![]() ![]() ![]() Featured in small or ensemble roles were Kelly Bishop, Graciela Daniele, Ken Howard, Baayork Lee, Donna McKechnie, Frank Pietri, Margo Sappington, and Marian Mercer. Directed by Robert Moore, and choreographed by Michael Bennett with Bob Avian as assistant choreographer, the cast featured Jerry Orbach as Chuck Baxter, Jill O'Hara as Fran Kubelik, and Edward Winter as J. the show premiered on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on December 1, 1968, and closed on January 1, 1972, after 1,281 performances. Productions Broadway (1968–1972) Īfter a tryout at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. ![]() ![]() The cast album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and two songs from the show (the title tune and " I'll Never Fall in Love Again") became hit singles for Dionne Warwick. A West End production opened in 1969 featuring Tony Roberts and Betty Buckley. It starred Jerry Orbach as Chuck Baxter and Jill O'Hara as Fran Kubelik. The musical premiered in 1968 on Broadway with choreography by Michael Bennett and direction by Robert Moore. The story concerns a junior executive at an insurance company who seeks to climb the corporate ladder by allowing his apartment to be used by his married superiors for trysts. It is based on the 1960 film The Apartment written by Billy Wilder and I. Promises, Promises is a musical with music by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David and a book by Neil Simon. ![]()
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