Promises, Promises Revival 2017

Run Time:
2 hours and 40 minutes with one intermission
Opened: January 18, 2017
Closing: February 18, 2017

Promises, Promises - 2017 - West End History , Info & More

Southwark Playhouse
77-85 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BD, United Kingdom London

Burt Bacharach’s incredible music and Hal David’s brilliant lyrics come together with a book by legendary playwright Neil Simon in Promises, Promises – the hit Broadway musical based on the Billy Wilder film The Apartment.

Chuck Baxter is junior executive at a New York insurance company, where his mid-town residence makes him popular with the executives bosses – who promise him promotion in order to “entertain” at his apartment. A morally tricky dilemma gets worse for Chuck when he realises his own secret crush, Fran Kubelik, has been invited over to his place for a rendezvous by Chuck’s Manager, JD Sheldrake.

This Tony Award Nominated, Grammy Award Winning musical is a triumph of 1960s sexual work-place politics, with a quick witted script and unforgettable songs including Knowing When To Leave, Promises, Promises and I’ll Never Fall in Love Again.

First produced for the Broadway Stage by David Merrick. The musical is presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library.

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Promises, Promises FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Promises, Promises have there been?
Promises, Promises has had 8 productions including Broadway which opened in 1968, Broadway which opened in 1968, West End which opened in 1969, US Tour which opened in 1970, Off-Broadway which opened in 1997, Broadway which opened in 2010, West End which opened in 2017 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2018.
What are the songs in Promises, Promises and what's the order?
Half As Big As Life
Grapes of Roth
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
Christmas Day
A Young Pretty Girl Like You
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Promises, Promises
What Am I Doing Here?
Let's Pretend We're Grown Up
Tick Tock Goes the Clock
Loyal Resourceful
A Stroke of Luck
Hot Food
If You Only Knew

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