Music and Lyrics By: Jerry Ross and Richard Adler
Licensing: Music Theatre International, Inc
Synopsis:
Musical comedy at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory where a dispute erupts over a 7 ½ cent raise between management and labor. A complicated romance blossoms between Babe Williams, head of the grievance committee and Sid Sorokin, the new factory superintendent.
| Song | Performed By |
| The Pajama Game | Hines |
| Racing With the Clock | Girls, Boys |
| A New Town is a Blue Town | Sid |
| I’m Not At All In Love | Babe, Girls |
| I’ll Never Be Jealous Again | Hines, Mabel |
| Hey There | Sid |
| Her Is | Prez, Gladys |
| Sleep-Tite | Babe, Boys, Girls |
| Once A Year Day | Sid, Babe, Company |
| Small Talk | Sid, Babe |
| There Once Was A Man | Sid, Babe |
| Steam Heat | Gladys, 2 Boys |
| Think of the Time I Save | Hines, Girls |
| Hernando’s Hideaway | Sid, Gladys, Company |
| Jealousy Ballet | Orchestra |
| 7 ½ Cents | Babe, Prez, Boys, Girls |
| The Pajama Game Finale | Company |
Character | Role | Age | Sex | Voice | Dancing |
Babe Williams: Feisty union leader falls for Sid | Lead | 25-35 | F | Mezzo | Light |
Sid Sorokin: Handsome superintendent falls for Babe | Lead | 25-35 | M | Baritone | Light |
Hines; Efficiency expert in love with Gladys | Supporting | 30-50 | M | Baritone | Soft shoe |
Gladys: Hassler’s quick-witted attractive secretary | Supporting | 25-35 | F | Mezzo | Heavy |
Hassler: Company president with a secret | Supporting | 45-65 | M | Spoken | Light |
Prez: Union President | Cameo | 35-60 | M | Tenor | Light |
Brenda: factory worker on grievance committee | Cameo | 25-65 | F | Spoken | Light |
Mabel: Sid’s secretary | Cameo | 40-60 | F | Alto | Light |
Mae: factory worker on grievance committee | Cameo | 20-40 | F | Spoken | Light |
Poopsie: factory worker | Cameo | 20-40 | F | Spoken | Light |
Pop: Babe’s kind father | Cameo | 50-70 | M | Spoken | Light |
Max: a salesman | Cameo | 25-50 | M |
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Charley: factory worker and handyman | Cameo | 25-50 | M |
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Joe: factory worker, Prez’s right-hand man | Cameo | 30-55 | M |
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Other Workers | Chorus |
| M/F |
| Heavy |
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