New York : Several new cast members have been added to the roster of The Roundabout's production of The Pajama Game . Joining Harry Connick Jr. and Kelli O'Hara will be:
Michael McKean as Hines Megan Lawrence as Gladys Peter Benson as Prez Joyce Chittick as Mae Michael McCormick as Pop Richard Poe as Hasler Roz Ryan as Mabel
The ensemble will comprise Bridget Berger, Stephen Berger, Kate Chapman, Paula Leggett Chase, Jennifer Cody, David Eggers, Michael O’Donnell, Vince Pesce, Devin Richards, Jeffrey Schecter, Amber Stone and Debra Walton.
McKean has most recently appeared in Hairspray as Edna Turnblad and A Second Hand Memory. Lawrence was last seen in Two Gentleman of Verona in Central Park.
Kathleen Marshall will direct and choreograph The Pajama Game which will begin previews on January 19, 2006 and open on February 23rd.
The Pajama Game is inspired by Richard Bissell's novel 7 1/2 Cents. The musical features music and lyrics by Richard Alder and Jerry Ross and a book by George Abbott and Bissell. In the musical, a battle erupts when workers at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory demand a 7 1/2 cent pay increase. Matters are made worse when the head of the Union Grievance Committee falls in love with one of the company's leaders, Sid Sorokin.
The show originally ran on Broadway from May 13, 1954 to November 24, 1956.
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