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Opened: February 4, 1982
Closing: June 18, 1983

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BWW Reviews: Texas Repertory Theatre Invites a Grand Ole' Time with PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES
by Nyderah Williams - Jul 25, 2014


This summer the Texas Repertory Theatre Company serves up a slice of apple pie and southern charm with PUMP BOYS AND THE DINETTES. Prior to the show, I wasn't really sure what to expect. It certainly sounded like something that had country charm splattered all over it. Turns out, I wasn't too far off. Being born and bred in Texas along with an affinity for diners this was a great treat.

BWW Reviews: PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES Serves Up Twangy Charm
by Michael Dale - Jul 19, 2014


Encores! Off-Center brings back one of Broadway's more surprising success stories.

Photo Coverage: Casts Unite! Encores! PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES Company Celebrates Opening Night with Original Cast Members
by Jennifer Broski - Jul 17, 2014


Pump Boys and Dinettes, the final production of the 2014 Encores! Off-Center series, stars Jordan Dean, Hunter Foster, Mamie Parris, Randy Redd, Katie Thompson and Lorenzo Wolff. Pump Boys, which opened last night, is directed by Lear deBessonet and choreographed by Danny Mefford. Jeanine Tesori is the Encores! Off-Center artistic director; Chris Fenwick is the music director. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from opening night below!

TV: Watch Highlights of Hunter Foster, Katie Thompson & More in Encores! PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 16, 2014


Pump Boys and Dinettes, the final production of the 2014 Encores! Off-Center series, stars Jordan Dean, Hunter Foster, Mamie Parris, Randy Redd, Katie Thompson and Lorenzo Wolff. Pump Boys, running today, July 16, through the 19th, is directed by Lear deBessonet and choreographed by Danny Mefford. Jeanine Tesori is the Encores! Off-Center artistic director; Chris Fenwick is the music director. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights of the cast in action below!

Hunter Foster, Mamie Parris, Katie Thompson and More Star in Encores! Off-Center's PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, Beginning Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jul 16, 2014


Pump Boys and Dinettes, the final production of the 2014 Encores! Off-Center series, stars Jordan Dean, Hunter Foster, Mamie Parris, Randy Redd, Katie Thompson and Lorenzo Wolff. Pump Boys, running today, July 16, through the 19th, is directed by Lear deBessonet and choreographed by Danny Mefford. Jeanine Tesori is the Encores! Off-Center artistic director; Chris Fenwick is the music director.

WAKE UP with BWW 7/16/14 - PUMP BOYS & DINETTES, 'WIDOW' at Powerhouse, 'LOVE' at WTF, 'FIDDLER' at Goodspeed and More!
by Jessica Showers - Jul 16, 2014


Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: Encores! Off-Center's PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES opens tonight, and the regional theatre scene explodes tonight with Kyra Sedgwick starring in Powerhouse's THE DANISH WIDOW, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF opening at Goodspeed, and LIVING ON LOVE making its world premiere with Renee Fleming in Williamstown!

BWW Interview: Hunter Foster Narrates PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES
by Naomi Serviss - Jun 30, 2014


The celebration of a simpler way of life, originally seen on Broadway in 1982, is back for new audiences.

Hunter Foster, Mamie Parris, Katie Thompson & More Join Encores! Off-Center's PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES
by Nicole Rosky - May 27, 2014


Pump Boys and Dinettes, the final production of the 2014 Encores! Off-Center series, will star Jordan Dean,Hunter Foster, Mamie Parris, Randy Redd, Katie Thompson and Lorenzo Wolff. Pump Boys, running July 16 - 19, will be directed by Lear deBessonet and choreographed by Danny Mefford. Jeanine Tesori is the Encores! Off-Center artistic director; Chris Fenwick is the music director.

