Love Letters to Old Hollywood

In 1954, The Pajama Game opened on Broadway and became a huge success, running for two years and 1,063 performances. Directed by the legendary George Abbott and Jerome Robbins, this show has an unbelievable cast and crew, which helped it to win the Tony Award for Best Musical. The music was from Jerry Ross and Richard Adler, who would have another hit the next year with Damn Yankees . Sadly, Ross died in 1955 from a lung ailment; he was only 29. We can thank The Pajama Game for a lot of great things, but perhaps the most vital is the choreography of Mr. Bob Fosse. I'm absolutely fascinated by the career of this extremely complicated man -- if you're at all interested in learning more, I highly recommend Sam Wasson's biography of him. It's not a light read, but still astounding and very easy to get through. By 1953, Fosse had been a supporting player in a handful of fun musicals, such as  Give a Girl a Break, The Affairs of Dobie Gillis , and Kiss Me, Kate. ...