Productions The Broadway production, directed by Logan and choreographed by Danny Daniels, opened on March 19, 1962, at the Winter Garden Theatre, where it ran for 80 performances. In addition to Bolger, the cast included Ron Husmann, Anita Gillette (Susan), Fritz Weaver, and Eileen Herlie. Bolger had not appeared on the stage in a decade, during which his appeal with audiences had declined. He tried to start a sing-along to "What a Country!" (which worked during "Once in Love with Amy" in the 1948 musical Where's Charley?, his biggest Broadway success), but audiences failed to join in. Reception Reviews were mixed, though mostly unfavorable. Howard Taubman wrote in The New York Times that the main problem with the show "is that it's not sure whether it means to be sentimental, satirical or simply rowdy, and it ends by being dreary." Walter Kerr in the Herald Tribune said, "Mr. Bolger is never fascinating until he stands right up and tells you he is," and went on to praise Bolger's dance technique in the number "I'm Fascinating". Logan and Bolger were each nominated for 1962 Tony Awards. Recordings An original cast album was released by Columbia Masterworks Records. The songs "Animal Attraction", "I Can Teach Them!", "I've Just Seen Him", and several reprises were not included. A CD reissue released by Sony Broadway in 1992 contains a 42-page booklet of liner notes, including a plot synopsis. In 1962, Duke Ellington and his Orchestra released All American in Jazz featuring big-band arrangements of the show's tunes. In 2006, Harbinger Records released a CD entitled All American Live Backers Audition, a recording of a session for potential financial investors featuring Adams and Strouse performing their score, including songs cut prior to opening night, with Adams providing a running commentary between the numbers. References External links All American plot summary & character descriptions at StageAgent.com All American Music Tracks on Masterworks Broadway 1962 musicals Broadway musicals Musicals based on novels Musicals by Charles Strouse Musicals by Mel Brooks Universities and colleges in fiction College football mass media