In the spring of 2011, the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey staged a revised version of the show directed by Rebecca Taichman, which removed all the Deaf elements.
[1][4] The version of the show also ran at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California in the summer of 2011, as a co-production with the McCarter.
[1][5] The Center Theatre Group/Deaf West co-production received generally positive reviews and was ultimately honored with 10 Ovation Award nominations, winning in 2 categories.
[6] In his review of the 2007 production in Variety, Bob Verini had only positive things to say about the performances, particularly singling out "Faye Dunaway look-alike Deanne Bray and superb singing partner Erika Amato," but felt that "it's the narrative that suffers from a split-personality disorder.
"[7] The Los Angeles Times review of the 2011 La Jolla production found Charles McNulty praising the show for "freely mix[ing] medical science with pixie dust" and said that "the inherent charm of the piece captivates our imagination even as the flaws peek through", but finally wrote that "the show's ambition [to be the next Wicked] seems to be pulling the work away from its strength as a musical comedy chamber piece.