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Pajama Game

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Book By:                        George Abbott and Richard Bissell

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

 

 

Charley: factory worker and handyman

Cameo

25-50

 M

 

 

Joe: factory worker, Prez’s right-hand man

Cameo

30-55

 M

 

 

Other Workers

Chorus

 

M/F

 

Heavy

 
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