Act 1: The International Stud. Act 2: Fugue in a Nursery. Act 3: Widows and Children First!
Setting
Backstage and the bar of the "International Stud" nightclub; Arnold & Ed's respective apartments; various rooms of Ed's farmhouse; a bench in the park below Arnold's apartment.
Comments
The Little Theatre was re-named The Helen Hayes Theatre on July 12, 1983, during the run of this production.
The performance count for this production is often erroneously reported as 1,222 and 8 previews; it played 1,230 performances and no previews, having transferred from off-Broadway.
Harvey Fierstein returned to the role of 'Arnold' for the production final performance on Saturday, May 18, 1985.