Broadway musical "Pal Joey" (staging and choreography)

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The Broadway musical "Pal Joey" is a landmark Rodgers and Hart show, renowned for its sophisticated, cynical storytelling and stylish staging and choreography that helped redefine the modern musical.

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instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
1952RevivalChoreographer Robert Alton NERFINISHED
1976RevivalChoreographer Bob Fosse NERFINISHED
1976RevivalDirector Robert Moore NERFINISHED
2008RevivalChoreographer Graciela Daniele NERFINISHED
2008RevivalDirector Joe Mantello NERFINISHED
basedOn Pal Joey short stories by John O’Hara
choreographicStyle jazz-influenced Broadway dance
nightclub specialty numbers
composer Richard Rodgers
featuresSong Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered NERFINISHED
I Could Write a Book NERFINISHED
What Is a Man NERFINISHED
You Mustn’t Kick It Around NERFINISHED
Zip NERFINISHED
genre book musical
musical theatre
hasSubject cynicism
moral ambiguity
nightclub entertainment industry
romantic relationships
influenced later concept musicals with darker themes
subsequent Broadway choreography for nightclub and jazz settings
innovationIn integration of adult, morally ambiguous story with musical staging
use of dance to define character and social milieu
lyricist Lorenz Hart NERFINISHED
narrativeTone cynical
sophisticated
notableFor redefining the modern musical form
sophisticated, cynical storytelling
stylish staging and choreography
originalBroadwayBookWriter John O’Hara GENERATED
originalBroadwayCastMember Gene Kelly NERFINISHED
June Havoc NERFINISHED
Vivienne Segal NERFINISHED
originalBroadwayChoreographer Robert Alton NERFINISHED
originalBroadwayDirector George Abbott NERFINISHED
originalBroadwayLeadPerformer Gene Kelly NERFINISHED
originalBroadwayLeadRole Joey Evans NERFINISHED
originalBroadwayPerformances 374
originalBroadwayProducer George Abbott NERFINISHED
Vinton Freedley NERFINISHED
originalBroadwayRunEnd 1941-11-29
originalBroadwayRunStart 1940-12-25
originalBroadwayTheatre Ethel Barrymore Theatre NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1940-12-25
premiereLocation Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway, New York City NERFINISHED
revival 1952 Broadway revival at Broadhurst Theatre
1976 Broadway revival at Circle in the Square Theatre
2008 Broadway revival at Studio 54
settingEnvironment nightclub
settingLocation Chicago NERFINISHED
stagingStyle nightclub revue format integrated with book scenes
stylized realism

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Robert Alton notableWork Broadway musical "Pal Joey" (staging and choreography)