outstanding Choreographer
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Dick Latessa