Based on the film "They Knew What They Wanted" by Sidney Howard.
Frank Loesser, composer/lyricist of ?Guys and Dolls,? scored his greatest artistic triumph with this touching, dramatic and intensely personal love story about a middle-aged vintner, Tony, whose mail-order marriage proposal is accepted under the girl?s mistaken assumption a photo of his young, handsome foreman is her intended husband.BRBRHer hurt and humiliation when she learns the truth, as well as a terrible accident which nearly kills Tony as he hurries to meet her, almost ends the relationship before it begins, but a loving understanding blossoms between them during Tony?s long convalescence.
| 1956 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1959 | Broadway |
City Center Revival Broadway |
| 1960 | West End |
London Production West End |
| 1979 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1991 | Off-Broadway |
New York City Opera Revival Off-Broadway |
| 1992 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2006 | Off-Broadway |
New York City Opera Revival Off-Broadway |
| 2014 | Off-Broadway |
Encores! Concert Off-Broadway |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor - Musical | Spiro Malas |
| 1992 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress - Musical | Sophie Hayden |
| 1992 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director - Musical | Gerald Gutierrez |
| 1992 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical | Scott Waara |
| 1992 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical | Liz Larsen |
| 1992 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | N.Y. City Opera |
| 1992 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Broadway |
| 1992 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor - Musical | Spiro Malas |
| 1992 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress - Musical | Liz Larsen |
| 1992 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress - Musical | Sophie Hayden |
| 1992 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Revival - Musical | 0 |
| 1992 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Sophie Hayden |
| 1992 | Tony Awards | Best Revival | Stagevision |
| 1992 | Tony Awards | Best Revival | Japan Satellite Broadcasting |
| 1992 | Tony Awards | Best Revival | The Shubert Organization |
| 1992 | Tony Awards | Best Revival | Lincoln Center Theatre |
| 1992 | Tony Awards | Best Revival | Goodspeed Opera House |
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