performance history
The Golden Apple has enjoyed revivals since its premiere. Here is a list of performance dates and companies that have produced it. March 11, 1954 The Phoenix Theatre, New York, premiere
April 20, 1954 The Alvin Theatre, New York, played for 125 performances
August 1954 Washington, DC (amphitheatre)
1961 Equity Library Theatre, New York, off-broadway revival
1962 The York Playhouse, New York, revival
1982 Syracuse University Theater Department
1988 New York University summer theater festival
1990 The York Theater Company, New York
1990 Lost Musicals, London, concert version
1992 Florida State University Musical Theater Department, Tallahassee
1994 St. Ann's School, Brooklyn, NY
1995 Light Opera Works, Chicago
1995 Wethersfield Teen Theater: Wethersfield, CT
2001 Golden Apple Dinner Theatre: Sarasota, FL
2001-2005 R & C Theater, New York, NY
2005 American Symphony Orchestra, Bard College Summerscape Festival, concert
2006 The 42nd Street Moon Company, San Francisco
2006 Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH
2006 The Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
2009 Oakland School For The Arts, Oakland, CA
2014 Lyric Stage, Irving, TX
2017 New York City Center, Encores!, New York, NY
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When it premiered in 1954, composer Jerome Moross and librettist John Latouche's THE GOLDEN APPLE was hailed as "the most original musical since Oklahoma!" (The Washington Post), "the best thing that has happened in and to the theatre in a very long time" (New York Daily News), and "a magnificent achievement. A sensational success. The most imaginative work of its kind" (New York Daily Mirror).
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WINDFLOWERS: THE SONGS OF JEROME MOROSS offers delectable proof, with selections from his stage shows Ballet Ballads, The Golden Apple, Underworld, and Gentlemen, Be Seated! Alice Ripley, Richard Muenz, Jessica Molaskey, Philip Chaffin and Jenny Giering – five singers equally at home on Broadway, in cabaret and in the recording studio – celebrate an American original, in nineteen selections alternately playful and atmospheric, and always highly melodic.
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THE GOLDEN APPLE is a highly acclaimed 1954 Broadway musical based on Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey. The score by John Latouche and Jerome Moross has been compared to music from Porgy and Bess and Candide for its opera-like qualities. Experience these marvelous songs with this special edition, which includes favorites such as "It's the Coming Home Together" and "Lazy Afternoon."