Productions
The musical opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre on December 26, 1960, transferred to the 54th Street Theatre on December 25, 1961 and closed on January 13, 1962 for a total of 400 performances. Scenic design was by Boris Aronson, assisted by Ming Cho Lee and Lisa Jalowetz, costume design by Irene Sharaff with assistance from Florence Klotz, and choreography was by Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood. The producer was David Merrick.
The West End production opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre on October 12, 1961 and ran for 169 performances. It starred Max Bygraves, Maggie Fitzgibbon, Steve Arlen and Jan Waters.
Encores! at New York's City Center presented a concert version in 1999, starring Nathan Lane, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Heather Headley and Randy Graff.
The 42nd Street Moon theatre company, San Francisco, California concert version ran in August 2001.
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