The Pajama Game, a musical about strife and romance in a 1950s pajama factory, opens Thursday in Collins Alumni Auditorium at 7 p.m. and is free for Lipscomb students.
Director Beki Baker said the show, which won a Tony Award in 1954, is a classic example of a Broadway musical. “It’s about as classic a Broadway style musical as they come,” she said.
The theatre faculty chose this fall’s musical together, Baker explained, saying they decided to pick something that contrasts with what they’ve done in the past couple of years.
“We’ve been doing more contemporary musicals the last few years, so we wanted to do something classic,” she said. “We have a lot of females in the department this year, so we thought this would be a good way to showcase them.”
Baker, who has worked as an adjunct professor at Lipscomb for four years, said she enjoys working with college students because “they’re willing to work hard.”
“I really enjoy working with university students because I love seeing them learn and grow,” she said.
Baker encouraged Lipscomb students to attend the show and support their classmates.
“It’s good to support each other,” she said. “It’s easy to support just the sports, but we have to remember to support the arts and all types of work. We’d love to see everybody there.”
The Pajama Game will be performed in Collins Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Lipscomb students can get in for free, courtesy of SGA. Other student tickets are $5, faculty tickets cost $10 and all other tickets are $15.
For more details about the show, read this article on Lipscomb’s website. http://www.lipscomb.edu/www/Event/Detail/3158