THE PAJAMA GAME was only the eighth to run for over 1,000 performances on Broadway and was revived by the New York City Center less than six months after this sensational run. A musical set in a garment factory, involving strife between union and management, this sounded unpromising to the unimaginative but went on to win Donaldson and Tony Awards as The Seasons Best Musical. Astonishingly, many of the production team were fresh young talents but this is reflected positively in the energy and fun of the show.
This first complete recording on double CD from JAY Records offers a unique listening opportunity for the collector and the casual listener alike.
Cast from strength, this studio cast recording sounds more like an Original Cast album than many such others. It is helped by the fact that Broadway Star Judy Kaye and others such as Avery Saltzman, Brooks Almy and David Green came to the recording fresh from their performances in the recent New York City Opera production of the masterwork. Broadway and TV star Ron Raines as well as Kim Criswell lend their talents to make this the most spectacular of musical recordings.
Hit songs abound in the score but a couple went to the very tops in the Hit Parade, HEY THERE! and HERNANDOS HIDEAWAY. HEY THERE! HAS BEEN RECORDED BY EVERYONE FROM Frank Sinatra to Dorris Day. Dorris Day starred in the wonderful film version of the show.
Tracklist
Overture
National Symphony Orchestra
The Pajama Game
Avery Saltzman
Racing With The Clock
Girls
A New Town Is A Blue Town
Ron Raines
Racing With The Clock (Reprise)
Girls
I'm Not At All In Love
Judy Kaye, Girls
I'll Never Be Jealous Again
Brookes Almy, David Green
Hey There
Ron Raines
Her Is
David Green, Kim Criswell, Chorus
Sleep Tite
Company
Once-A-Year-Day
Ron Raines, Judy Kaye, Susan Scott Flynn, Company
Her Is (Reprise)
David Green, Marjorie Beddow
Small Talk
Judy Kaye, Ron Raines
There Once Was A Man
Ron Raines, Judy Kaye
Factory Music / Slow Down
National Symphony Orchestra
Finale Act One
Ron Raines
CD 2
Entr'acte
National Symphony Orchestra
Steam Heat
Kim Criswell, Nic Colicos, Robert Fardell
Hey There (Reprise)
Judy Kaye
Think Of The Time I Save
Avery Saltzman, Girls
Hernando's Hideaway
Kim Criswell, Company
I'll Never Be Jealous Again Ballet
National Symphony Orchestra
Seven And A Half Cent
Judy Kaye, David Green, Avery Saltzman, Ron Raines, Company
There Once Was A Man (Reprise)
Ron Raines, Judy Kaye
Finale Act Two /The Pajama Game Closing
Theodore Pappas, Company
Exit Music
National Symphony Orchestra
Hey There (Popular version)
Ron Raines
