Archive for September, 2008
Pal Joey is back!!!
Although previews for Roundabout Theatre Company’s fall presentation of Rodgers and Hart’s Pal Joey aren’t set to begin until Friday, November 14th (at Studio 54 on Broadway), I can’t wait to start talking about it. With an all-star cast including Tony Award winner Christian Hoff as Joey Evans, Tony Award winner Stockard Channing as Vera Simpson, and Tony Award nominee Martha Plimpton as Gladys Bumps, this limited run engagement is certain to be a smash hit!
Welcome!
Welcome to the Pal Joey Blog! This site is dedicated to all things related to the Broadway musical - from the original show starring Gene Kelly, to the movie starring Frank Sinatra, to the 2008 revival starring Christian Hoff - and everything in between. If you have any information you’d like to share, e-mail me, Catherine, at admin at paljoeyblog.com. Come back and visit often, and feel free to leave a comment while you’re here.
Christian & Frank
The new Joey commemorates the movie Joey, the immortal Frank Sinatra. Christian joined members of the Sinatra family on May 13 for an event celebrating the just-released Frank Sinatra Commemorative Stamp. Christian said, “As a first generation American, I share with Frank Sinatra the realization of the American dream, taking the dream our fathers had of a better life and taking it to the top.”
Pal Joey, The Movie
Frank Sinatra as Joey and Kim Novak as Linda in the 1957 film version of Pal Joey, directed by George Sidney, and released by Columbia Pictures. Also starring Rita Hayworth as Vera. In the film, Linda is a showgirl, a major departure from the play.