▁crowd ▁ro ared , ▁the ▁votes ▁pou red ▁in . ▁Parad ice ▁W on ! ▁Brook lyn ▁was ▁just ▁another ▁face ▁in ▁the ▁crowd . ▁However , ▁in ▁that ▁crowd ▁was ▁another ▁face . ▁" So ▁you ▁got ta ▁ask ▁yourself , ▁do ▁you ▁believe ▁in ▁happy ▁end ings ?" ▁ ▁Production ▁Sch o en feld ▁and ▁Mc Ph erson ▁had ▁collabor ated ▁on ▁a ▁record ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁dec ades ▁earlier ▁but ▁lost ▁touch ▁until ▁Mc Ph erson , ▁now ▁a ▁Massachusetts ▁house w ife , ▁encountered ▁her ▁former ▁partner ▁singing ▁on ▁a ▁Brook lyn ▁street ▁corner ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁support . ▁She ▁invited ▁him ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁her ▁and ▁her ▁family , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁began ▁to ▁write ▁songs ▁based ▁on ▁Sch o en feld ' s ▁experiences . ▁They ▁eventually ▁wrote ▁the ▁plot ▁with ▁elements ▁of ▁An nie , ▁Madame ▁But ter fly , ▁Mov in ' ▁Out , ▁R ent , ▁and ▁every ▁fair y ▁tale ▁that ▁ever ▁ended ▁happ ily ▁ever ▁after . ▁ ▁The ▁musical ' s ▁stage ▁premi ere ▁was ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁Den ver ▁C iv ic ▁Theater ▁( Den ver , ▁CO ) ▁and ▁ran ▁through ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁This ▁production ▁star red ▁E den ▁Esp in osa . ▁ ▁The ▁musical ▁premier ed ▁on ▁Broadway ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁at ▁the ▁P ly mouth ▁Theatre ▁(