The chamber musical was produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival at the Public Theater from November 30, 1993 through December 26, 1993, running for 32 performances. Directed by Kirsten Sanderson, it featured Alice Playten, Debra Stricklin, Carolann Page, Maureen Moore, and David Wasson. The production received the Obie Award, Performance and Special Citation. The Blank Theatre, Los Angeles, California, presented a revised version of the musical from March 7, 2002-April 14, 2002. Directed by Daniel Henning, the cast featured Gregory Jbara as Dwight Eisenhower/Bess Truman/Presidential Aide, Kate Shindle as Amelia Earhart, Evelyn Halus as Eleanor Rossevelt/Evelyn Lincoln, Heather Lee as Mary Gallagher, Bronwen Booth as Jacqueline Kennedy, Irene Warner as Lady Bird Johnson/Ike's Chauffeur/Margaret Truman, Eydie Alyson as Mamie Eisenhower, Mary-Pat Green as Lorena Hickock and Paula Newsome as Marian Anderson/The First Lady. A New York revival produced by Transport Group Theatre Company ran at The Connelly Theater in New York City from April 6, 2004 through April 17, 2004. This production received two Drama Desk Award nominations: Outstanding Revival of a Musical and Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical. Directed by Jack Cummings III, the cast included Julia Murney, Mary Beth Peil, Mary Testa, Robyn Hussa, Sherry D. Boone, Donna Lynne Champlin, Ruth Gottschall, James Hindman. The 2004 revival had the added prologue and epilogue, sung individually and by the group, which explains the theme, to "fly away from the constraints that come with the traditional First Lady's privileged life." The Transport Group Theatre Company's acclaimed 2004 NYC revival was filmed for preservation by The Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, a division of The New York Performing Arts Library at Lincoln Center. The cast album from the Blank Theater production is available on PS Classics. The show had its London Premiere at the Union Theatre between September 29 and October 17, 2009.
Plot
The plot contains four unrelated stories and a prologue. Prologue ;Over Texas ;Where's Mamie? ;Olio ;Eleanor Sleeps Here
