 The general consensus was that "The Human Comedy", with its intimate story staged in a semi-oratorio style with no scenery save for rear projections used to define each scene's locale, was not suited for a large venue with a conventional proscenium stage.Following "Dude" and "Via Galactica", it was MacDermot's third critical and commercial failure, and proved to be his last attempt at a Broadway musical.An original cast album was recorded but never released until 1997, when an 86-track, 2-CD set was issued by Original Cast Records.