Promises, Promises
Promises, Promises is a musical, based on the film
The Apartment by
Billy Wilder. The music is by
Burt Bacharach, lyrics by
Hal David, and book by
Neil Simon. Musical Numbers were staged and choreographed by
Michael Bennett.
The show was originally produced on
Broadway in
1968, with a cast including
Jerry Orbach, Jill O'Hara and
Edward Winter. Songs include "I'll Never Fall in Love Again", "Knowing When To Leave", "She Likes Basketball" and "Turkey Lurkey Time".
The plot concerns Chuck Baxter, who lends his apartment to businessmen having affairs. One of them, J.D. Sheldrake, happens to be seeing Fran Kubelik, with whom Chuck is in love.