Promises, Promises

Cast Highlights

Act One

• Half As Big As Life .... Chuck
• Upstairs .... Chuck
• You'll Think of Someone .... Fran & Chuck
• Our Little Secret .... Chuck & Sheldrake
• She Likes Basketball .... Chuck
• Knowing When to Leave .... Fran
• Where Can You Take a Girl? .... Dobitch, Kirkeby, Eichelberger & Vanderhof
• Wanting Things .... Sheldrake
• Turkey Lurkey Time .... Miss Della Hoya, Miss Polansky, Miss Wong & Ensemble

Act Two

• A Fact Can Be a Beautiful Thing .... Chuck, Marge & Bar Patrons
• Whoever You Are .... Fran
• Christmas Day .... Voices
• A Young Pretty Girl Like You .... Chuck & Dr. Dreyfuss
• I'll Never Fall in Love Again .... Fran & Chuck
• Promises, Promises .... Chuck

Additional Musical Numbers Lists

These song lists document any changes that the production went through aside from the opening night song list.

• Boston Song List

The January 1969 issue of Playbill featured an article titled "Burt Bacharach." Here's a quotation from Bacharach that was in the article: "Some nights some songs work better than others. The human element is so large in the theatre. If you are making a record, as soon as you have it right, it's on tape — preserved. In the theatre, it's right tonight but tomorrow is another story. The lead trumpet player's lip may be bad, the tempos could be off, the singer may have a cold . . . it's nerve-wracking, but you have to adjust."

Main Run

• Shubert Theatre (New York, NY)
  12/1/1968 - 1/1/1972

Tryout Dates

• Colonial Theatre (Boston, MA)
  10/1/1968 - 10/27/1968
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  National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)
  10/29/1968 - 11/23/1968

Commercial Recordings

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  Broadway Cast with Introductions (1968)
• Original Broadway Cast (1968)

Private Recordings

• Original Broadway Cast (opening night) (12/1/1968)
  Margo Sappington , Scott Pearson , Scott Pearson , Ilona Simon , Bettye McCormick