▁at ▁the ▁Broad h urst ▁Theatre , ▁where ▁it ▁closed ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 8 ▁after ▁ 6 0 ▁performances . ▁▁ ▁The ▁unf avor able ▁reviews ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" v ul gar ▁and ▁bland " ▁and ▁" ass emble d ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁low ▁and ▁specific ▁assess ment ▁of ▁audience ▁expect ations " ▁and ▁" a ▁musical ▁whose ▁cre ators ▁wer en ' t ▁quite ▁ready ▁to ▁get ▁on ▁the ▁horse " ▁filled ▁with ▁songs ▁" used ▁ha ph az ard ly ▁and ▁de void ▁of ▁dram atic ▁value ". ▁ ▁Direct ed ▁by ▁L on ny ▁Price , ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁mostly ▁new com ers ▁included ▁Matt ▁C aven augh ▁and ▁Jenn ▁Cole lla , ▁both ▁making ▁their ▁Broadway ▁deb uts . ▁Also ▁in ▁the ▁cast ▁was ▁Broadway ▁veter an ▁S ally ▁May es ▁who ▁gar ner ed ▁a ▁D rama ▁Des k ▁Award ▁nom ination ▁for ▁her ▁port ray al ▁of ▁A unt ▁Cor ene . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁Tony ▁Award - n omin ated ▁for ▁Best ▁Ch ore ography ▁( M el inda ▁Roy ) ▁and ▁Best ▁Original ▁Sc ore , ▁with ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁total ▁of ▁thirty ▁compos ers ▁and ▁ly ric ists ▁c ited ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁category . ▁An ▁original ▁cast ▁album ▁was ▁never ▁released . ▁ ▁The ▁musical ▁had ▁both ▁old ▁and ▁original ▁music , ▁with ▁country ▁music ▁and ▁songs ▁from ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁original ▁songs . ▁ ▁Songs ▁Act ▁I ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Le av in ' ▁Home ▁( Music