It only had a short run on Broadway in 1964 despite being directed by Chayefsky himself and featuring a cast including Luther Adler and Peter Falk.
David Amram composed acappella vocal music for the play and hired two perfect pitch singers to get the ensemble started on key.
Many years later, when asked by original cast member Robert Aberdeen if he had any unproduced plays that he would consider having produced, Chayefsky replied, "Bob, I'm not interested in theater.
[3] Howard Taubman wrote, "Since he can write with tension and power, Mr. Chayefsky has developed some scenes that have dramatic intensity.
His careful researching of his subject has led him into long discourses that are not dramatic at all, but oratorical flourishes in hindsight.