Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell, music and lyrics by Richard Adler andJerry Ross.
The Pajama Game was awarded the 1955 Tony for Best Musical and, over half of acentury later, claimed the award for Best Revival of a Musical, proving that the story istruly timeless. With an energetic score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross (DamnYankees), The Pajama Game is brimming with songs and dances that have becomemusical theatre standards, including "Steam Heat", "Hernando's Hideaway”, and “HeyThere”.
Conditions at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory are anything but peaceful as sparks flybetween new superintendent, Sid Sorokin, and Babe Williams, leader of the uniongrievance committee. Their stormy relationship comes to a head when the workersstrike for a 7 ½ cent pay increase, setting off not only a conflict between managementand labor, but a battle of the sexes as well.
Rated PG