On Highway 57, somewhere between Frog Level and Smyrna, stands a gas station. Across the blacktop is a roadside eatery called the Double Cupp Diner. The four guys at the station, Jim, Jackson, Eddie and L.M., have been known to do some auto repairs, but only when aided by quantities of time and beer. The Cupp sisters, Prudie and Rhetta, celebrate their home cooking with the same zeal they bring to being neighbourly with the boys. This is their musical tribute to life by the roadside!
The musical premiered on Broadway on February 4, 1982 at the Princess Theatre and closed on June 18, 1983, after 573 performances. It had premiered at the Chelsea West Side Arts Theatre in 1981, moving to the Colonnades Theatre (Greenwich Village) in October 1981.
The show played in London's West End at the Piccadilly Theatre from September 20, 1984 to June 8, 1985 and transferred to the Albery Theatre from June 11, 1985 to September 2, 1985. The production starred, amongst others, Paul Jones, Clodagh Rodgers, Joe Brown and Kiki Dee.
The show played for many years in Chicago at the Apollo Theatre on Lincoln Avenue.
Act I
Highway 57 — Company
Taking It Slow (Music and lyrics by John Foley, Mark Hardwick and John Schimmel) — Pump Boys
Serve Yourself — L.M.
Menu Song (Music and lyrics by Cass Morgan and Debra Monk) — Dinettes
The Best Man — Prudie Cupp
Fisherman's Prayer — Pump Boys
Caution: Men Cooking (Music and lyrics by Cass Morgan, Debra Monk and John Foley) — Pump Boys
Mamaw — Jim
Be Good or Be Gone — Rhetta Cupp
Drinkin' Shoes (Music and lyrics by Cass Morgan, Debra Monk and Mark Hardwick) — Company
Act II
Pump Boys — Pump Boys
Mona — Jackson
T.N.D.P.W.A.M. (The Night Dolly Parton Was Almost Mine) — L.M.
Tips (Music and lyrics by Cass Morgan and Debra Monk) — Dinettes
Sister (Music and lyrics by Cass Morgan) — Dinettes
Vacation — Company
No Holds Barred (Music and lyrics by Cass Morgan) — Company
Farmer Tan — L.M. and Dinettes
Highway 57 (Reprise) — Company
Closing Time — Company
Aucun dossier informatif complémentaire concernant Pump Boys and dinettes
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Version 1
Pump Boys and dinettes (1984-09-Piccadilly Theatre-London)
Type de série: Original LondonThéâtre: Piccadilly Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 8 mois 2 semaines Nombre : 302 représentationsPremière Preview : Inconnu
Première: 25 September 1984
Dernière: 08 June 1985Mise en scène : David Taylor • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Paul Jones (Jim), Brian Protheroe (L.M.) , Gary Holton (Eddie), Julian Littman (Jackson), Kiki Dee (Rhetta), Carlene Carter (Prudie)Commentaires : The show ran on Broadway for 15 months, winning many awards and a Tony Nomination. The West End production took over from the financially disastrous “Y” at the Piccadilly, but was still presented as an “after-dinner” attraction with the stalls used for pre-show dining. It was performed in a more conventional setting when it transferred to the Albery. Cast changes during its run included Joe Brown, Clodagh Rodgers, Peter Duncan, Lyndsey de Paul, Jeremy Clyde and Chad Stuart.
Transfered to Albery Theatre
Version 2
Pump Boys and dinettes (1985-06-Albery Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Noel Coward Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 2 mois 3 semaines Nombre : 95 représentationsPremière Preview : 11 June 1985
Première: 11 June 1985
Dernière: 03 September 1985Mise en scène : David Taylor • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Star(s) : Avec: Paul Jones (Jim), Brian Protheroe (L.M.) , Gary Holton (Eddie), Julian Littman (Jackson), Kiki Dee (Rhetta), Carlene Carter (Prudie)Commentaires : The show ran on Broadway for 15 months, winning many awards and a Tony Nomination. The West End production took over from the financially disastrous “Y” at the Piccadilly, but was still presented as an “after-dinner” attraction with the stalls used for pre-show dining. It was performed in a more conventional setting when it transferred to the Albery. Cast changes during its run included Joe Brown, Clodagh Rodgers, Peter Duncan, Lyndsey de Paul, Jeremy Clyde and Chad Stuart.
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