Breaking News: Lin-Manuel Miranda & Karen Olivo to Star in tick, tick...BOOM! for Encores! FAUST and PUMP BOYS Announced
by Robert Diamond - Mar 9, 2014


This just in! New York City Center's acclaimed Encores! Off-Center series, under the artistic direction of Jeanine Tesori, will return this summer for a second season of landmark Off-Broadway musicals. The season opens with Jonathan Larson's tick, tick… BOOM!, June 25 - 28, starring Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo, directed by Oliver Butler, and continues with a one-night only performance of Randy Newman'sFaust: The Concert, with Randy Newman as the Devil, directed by Thomas Kail, on July 1. Pump Boys and Dinettes, withbook, music and lyrics by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann , directed by Lear deBessonet and choreographed by Danny Mefford, wraps up the season, running July 16 - 19. Chris Fenwick is the Encores! Off-Center music director.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 2/27- Debra Monk
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 27, 2014


Happy Birthday, Debra Monk! The Tony Award winner made her Broadway debut in PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES in 1982. Her Broadway credits include PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, PRELUDE TO A KISS, NICK & NORA, REDWOOD CURTAIN, PICNIC, COMPANY, CHICAGO, STEAL PIER, AH, WILDERNESS!, THOU SHALT NOT, RECKLESS, CHILDREN AND ART, and CURTAINS. Monk won the Tony Award in 1993 for REDWOOD CURTAIN and was nominated for Tony Awards in 1997 and 2007 for both STEEL PIER and CURTAINS.

THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars- THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY's Cass Morgan
by BWW Staff - Feb 21, 2014


In this week's edition, we caught up with Cass Morgan, who is starring as 'Marge' in The Bridges of Madison County- currently playing at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.

Alhambra's PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES to Open 12/28
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 18, 2013


Drive a ways outta town in central North Carolina, and you'll come to a filling station, and across the blacktop is the Double Cupp Diner. You wouldn't know that this little stop on North Carolina Highway 57 is where all the action is, but once the boys get revved up with their guitars and fiddles, it might as well be the center of the music world. Featuring Ashley Roberson, fresh off of her critically acclaimed and popular performance in South Pacific, Pump Boys and Dinettes presented by WQIK will be backed by a live band and promises to be a fun show.

STAGE STRUCK: FROM KEMBLE TO KATE Plays Tonight at the Snapple Theater Center
by BWW News Desk - Dec 12, 2013


The Society for the Preservation of Theatrical History is pleased to present STAGE STRUCK: From Kemble to Kate, an evening with five legendary actresses from the 19th to the early 20th Century, tonight, December 12, 2013, 7:30pm to 9:30pm at the Anne L. Bernstein Theater at the Snapple Theater Center, 1627 Broadway @ 50th Street.

STAGE STRUCK: FROM KEMBLE TO KATE to Play 12/12 at the Snapple Theater Center
by BWW News Desk - Nov 16, 2013


The Society for the Preservation of Theatrical History is pleased to present STAGE STRUCK: From Kemble to Kate, an evening with five legendary actresses from the 19th to the early 20th Century, on Thursday, December 12, 2013, 7:30pm to 9:30pm at the Anne L. Bernstein Theater at the Snapple Theater Center, 1627 Broadway @ 50th Street. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Wine reception to follow.

Photo Flash: Original Dinettes Cass Morgan and Debra Monk Visit Geva Theatre's PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES
by BWW News Desk - Oct 2, 2013


Geva Theatre Center invites Rochester to join in the down-home country fun of Pump Boys and Dinettes with book, lyrics and music by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann and directed by Mark Cuddy, with choreography by Peggy Hickey and musical direction by Nathan Dame. Pump Boys and Dinettes began performances on September 10 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through October 13. Scroll down for photos from opening night with Cass Morgan (a Rochester native) and Debra Monk, the original Dinettes and part of the Tony-nominated team that created the show, who joined the celebrations on September 14th!

Geva Theatre Center's PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES Continues Through 10/13
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 12, 2013


Geva Theatre Center invites Rochester to join in the down-home country fun of Pump Boys and Dinettes with book, lyrics and music by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann and directed by Mark Cuddy, with choreography by Peggy Hickey and musical direction by Nathan Dame. Pump Boys and Dinettes begins performances on September 10 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through October 13.

