Promises, Promises

Chuck Baxter is an office worker who dreams of climbing the corporate ladder. Her way to do this is to lend her crummy little apartment to her co-workers and her boss for their romantic affairs. Things get complicated for Baxter when the woman who loves him, Fran Kubelik, happens to be the girlfriend of his heartless boss, Jeff Sheldrake.

Check out some excerpts from the production that was on Broadway in 2010:

General information
  • Style : romance
  • Theme : Adultery, Comedy, 60s, Success, Love
  • year of creation : 1968
Music
  • Composer : Burt Bucharach
  • Lyricist : Hal David
  • Librettist : Neil Simon
  • famous songs : "Half as Big as Life" "Grapes of Roth" "Upstairs" "You'll Think of Someone" "Our Little Secret" "I Say a Little Prayer" "She Likes Basketball" "Knowing When to Leave" "Where Can You Take a Girl?" "Wanting Things" - "Turkey Lurkey Time" "A House Is Not a Home" "A Fact Can Be a Beautiful Thing" "Whoever You Are (I Love You)" "A Young Pretty Girl Like You" "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" "Promises, Promises"
  • Famous performers : Tony Roberts, Betty Buckley, Sean Hayes, Kristin Chenoweth, Katie Finneran, Dick Latessa, Gabriel Vick, Daisy Maywood, Martin Short, Kerry O'Malley, Eugene Levy, Dick Latessa and Christine Baranski.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical is based on the film The Apartment (La Garçonnière) directed by Billy Wilder and released in 1960. The cast included Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine and Fred MacMurray.
  • Exists in film : The 1960 film is not musical but serves as the basis for the musical comedy. Billy Wilder's film won 5 Oscars in 1961, including Best Picture.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : In 1969, the musical won 2 Tonys, 2 Drama Desk Awards, 2 Theater World Awards and the Grammy for Best Musical Album. For the 2010 revival she received 1 Tony, 1 Drama Desk Award and 1 Outer Critics Circle Award.
  • Number of years on display : 4
  • Number of performances : 1281
Currently on stage