Promises, promises
Promises, Promises ( German Das Appartement ) is a musical by Burt Bacharach , the lyrics are by Hal David , the book is by Neil Simon based on the film Das Appartement by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond . The musical was produced by David Merrick . It premiered on December 1, 1968 at the Shubert Theater in New York . With 1,281 performances, the musical was a huge success. It is Bacharach's only musical.
It premiered in London's West End on October 2, 1969 at the Prince of Wales Theater.
The German-language premiere was on April 16, 1970 in the Theater des Westens in Berlin . The German translation is by Werner Wollenberger (dialogues) and Charly Niessen (song lyrics).
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In the meantime, Chuck Baxter, accountant at the Continental insurance company, has made his apartment available to four bosses, so to speak as an hourly hotel , which he hopes will help him advance professionally. He now has to spend his “free” evenings in cinemas, museums, bars or even in the fresh air. When the personnel manager Sheldrake learns of these arrangements, he would like to use Chuck's apartment alone. That finally brings Chuck the longed-for promotion.
Cooperation turns into refusal when he learns that Sheldrake is having an affair with Chuck's secret love, Fran Kubelik, and that she tried to commit suicide in his apartment.
Well-known music numbers
- Knowing when to leave
- I'll Never Fall In Love Again
- Promises, promises
literature
- Charles B. Axton, Otto Zehnder: Reclam's musical guide . Reclam, Ditzingen 2004, ISBN 3-15-010560-9 , ISBN 978-3-15-010560-3
- Review. In: The New York Times , December 2, 1968; for the premiere
- Mediocrity into Success . In: TIME Magazine , December 13, 1968 (English); Review of the premiere
Web links
- Promises, Promises in the Internet Broadway Database
- Promises, promises . The Guide to Musical Theater (English)
- The apartment (Promises, Promises) . felix-bloch-orben.de