The Golden Apple

• Original Off-Broadway Production (1954)
  New York, NY
• Broadway Production (1954)
  New York, NY
• Washington DC Production (1954)
  Washington, D.C.
• Equity Library Theatre Revival (1961)
  New York, NY
• Off-Broadway Revival (1962)
  New York, NY
• Broadway Revival (1972) [cancelled]
  New York, NY
• Town Hall Concert (1977) [cancelled]
  New York, NY
• Television Production (1978)
• Off-Broadway Revival (1978)
  New York, NY
• York Theatre Company Revival (1990)
  New York, NY
• Encores! Production (2017)
  New York, NY

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Original score

• Nothing Ever Happens in Angel's Roost
• Mother Hare's Seance
  • aka Mother Hare's Séance [no note]
• My Love Is on the Way
• The Heroes Come Home
• It Was a Glad Adventure
• Come Along Boys
• It's the Going Home Together
• Mother Hare's Prophecy
• Helen Is Always Willing
• The Church Social
• Introducin' Mr. Paris
  • aka Introducing Mr. Paris [no note]
• The Judgement of Paris
• Lazy Afternoon
• The Departure for Rhododendron
• My Picture in the Papers
• The Taking of Rhododendron
• Hector's Song
• Windflowers
• Store-Bought Suit
  • aka Store Bought Suit [no note]
• Calypso
• Scylla and Charybdis
• Goona-Goona
  • aka By Goona-Goona Lagoon [no note]
• Doomed, Doomed, Doomed
• Circe, Circe
• Ulysses' Soliloquy
• The Sewing Bee
• The Tirade
• Finale

Cut prior to Broadway opening

• We've Just Begun

Based on The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer.

Set in the American Northwest during the early 1900s, the story unfolds in two small towns connected by rivalries and romance. A traveling newcomer arrives and becomes the subject of fascination, while local men quarrel over their affections. Meanwhile, one man embarks on a long and reluctant journey across the country in search of adventure, only to find himself entangled in unexpected relationships and longings upon his eventual return. The narrative incorporates elements of betrayal, homecoming, unrequited love, and the passage of time, as friends and lovers confront the consequences of their decisions. Framed through musical interludes that resemble folk storytelling, the piece balances humor with pathos, charting the emotional landscape of ordinary lives shaped by lofty impulses and everyday choices.

• The Iliad (source material)
• The Odyssey (source material)