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
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Promises, Promises
7 / 10
The endearing Hayes excels at his nebbishy physical comedy and zany confidences with the audience, but still seems nervous in the wrong ways when he sings. More problematic is the talented but miscast Chenoweth, who tries to work against her patented micro-Valkyrie persona but remains too strong and mature for Fran. Two famous songs—“I Say a Little Prayer” and “A House Is Not a Home”—have been added for her; although the second one actively contradicts the plot, in a way it is this production’s theme song. Large and kitschily well-appointed, Promises, Promises has the faint inside echo of an unsold McMansion.
Promises, Promises
8 / 10
Still, as directed and choreographed by Rob Ashford, the show forges ahead through the sheer force of design elegance, dance-floor stamina, performance energy, and the quick thinking of Hayes. The actor is nimble, funny, likable, and much more asexually wholesome than one might expect given that his character has agreed to allow his philandering bosses to use his midtown apartment for trysts in hopes of securing a promotion. While his performance style flips the calendar ahead to 1990s sitcoms that break the fourth wall, Hayes buoys the show with his generosity. He also compensates for Chenoweth's discomfort in her role (and unflattering wig!) as his love interest, the seemingly innocent coworker who turns out to be yet another company superior's plaything. And when, in a second-act show-stopper, Hayes is paired with agile and hilarious Katie Finneran as a lonely lady at a bar, the two break through barriers of time and setting to produce timeless audience laughs of pleasure.
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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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