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Broadway Revival Planned for Promises, Promises

Neil Simon
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
Neil Simon
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

A Broadway revival of the musical Promises, Promises is being planned, according to a report by Army Archerd in Variety. The show features a book by Neil Simon, lyrics by Hal David, and music by Burt Bacharach.

Archerd, who reports that he spoke with Simon and his wife Elaine about the revival recently, further states that Will and Grace star Sean Hayes will star as Chuck Baxter, and that the revival’s producers were pursuing Zooey Deschanel as his co-star.

Based on the 1960 film, The Apartment, the original Broadway production opened at the Shubert Theatre in 1968, and played for seven previews and 1281 regular performances. The musical centers on a bachelor who lends his apartment out to the executives at the company he works for, to use for their extramarital affairs.