Walter Willison (the original Broadway "Japheth") has also appeared as Noah in the 2002 Richard Rodgers Centennial concert for the Jewish Repertory Theater Off-Broadway (which he also directed) and in regional productions of the show in recent years. In 2004, Martin Charnin directed the World Premiere of the revised version of Two by Two at the Cumberland County Playhouse in Crossville, Tennessee. In creating the new version of Two by Two, Charnin stated that "I'm going to restore a concept that I had that was originally negated by Danny Kaye" The cast included Ruthie Ann Miles as Leah, Holly O'Brien as Goldie and Alan Baker as Noah. In 2021, Walter Willison (the original Japheth) directed the show's semi-centennial, Two By Two: The 50th Anniversary Virtual Concert, which starred Willison as Noah, and Karen Ziemba as Esther. The show premiered on New Year's Day and benefited The Actors Fund. The show also starred Nikita Burshteyn as Japheth, Frank Calamaro as Shem, Marcy DeGonge Manfredi as Leah, N’Kenge as Goldie, Michael Notardonato as Ham, Sophia Tzougros as Rachel, and was hosted by Ted Chapin, president of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Awards Kaye's lack of professionalism and Rodgers' public grousing about the liberties he took with the script allegedly ruined Kaye's chances for a Tony Award nomination. Willison was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, and he and O'Neil received Theatre World Awards for their performances. Plot synopsis On his 600th birthday, Noah receives a message from God, warning him about the impending flood. He is directed to save two of each animal and to build an ark for them. Noah's wife and family have their doubts and even make fun of him as he plans to build the ark, but join in when the animals start to appear en masse. "The story dealt with Noah and the flood, and though written in 1954, covered such contemporary themes as the generation gap and ecology," Rodgers wrote. "There was even a parallel between the flood and the atom bomb." The gitka The "gitka" is a magical Old Testament species of rodent, created by Clifford Odets, that sings in the presence of God. The arrival of one convinces the family of Noah's story. It has no mate so they are unable to bring her aboard. Songs Act I Why Me? Put Him Away The Gitka's Song Something, Somewhere You Have