▁a ides , ▁Kenneth ▁P . ▁O ' D onn ell ▁and ▁David ▁Pow ers , ▁to ▁apolog ize ▁for ▁his ▁having ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁performance ▁early . ▁This ▁day ▁of ▁Kennedy ' s ▁presiden cy ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁featured ▁in ▁an ▁exhib it ▁at ▁the ▁J F K ▁Museum ▁and ▁Library . ▁The ▁Washington ▁reviews , ▁however , ▁" w ere ▁lu ke w arm ▁and ▁even ▁negative . ▁The ▁word ▁" c orn y " ▁stuck , ▁and ▁was ▁repeated ▁again ▁and ▁again ." ▁ ▁After ▁four ▁pre views , ▁the ▁Broadway ▁production , ▁directed ▁by ▁Josh ua ▁Log an ▁and ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁by ▁Peter ▁G enn aro , ▁opened ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁at ▁the ▁St . ▁James ▁Theatre , ▁where ▁it ▁ran ▁for ▁ 2 6 5 ▁performances . ▁The ▁cast ▁included ▁Robert ▁Ryan , ▁Nan ette ▁Fab ray , ▁An ita ▁G illet te ▁and ▁Ba ay ork ▁Lee . ▁The ▁musical ▁premier ed ▁in ▁a ▁Broadway ▁season ▁domin ated ▁by ▁hits ▁like ▁Oliver !, ▁A ▁Fun ny ▁Th ing ▁H app ened ▁on ▁the ▁Way ▁to ▁the ▁Forum ▁and ▁Stop ▁the ▁World ▁– ▁I ▁W ant ▁to ▁Get ▁Off . ▁Mr . ▁President ▁received ▁lu ke w arm ▁reviews . ▁Although ▁Berlin ' s ▁score ▁was ▁pra ised , ▁the ▁show ▁" was ▁just ▁too ▁old - f ashion ed ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁date ." ▁Berlin ▁continued ▁to ▁work , ▁revis ing ▁An nie ▁Get ▁Your ▁Gun ▁and