A Bold Reimagining of Rodgers and Hart Musical PAL JOEY

Chez Joey

January 30 – March 15, 2026

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  • Credits

    Music by Richard Rodgers
    Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
    Book by Richard LaGravenese
    Based on John O’Hara's 'Pal Joey' stories published in The New Yorker
    Choreographed by Savion Glover
    Co-Directed by Savion Glover and Tony Goldwyn

  • Location

    Kreeger Theater

The stakes are high, the jazz is hot, and the game of romance and ambition never sounded so good.

The year is 1940-something, and Chicago’s night scene is sizzling. Enter Joey Evans. A slick-talking, velvet-voiced songster with dreams bigger than the bandstand. But in a city where the right connections mean everything, he is caught between a bright-eyed chorus girl and a wealthy widow who can bankroll his big break—for a price. As the lights dim and the music swells, Joey’s got a choice to make: play it straight or risk it all for the spotlight. This classic Rodgers and Hart score, including “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered,” “What Is a Man?,” and “I Could Write a Book,” now includes  “This Can’t Be Love” and “The Lady Is a Tramp,” among others. Co-directed by Tony Award-winning choreographer Savion Glover and actor, director, and producer Tony Goldwyn, the stakes are high, the music is hot, and the game of romance and ambition never sounded so good.

Support for Chez Joey is provided by Catherine and Chris Guttman-McCabe.

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