Promises, Promises Revival 2017 - Articles Page 23

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.


Promises, Promises - 2017 - West End Cast

Get Promises, Promises Email Alerts

Be the first to get ticket offers, news, photos & more.

Promises, Promises - 2017 - West End Articles Page 23

New Philharmonic to Open 2017 with THE MIKADO at the MAC
by BWW News Desk - Jan 28, 2017


New Philharmonic, under the baton of Maestro Kirk Muspratt, opens 2017 with Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado," a comic opera in two acts, stage directed by Michael La Tour at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) Today, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 29 at 3 p.m. A free MAC Chat will take place one hour prior to each performance.

MARY POPPINS, HAIR, DRACULA and More Set for Mercury Theater Chicago's 2017 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jan 27, 2017


Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N. Southport Avenue, promises a season filled with laughter, love and entertainment.

Creative Loafing Announces Competitors, Cocktails for HighBall 2017
by BWW News Desk - Jan 26, 2017


Who makes the best cocktail in Tampa Bay? Creative Loafing (CL) is letting locals decide at the very first craft cocktail competition hosted by CL, HighBall 2017, today, January 26th, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Kozuba & Sons Distillery (1960 5th Ave. S. in St. Pete).

Immersive BETRAYAL to Kick Off 2017 at The Wilbury Group
by BWW News Desk - Jan 26, 2017


The Wilbury Theatre Group proudly kicks off 2017 with an audience immersive production of Harold Pinter's greatest play, Betrayal, January 26-February 12.

Tickets on Sale for Totem Pole Playhouse's Summer 2017 Season, Featuring DRIVING MISS DAISY and More
by BWW News Desk - Jan 25, 2017


Totem Pole Playhouse, Pennsylvania's premiere summer theatre, located in Caledonia State Park between Gettysburg and Chambersburg, PA, has announced that season tickets are now on sale for the theatre's 67th summer season, sponsored by the Franklin County Visitors Bureau.

Nottingham's Midlands Academy Of Dance And Drama Celebrates 50th Anniversary In 2017
by BWW News Desk - Jan 25, 2017


Midlands Academy of Dance and Drama, founded and headed by arts industry stalwart Frances Clayton, is one of the UK's most successful and well respected performing arts colleges with its origins dating back an impressive fifty years to 1967.  

REWIND 2017 The World's Biggest 80s Festival Announces 3 UK Festival Line-Ups
by BWW News Desk - Jan 25, 2017


???????REWIND The 80s Festival - the world's biggest 80s music festival, is back with three UK festivals during July and August 2017.

Ultra Brasil Expands to Three Days in 2017
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 24, 2017


Following an incredible SOLD OUT debut event in October 2016, the world's most international festival brand confirms that ULTRA Brasil will return to Rio de Janeiro in 2017, expanding into a full-blown THREE-DAY affair!

THE SECRET GARDEN, BRIGHT STAR and More Slated for TUTS' 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jan 23, 2017


Building upon the artistic acclaim of the of 2016-17 Season and reaffirming the commitment to bring "more theatre to more people", Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) announced today a dynamic 2017-18 Season; celebrating the prismatic and perennial impact of musical theatre.

Creative Loafing Announces Competitors, Cocktails for HighBall 2017
by BWW News Desk - Jan 20, 2017


Who makes the best cocktail in Tampa Bay? Creative Loafing (CL) is letting locals decide at the very first craft cocktail competition hosted by CL, HighBall 2017, on Thursday, January 26th, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Kozuba & Sons Distillery (1960 5th Ave. S. in St. Pete).

bergenPAC to Welcome Dionne Warwick This Spring
by BWW News Desk - Jan 20, 2017


Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey presents Dionne Warwick, a part of the Benzel-Busch Motor Car Corp Concert Series -Friday, March 3, 2017 at 8PM.

ULTRA Brasil Expands to Three Days in 2017
by Richard Best - Jan 19, 2017


Following an incredible SOLD OUT debut event in October 2016, the world's most international festival brand confirms that ULTRA Brasil will return to Rio de Janeiro in 2017, expanding into a full-blown THREE-DAY affair!

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Announces Its 2017 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 17, 2017


The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey announces its 2017 lineup after completing an immensely successful 2016 season that was repeatedly featured in "Top Ten Productions of 2016" listings, such as The Star-Ledger, The Wall Street Journal, and NJ Arts. The 2017 season promises to be a thrilling one, featuring beloved classics, as well as an epic new work. The Theatre is especially proud to be the first theatre in the Northeast to present Shakespeare in Love by Lee Hall, the new play based on the Academy Award-winning film by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard with music by Paddy Cunneen. The new stage adaptation is one of five plays to appear on STNJ's Main Stage in 2017 and will be accompanied with works by Moliere, Shakespeare and Joe Orton. 

