▁rev ue ▁would ▁capital ize ▁on ▁Sh uffle ▁Al ong ' s ▁appeal ." ▁However , ▁after ▁considering ▁his ▁decision , ▁White ▁realized ▁that ▁a ▁thirty - min ute ▁oper atic ▁tra ged y , ▁or ▁" one ▁act ▁v au dev ille ▁opera ", ▁as ▁G ers h win ▁called ▁it , ▁would ▁dis rupt ▁the ▁flow ▁of ▁his ▁review , ▁and ▁prompt ly ▁re cons ider ed ▁before ▁G ers h win ▁and ▁De S yl va ▁had ▁begun ▁writing . ▁The ▁latter ▁two , ▁however , ▁were ▁still ▁the ▁composer ▁and ▁ly ric ist ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁rev ue , ▁as ▁it ▁would ▁include ▁the ▁later - f am ous ▁song ▁" I ' ll ▁Build ▁a ▁St air way ▁to ▁Parad ise ." ▁ ▁Three ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁White ▁found ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁a ▁longer ▁program ▁and ▁revert ed ▁to ▁allowing ▁the ▁( un written ) ▁opera ▁to ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁show . ▁G ers h win ▁and ▁De S yl va ▁wrote ▁the ▁work ▁in ▁five ▁days ▁and ▁five ▁night s , ▁and ▁soon ▁after ▁completion ▁it ▁was ▁orch estr ated ▁by ▁Will ▁V od ery , ▁a ▁very ▁tal ented ▁but ▁relatively ▁unknown ▁African - American ▁composer ▁who ▁had ▁be fri ended ▁G ers h win . ▁ ▁The ▁premi ere ▁performance ▁of ▁Blue ▁Monday ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁four ▁Sc andal ' s ▁try outs ▁in ▁New ▁H aven , ▁Connecticut , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁received