Promises, Promises: Katie Finneran leaves 10 Oct

Katie Finneran, who won a Tony Award for her performance as 'Marge MacDougall' in the Broadway revival of Promises, Promises exits the show on 10 Oct 2010. A replacement is to be announced shortly.

Finneran, who married actor Darren Goldstein on 22 Aug 2010, is leaving the show as she is expecting a child this winter.

As recently announced the show's stars Kristin Chenoweth (Fran Kubelik) and Sean Hayes (Chuck Baxter) will play their final performance together in Promises, Promises on 26 Dec 2010.

This new production of Promises, Promises, directed and choreographed by Tony and Emmy Award winner Rob Ashford with Neil Simon's book and Burt Bacharach and Hal David's score, opened at the Broadway Theatre on 25 Apr 2010, following previews from 27 Mar 2010. The show is currently booking through to 26 Dec 2010.

As well as it's co-stars Chenoweth and Hayes, Promises, Promises also features Katie Finneran (Marge MacDougall), Tony Goldwyn (J.D. Sheldrake), Brooks Ashmanskas (Mr. Dobitch), Dick Latessa (Dr. Dreyfuss), Peter Benson (Mr. Kirkeby), Sean Martin Hingston (Mr. Eichelberger), Ken Land (Jesse Vanderhof) and an eighteen member ensemble.

Promises, Promises tells the story of the Consolidated Life Insurance Company and Chuck Baxter (Sean Hayes), one of its charming young employees. In an effort to advance at the company, Chuck lends executives his apartment for their extramarital romantic trysts. But things become slightly complicated when Fran Kubelik (Kristin Chenoweth), the object of Chuck's affection, becomes the mistress of one of his executives.

The score to Promises, Promises contains the 1969 Grammy award winning song "I'll Never Fall in Love Again."

The musical features scenic design by Scott Pask, costume design by Bruce Pask, lighting design by Donald Holder and sound design by Brian Ronan.

The original production of Promises, Promises debuted on Broadway in 1968 at the Shubert Theatre and ran for 1,268 performances through 1 Jan 1972. The production was nominated for eight Tony awards, winning for Best Actor in a Musical (Jerry Orbach) and Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Marian Mercer). The original cast recording was honored with a Grammy Award in 1969.