Hoffman was rejected because his singing ability did not fulfill the vocal requirements for the role, which went to Alan Alda.

[3] The Apple Tree opened on Broadway on October 18, 1966, at the Shubert Theatre and ran for 463 performances, closing on November 25, 1967.

During the show's run, Alda was replaced by his and Blyden's standby, Ken Kercheval, then by Hal Holbrook.

Harris was replaced by her standby, Phyllis Newman, then Carmen Alvarez and Sue Ane Langdon.

The original national tour starred Tom Ewell and Rosemary Prinz.

Alan Alda returned to play a season of the show alongside Dorothy Loudon at the Mineola Playhouse.

staged concert production ran May 12–16, 2005, and starred Kristin Chenoweth, Malcolm Gets and Michael Cerveris.

[5] The Roundabout Theatre Company mounted a revival that ran from December 14, 2006, until March 11, 2007, at Studio 54 with Kristin Chenoweth in Harris' roles, Brian D'Arcy James in Alda's roles, Marc Kudisch in Blyden's and Alda's recorded voice portraying God.

The consensus of reviews was that the playlets themselves were showing their age, the music was interesting but not inspired, and Chenoweth's performance was the evening's significant attraction.

After the fight, Adam storms away and Eve decides to go to a pond, where she thinks her reflection is someone just like her and that they are best "Friends".

After the boys grow up, Cain kills Abel and Eve reflects on her life, including her feelings for Adam.

He introduces King Arik and his daughter Princess Barbára entering a great banquet that is being held ("Make Way").

They show a traditional trial: the prisoner is put into a large arena with two doors.

A slave, Nadjira, stays behind to comfort him, but Princess Barbára comes back and orders that she leave.

A Narrator tells of Ella, who sings about the perils of being a chimney sweep and how great it would be to be famous ("Oh, to Be a Movie Star").

Instantly, Ella becomes "Gorgeous"; however she can only be Passionella from the seven o'clock news until the end of the late show (7 P.M. until 4 A.M.).

She meets Flip, a famous singer who is also a hippie, and falls in love with him, but he rejects her, telling her "You Are Not Real".