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Promises, Promises (Theatre)
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })A 1968 musical adaptation of Billy Wilder's classic film The Apartment, with book by Neil Simon and songs written by the pop composer team of Burt Bacharach (music) and Hal David (lyrics). The musical follows the exploits of junior insurance executive Chuck Baxter, a hapless schmuck who attempts to work his way up the corporate ladder by allowing his superiors the use of his apartment for their romantic trysts, all while trying to win the heart of Fran Kubelik, a waitress whom he's long admired from a distance.The show was notable for being the Bacharach-David team's only foray into musical theater—Bacharach was, by his own admission, something of a control freak regarding the show, and seemed to feel that without him personally conducting the orchestra every night, there was no guarantee the music would sound the way he intended. Regardless of how he felt about theater, the show was well-received and spawned a couple hit songs (the title number, as well as "I'll Never Fall In Love Again"). Notable among the original Broadway cast members was a 33-year old Jerry Orbach as Chuck, in a performance that won him a Tony Award.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })A 2010 revival with Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth received mixed reviews but was still commercially successful. Despite that, it closed in January 2011 due to Hayes and Chenoweth deciding to not re-up their contracts and the producers deciding to not recast the leads.Not to be confused with Promises! Promises!, a 1963 Sex Comedy film starring Jayne Mansfield. | |
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Adaptational Job Change | |
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Adaptational Job Change: Fran Kubelik, an elevator operator in The Apartment, is a cafeteria waitress here. | |
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Executive Excess | |
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Executive Excess: J.D. Sheldrake follows the same beats as his film counterpart. A powerful personnel manager at the insurance agency Chuck Baxter works at, Sheldrake is also a serial philander, who regularly cheats on his wife with multiple women and is eager to exploit Baxter's apartment to do so with his latest target Fran Kubelik. However, as opposed to the originals depiction as a manipulative sleazy executive, this version of Sheldrake is portrayed as somewhat more sympathetic and complex, with him getting an entire song ("Wanting Things") devoted to him trying to understand why he is constantly drawn to affairs and can't be content with the family he has. | |
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Drowning My Sorrows | |
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Drowning My Sorrows: The opening of Act 2. | |
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Christmas Songs | |
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Christmas Songs: "Turkey Lurkey Time", "Christmas Day" | |
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All Musicals Are Adaptations | |
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All Musicals Are Adaptations | |
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Driven to Suicide | |
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Driven to Suicide: Fortunately, said suicide attempt is unsuccessful. | |
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Anti-Love Song | |
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Anti-Love Song: "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" | |
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