 A number of songs were taken out of the show during its tryout and New York previews, including "The Best," "La Salle Street Stomp," "The One I Want is Always on the Bottom," "Rabbity Stew" (which was eventually incorporated into Grossman's 1993 musical "Paper Moon"), "Rise and Shine" (whose music was eventually incorporated into the title song), and "You, Pasha, You".At one point, Bob Fosse was brought on to choreograph a number for performer Ben Vereen.