[1] The first North American production was produced by the NYTF at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, directed by Joel Grey, featuring musical staging and choreography by Staś Kmieć[3][4][5] in the style of the original.

The show was scheduled to run for 6 weeks until August 26, 2018, but was extended three times, through the end of 2018, until it was transferred uptown to a commercial Off-Broadway theatre.

(See below) After 4 successful extensions,[11] the Folksbiene's production was converted to a commercial run and transferred to Stage 42 by producers Hal Luftig and Jana Robbins in February 2019.

[10] The production featured new musical staging and choreography by Staś Kmieć[12][13][14] set design by Beowulf Boritt, costumes by Ann Hould-Ward, sound by Dan Moses Schreier and lighting by Peter Kaczorowski.

The Australian production was scheduled to open at the Sydney Opera House in September 2020, followed by a run in Melbourne at the Comedy Theatre in November.