▁Bol sh oi ▁Bal let ▁also ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁US . ▁This ▁ground bre aking ▁yet ▁dis astr ous ▁tour ▁was ▁also ▁documented ▁in ▁K ne pper ' s ▁letters . ▁ ▁K ne pper ▁also ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁pit ▁or chestra ▁through ▁the ▁entire ▁run ▁of ▁the ▁Broadway ▁show ▁Fun ny ▁Girl , ▁with ▁Bar bra ▁Stre is and , ▁and ▁later , ▁M imi ▁H ines . ▁ ▁After ▁sevent een ▁pre views , ▁the ▁Broadway ▁production ▁opened ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁at ▁the ▁Winter ▁Garden ▁Theatre , ▁subsequently ▁transfer ring ▁to ▁the ▁Maj estic ▁Theatre ▁and ▁the ▁Broadway ▁Theatre ▁to ▁complete ▁its ▁total ▁run ▁of ▁ 1 , 3 4 8 ▁performances . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁pit ▁or chestra ▁at ▁the ▁Mark ▁Hell inger ▁Theater ▁for ▁" An ▁Even ing ▁with ▁Mar l ene ▁Diet rich ", ▁for ▁which ▁Diet rich ▁received ▁a ▁special ▁Tony ▁award ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁Broadway ▁in ▁" On ▁Your ▁To es ", ▁and ▁" The ▁Me ▁Nob ody ▁Kn ows ". ▁ ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁playing ▁Fun ny ▁Girl , ▁K ne pper ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Th ad ▁Jones / M el ▁Lewis ▁Orchestra , ▁a ▁big ▁band ▁formed ▁by ▁tr ump eter ▁Th ad ▁Jones ▁and ▁drum mer ▁Mel ▁Lewis ▁around ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁which