Productions
The out-of-town tryout in Boston resulted in major cuts in order to trim the running time from three-and-a-half hours to a more reasonable ninety minutes before the show continued to Philadelphia, where the reviews were now "raves", and finally New York City.
The musical opened on Broadway on March 3, 1975 at the Palace Theatre, where it ran for only 104 performances and twelve previews, closing on May 31 when the producers were unable to find a name star to replace the departing Grey. The director was Peter H. Hunt, choreographer was Onna White, with scenic design by Rouben Ter-Arutunian, costume design by Willa Kim, lighting design by Feder and orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick. The cast included Susan Browning, Richard B. Shull, Louis Zorich, and Grace Keagy.
42nd Street Moon, San Francisco, California, presented a staged concert version in its "Lost Musicals" series from June 5 to 23, 1996. This version, in consultation with Grossman and Hackaday, restored three songs that were cut prior to the Broadway premiere: "All She Can Do is Say No," "Tomorrow's Good Old Days," and "There Goes the Country" and returned the show to its original concept.
A New York City revival, starring Daniel Reichard, was presented at the Arclight Theatre in September 2001.
The York Theatre Company (New York) "Musicals in Mufti" series presented the musical as a staged concert from June 27, 2008 to June 29, featuring Jenn Colella (Joan) and Matt McGrath (Charley).
On March 25, 2012 The Beautiful Soup Theatre Collective in New York presented a sold out one night only staged reading benefiting The Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of The Actors' Fund of America. The cast featured Charlie Duncan as Charley, Emily Floyd as Joan of Arc, and also included Mallory Berlin, Mario Castro, Dom Crincoli, Joseph da Fonseca, Margaret Dietrich, Anna Kirkland, Alex Pagels, Cara Picone and Anne Richmond. Steven Carl McCasland directed with musical direction by Jeff Theiss and narration by Orlando Iriarte. Larry Grossman and Hal Hackady were in attendance.
An original cast recording was released by RCA.
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