The cast included Jules Munshin, who left during the out of town tryout in Philadelphia.

Ben West noted that during the tryout period "substantial structural changes persisted, with multiple musical numbers being assigned to different characters while others were eliminated altogether..." [4]

Clive Barnes in his review for The New York Times, wrote: "There is nothing much wrong ...that a new book, new music, new lyrics, new settings, new direction, new choreography and a partially new cast would not quite possibly put right.

"[3] Daniel M. Gold, reviewing the 2013 production for The New York Times, wrote: "...in the end the songs and their chronicle of temptation disappoint.

There is little of the snap or crackle of Sherman’s best lyrics, and Hague’s music is forgettable.