Geva Theatre Co. to Open 41st Season with PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, 9/10-10/13
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 14, 2013


Geva Theatre Center invites Rochester to join in the down-home country fun of Pump Boys and Dinetteswith book, lyrics and music by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann and directed byMark Cuddy, with choreography by Peggy Hickey and musical direction by Nathan Dame. Pump Boys and Dinettes begins performances on September 10 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through October 13.

PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES Opens Tonight at Adobe
by BWW News Desk - Aug 9, 2013


It doesn't happen often, but in 1981 a group of talented actors put on a little show about waitresses and garage guys. Then, in 1982 it moved to Broadway where it ran for more than 570 performances. PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES has been performed frequently around the USA ever since, and this August, director Daryl Streeter will bring the delightful musical to the ADOBE Theater for a dozen performances.

Adobe Theater Presents PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, Now thru 8/25
by BWW News Desk - Aug 2, 2013


It doesn't happen often, but in 1981 a group of talented actors put on a little show about waitresses and garage guys. Then, in 1982 it moved to Broadway where it ran for more than 570 performances. 'Pump Boys and Dinettes' has been performed frequently around the USA ever since, and this August, director Daryl Streeter will bring the delightful musical to the ADOBE Theater for a dozen performances.

Date Change: PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES Will Now Run from 8/9-9/1 at Adobe
by Devin MacDonald - Jul 30, 2013


It doesn't happen often, but in 1981 a group of talented actors put on a little show about waitresses and garage guys. Then, in 1982 it moved to Broadway where it ran for more than 570 performances. PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES has been performed frequently around the USA ever since, and this August, director Daryl Streeter will bring the delightful musical to the ADOBE Theater for a dozen performances.

Adobe Theater to Present PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, 8/2-25
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 3, 2013


It doesn't happen often, but in 1981 a group of talented actors put on a little show about waitresses and garage guys. Then, in 1982 it moved to Broadway where it ran for more than 570 performances. 'Pump Boys and Dinettes' has been performed frequently around the USA ever since, and this August, director Daryl Streeter will bring the delightful musical to the ADOBE Theater for a dozen performances.

PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES Makes a Pit Stop at Skylight Music Theatre, Now thru 3/24
by BWW News Desk - Mar 8, 2013


Take a seat and place your order for some of Rhetta Cupp's famous apple pie! Skylight Music Theatre kicks it up a notch with the countrified musical Pump Boys and Dinettes tonight, March 8th - March 24th in the Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center (158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee WI).

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 2/27- Debra Monk
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 27, 2013


Happy Birthday, Debra Monk! The Tony Award winner made her Broadway debut in PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES in 1982. Her Broadway credits include PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, PRELUDE TO A KISS, NICK & NORA, REDWOOD CURTAIN, PICNIC, COMPANY, CHICAGO, STEAL PIER, AH, WILDERNESS!, THOU SHALT NOT, RECKLESS, CHILDREN AND ART, and CURTAINS. Monk won the Tony Award in 1993 for REDWOOD CURTAIN and was nominated for Tony Awards in 1997 and 2007 for both STEEL PIER and CURTAINS.

PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES to Make a Pit Stop at Skylight Music Theatre, 3/8-24
by BWW News Desk - Feb 22, 2013


Take a seat and place your order for some of Rhetta Cupp's famous apple pie! Skylight Music Theatre kicks it up a notch with the countrified musical Pump Boys and Dinettes March 8th - March 24th in the Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center (158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee WI).

Breaking News: PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES Postpones Broadway Production
by Robert Diamond - Feb 8, 2013


Producers Abby Lee, David B. Brode, Lee Seymour, Alec Seymour, Suzanne & Michael H. Moskow and Executive Producer Tom Viertel announced today that the new Broadway production of PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES has postponed its Broadway opening.

Other Productions of Pump Boys and Dinettes

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

Pump Boys and Dinettes - 1982 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1982 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Mark Hardwick
1982 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music Jim Wann & Cast
1982 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Musical 0
1982 Tony Awards Best Musical Louis Busch Hager
1982 Tony Awards Best Musical Marilyn Strauss
1982 Tony Awards Best Musical Kate Studle
1982 Tony Awards Best Musical Warner Theater Productions
1982 Tony Awards Best Musical Max Weitzenhoffer

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