BWW Review: PROMISES, PROMISES, Southwark Playhouse
by Debbie Gilpin - Jan 18, 2017


Opening Southwark Playhouse's 2017 season, following a seasonal run of Kiki's Delivery Service in The Large, is a revival of Neil Simon's musical Promises, Promises. Based on the Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond film The Apartment, it incorporates the music of Bacharach and David, including hits such as 'I'll Never Fall In Love Again'.

East London Dance Announces its First Raft of Projects for 2017
by BWW News Desk - Jan 17, 2017


A brand new partnership with HeadStart Newham Mental Health Prevention Programme and the return of the annual Dance Enterprise Ideas Summit and Ideas Fund are the first of a raft of new projects for 2017 announced by East London Dance today. 

New Shows For 2017 On Sale At Sheffield Theatres
by BWW News Desk - Jan 17, 2017


Sheffield Theatres have added to their 2017 line-up with the announcement of a host of exciting new shows at the Lyceum and Studio Theatres, including Matthew Bourne's mesmerizing production of The Red Shoes and music from Sheffield's Everly Pregnant Brothers.

Small Size Day 2017 to Explore Hibernation and More at Baboro International Arts Festival for Children
by BWW News Desk - Jan 16, 2017


Join Baboro International Arts Festival for Children on a fun artistic journey through Winter and Spring, to celebrate Small Size Day 2017. Children and their grown ups are invited to enjoy a creative hands-on workshop, followed by immersive storytelling.

Lobster Gram Promises Romance This Valentine's Day With Two New Dinner Packages
by Marina Kennedy - Jan 15, 2017


Wondering where to go this Valentine's Day? Well, there is a solution to have a Lobster Gram Dinner delivered straight to your door for a romantic, lobster feast in the comfort of your own home. Lobster Gram is introducing two new romance dinners, just in time for Valentine's Day. The dinners will be featured until February 15th, 2017.

'MARGARITAVILLE', THE COLOR PURPLE, WAITRESS and More on Tap for Broadway in New Orleans' 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jan 13, 2017


The East Jefferson General Hospital Broadway in New Orleans 2017 - 2018 season was announced today. Presented by the New Orleans Theatre Association, the new season will play at the historic Saenger Theatre in downtown New Orleans beginning fall 2017.

Swing-Fueled Cast, Creative Team Complete for Broadway's BANDSTAND
by BWW News Desk - Jan 13, 2017


The producers of the new musical Bandstand, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton) and featuring music by Richard Oberacker and a book and lyrics by Robert Taylor and Richard Oberacker, have just announced compete casting and an award-winning design team.

UK Premiere of War-Time Gay Love Story YANK! to Play Hope Mill Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Jan 12, 2017


A moving gay love story set in World War Two is the latest collaboration between a leading London-based theatre production company and one of Manchester's newest arts venues.

Fall in Love All Over Again with Neil Simon's LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 11, 2017


Walnut Street Theatre's 2016-2017 Independence Studio on 3 season continues with one of Neil Simon's funniest plays, Last of the Red Hot Lovers. Philadelphia audiences will be the first to see this production before it becomes the seventh national tour of a Walnut Street Theatre production. Directed by Adam Immerwahr, Last of the Red Hot Lovers begins previews in Philadelphia on January 10th, opens January 12th and continues through February 5th. This production is part of a double feature of Simon's work at the Walnut, as Laughter on the 23rd Floor will begin performances the on the Mainstage on January 17th.

DeNada Dance Theatre to Tour HAM AND PASSION in 2017
by BWW News Desk - Jan 11, 2017


Today, DeNada Dance Theatre, headed by choreographer and artistic director and Critics' Circle National Dance Awards 2015 & 2016 nominee Carlos Pons Guerra, announces its 2017 National Tour of Ham and Passion. The triple bill of dance by Pons Guerra opens at Wilton's Music Hall in London on Tuesday 21 February and concludes at Lincoln Drill Hall, Lincoln on Thursday 27 April 2017.

London's Festival of Improv Returns with the 2017 London Jam and the 10th Annual 50-Hour Improvathon
by BWW News Desk - Jan 10, 2017


This January at Wilton's even the performers don't know what they are going to be performing!

LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS Opens In Studio 3, 1/10-2/5
by BWW News Desk - Jan 10, 2017


Walnut Street Theatre's 2016-2017 Independence Studio on 3 season continues with one of Neil Simon's funniest plays, Last of the Red Hot Lovers. Philadelphia audiences will be the first to see this production before it becomes the seventh national tour of a Walnut Street Theatre production.

Promises, Promises FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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

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

Videos