'The Pajama Game' Marks 200th Production for Moorestown's Mark Morgan

Moorestown Artistic Director Mark Morgan celebrates a personal milestone when he puts on his 200th production, beginning Friday night.

“The Pajama Game” opens Friday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m. and runs through Sunday, Nov. 22, 2 p.m. at the Moorestown Upper Elementary School (325 Borton Landing Road).

“The Pajama Game” is a 1955 three-time Tony Award-winning musical (Best Musical, Best Choreography for Bob Fosse and Best Featured Actress for Carol Haney) that takes place in the “Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory‟ in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The production features a 28-member adult cast and a 14-piece live orchestra.

Moorestonian and Channel 6abc news anchor Rick Williams plays ‘Prez’ (the Union President) in the production.

Morgan’s first show he produced came in 1981. It was “Fiorello!,” a musical about New York City mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia, a reform Republican who took on the Tammany Hall political machine.

“I wish there could be a Broadway revival of that show,” Morgan said.

Morgan describes The Pajama Game as a “good old fashioned musical,” with familiar songs.

“Anyone who goes to see this show is going to leave humming something,” Morgan said.

Show time on Nov. 13, 14, 20 and 21 is 7 p.m. each night. There are 2 p.m. matinees on Nov. 15 and 22. Tickets are $17, $15 if you show up in your pajamas and $11 for veterans.

Tickets are reserved, and can be purchased online at www.MoorestownTheaterCompany.org, or at the door 60 minutes before curtain time.

For more information, call MTC at 856-778-8357.

The attached images were provided by the Moorestown Theater Company