Look Homeward, Angel opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on November 28, 1957,[1] and ran for a total of 564 performances, closing on April 4, 1959.

Eugene's mother, Eliza, runs a boarding house, "Dixieland", where boarders often interact with and affect the lives of the Gants.

His father, William Oliver, runs a marble sculpture shop, where his prized possession, a statue of an angel, is kept.

The play begins by showing life in the boarding house when a young woman, Laura enters and requests to stay there.

Frings co-wrote the book with the show's lyricist, Peter Udell, whose lyrics were set to music by Gary Geld.

The production featured costumes by Pearl Somner, lighting design by John Gleason and scenery by Ming Cho Lee.