it was first put on broadway on 9 october 1980 at the anta playhouse (now called the august wilson theatre) and closed on 30 november 1980 after 60 performances. it was directed by jonas jurasas, movement by ara fitzgerald, scene and costume by santo loquasto, lighting design by f. mitchell dana, sound design by jack shearing, and costume and hair design by j. roy helland. the cast featured derek jacobi, grayson hall, john heffernan, angela pietropinto, susan edwards, laura esterman, clarence felder, cheryl giannini, carol mayo jenkins, david patrick kelly, derek meader, william myers, mary lou rosato, david sabin, leda siskind, chip zien, and jeff zinn.