Shows · Pal Joey · Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1940
Pal Joey, 1940
Opened December 25, 1940
Closed April 18, 1953
374 performances
Original
Broadway
Of the productions that opened in the 1940s, this had the 85th longest run.
Other stagings of Pal Joey 3 more
Who was in it56 named
Claire Anderson
Adrian Anthony
John Benton
Milton Chisholm
John Clarke
Alice Craig
Janet Davis
Louise de Forrest
Clifford Dunstan
Enez Early
Jane Fraser
Tilda Getz
Charlene Harkins
Averell Harris
Henning Irgens
Frances Krell
James Lane
Janet Lavis
Howard Ledig
June Leroy
Michael Moore
Amarilla Morris
Robert J Mulligan
Olive Nicolson
Shirley Paige
Mildred Patterson
Dorothy Poplar
Nelson Rae
Albert Ruiz
Mildred Solly
Dummy Spelvin
Jeanne Trybom
Marie Vanneman
Jerry Whyte
Vincent York
Betty Lynn
Vivienne Allen
Anne Blair
Philip King
George Tapps
Norman van Emburgh
Ty Kearney
Doris Stuart
Creative team
- Director
- George Abbott
- Choreographer
- Robert Alton
- Producer
- George Abbott
- Orchestrations
- Hans Spialek 6
Tony Awards 0 from 1 nomination
Recordings
8 recordings of Pal Joey exist, but none were released while this run was on. See Pal Joey for all of them.
Around this production
The famous Brooks Atkinson review asked, "Can you draw sweet water from a foul well?" The 1952 revival proved you could, running even longer than the original.
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