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All submitted reviews become the licensed property of Sheet Music Plus and are subject to all laws pertaining thereto. If you believe that any review contained on our site infringes upon your copyright, please email us. Close X Tell A Friend. Promises, Promises The Musical Comedy. Meanwhile, Sheldrake wonders why he is drawn to affairs "Wanting Things". The scene shifts to the company Christmas party, where everyone is enjoying themselves "Turkey Lurkey Time". Miss Olsen, Sheldrake's secretary, reveals to Fran that she is simply the latest in a long line of Sheldrake's mistresses.

The first-act curtain falls as Fran is driven to misery "A House is Not a Home" in the revival , and Chuck discovers that Fran is the one Sheldrake has been taking to his apartment.

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A despondent Chuck spends Christmas Eve trying to drink away his troubles at a bar, where he meets another tipsy lonelyheart, Marge MacDougall, who agrees to come back to his apartment "A Fact Can Be a Beautiful Thing". In the meantime, at Chuck's apartment, Fran confronts Mr. Sheldrake about his earlier affairs. While he admits to the affairs, he declares his love for Fran, but tells her that he must leave in order to catch his train home to spend Christmas Eve with his family. When Chuck arrives with Marge, he discovers Fran on his bed.

After quickly disposing of Marge, a frantic Chuck gets his neighbor, Dr. Dreyfuss, to come over and together they save her life. The next morning Chuck calls Sheldrake to let him know what happened. Sheldrake says he can't leave for the city without his wife knowing and asks Chuck to take care of Fran "Christmas Day".

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Kirkeby, one of Chuck's former 'clients', discovers that Fran has been staying at Chuck's apartment, so as revenge for cutting him and the others off from using the apartment he tells Fran's overly protective brother where she has been staying. Karl Kubelik then comes to the apartment to collect her, and believing that Chuck is the cause of her current state he punches Chuck. Miss Olsen soon discovers that Sheldrake's actions led to Fran almost killing herself. She quits her job and tells Mrs. Sheldrake all about her husband's affairs. She leaves him, resulting in his desperation to woo Fran back.

Chuck refuses and quits his job rather than allow Sheldrake to take Fran to his apartment ever again "Promises, Promises". Deciding that he has to get away, Chuck begins packing to move elsewhere when Fran comes to see him. Sheldrake had told her that Chuck had refused him access and quit, and she realizes that Chuck is the one who really loves her. As they resume their earlier game of gin, he declares his love for her, to which she replies, "Shut up and deal".

Songs written for the show, but not used included: From The New York Times: Bacharach introduced to Broadway not only the insistently rhythmic, commercial-jingle buoyancy of 's soft-core radio fare, but also a cinematic use of Teflon-smooth, offstage backup vocals.


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Best Direction of a Musical. Best Musical Theatre Album. Drama Desk Award [13]. Outstanding Revival of a Musical. Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical. Outer Critics Circle Award [14] [15]. Best Musical Show Album.


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