The Pajama Game
April 9 - 11, 8 pm
April 12, 2 & 8 pm
Broadway Performance Hall
1625 Broadway
There's plenty of strife on the stage of Cornish's upcoming production of the The Pajama Game. The workers at the Sleep-Tite pajama factory are in conflict with management over a proposed raise, and there are sparks flying between the men and women in the factory, most notably between the fiery union leader Babe and Side, the factory superintendent. In the words of one of the classic musical's best-known songs, "Steam-Heat" is in the air.
Backstage though, The Pajama Game is a model of cooperation. Cornish's four performing arts departments are pooling their resources to present and produce the College's largest and most demanding production in many years.
The Pajama Game will open at Broadway Performance Hall on April 9. While the characters on stage spar, palaver and croon such memorable songs as "Hey There" and "Hernando's Hideaway," backstage a smoothly functioning team of artists and technicians will have pooled their skills and experience to provide as vivid a presentation as possible of the spirited clash of labor vs. management and the battle of the sexes.
Selected in the wake of its recent and highly praised Broadway revival starring Harry Connick Jr. and Kelli O'Hara, The Pajama Game is a 1954 musical with songs by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. Although over 50 years have passed since the inception of the piece, it still has plenty of relevant satirical bite in its depiction of worker grievances.
The Pajama Game is produced under the direction of the following faculty members: director Kathleen Collins (Theater), choreographer Wade Madsen (Dance) and music directors Roger Nelson and Natalie Lerch (Music). The cast is made up of students from the Dance, Music, Theater and Performance Production Departments, while Performance Productions students have designed the lights, costumes, props and sound. The set is designed by guest artist William Forrester.
The Pajama Game
Book by George Abbott & Richard Bissell
Music and Lyrics by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
Directed by Kathleen Collins
Music Direction by Roger Nelson & Natalie Lerch
Choreography by Wade Madsen
April 9 - 11, 8 pm
April 12, 2 & 8 pm
Broadway Performance Hall
1625 Broadway
Tickets: $10 general, $5 students, alumni and seniors
Tickets can be purchased through Ticket Window at 206.325.6500, www.ticketwindowonline.com, or in person at Ticket Window's box offices located at Pacific Place, Pike Place Market, Broadway Market and Bellevue's Meydenbauer Center.
