 The massive production then moved to Chicago with most of its New York cast and continued a successful tour of smaller venues in the U.S. for at least another four years.In this show the titular character, a gingerbread man, is named John Dough ("John Dough" being another term for a gingerbread man that was current at the time).While the gingerbread man is not the main character, he was played by the crowd favorite Eddie Redway and caught the attention of audiences and critics.