Productions1 on Broadway
| 1956 | Bijou Theatre Original. November 26, 1956 · John Cranko | 40 performances |
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In the literature2 passages
Despite the musical’s attempts for originality and freshness and favorable comments by Brooks Atkinson in the New York Times, the critics were generally unimpressed and so The Nervous Set was gone in less than three weeks; like so many intimate offerings of the era (such as Cranks and The Next President), it probably w… book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p790
like so many intimate offerings of the era (such as Cranks and The Next President), it probably would have fared better in an intimate Off-Broadway venue rather than a traditional Broadway playhouse. book:the-complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-hardcover-2014-rowman-lit#p795
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