▁surv ived ▁beyond ▁inf ancy ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁grand children . ▁Se ur at ' s ▁common - law ▁wife ▁was ▁Made le ine ▁Kn ob lo ch , ▁who ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁his ▁two ▁sons , ▁one ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁Un like ▁D ot , ▁Kn ob lo ch ▁was ▁living ▁with ▁Se ur at ▁when ▁he ▁died , ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁em igr ate ▁to ▁America . ▁She ▁died ▁of ▁cir r hos is ▁of ▁the ▁li ver ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 5 . ▁ ▁Produ ctions ▁ ▁Original ▁Off - B road way ▁production ▁The ▁show ▁opened ▁Off - B road way ▁at ▁Play w right s ▁Hor iz ons , ▁st arring ▁M andy ▁Pat ink in ▁and ▁Bern ad ette ▁Peters , ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁ran ▁for ▁ 2 5 ▁performances . ▁Only ▁the ▁first ▁act ▁was ▁performed ▁and ▁even ▁that ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁development . ▁The ▁first ▁act ▁was ▁f les hed ▁out ▁and ▁work ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁during ▁that ▁time ▁and ▁the ▁complete ▁two - act ▁show ▁was ▁premi è red ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁three ▁performances .< ref > Z ad an , ▁Craig . ▁S ond heim ▁& ▁Co .", ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁pp . ▁ 3 0 3 - 3 0 6 , ▁</ ref > ▁After ▁seeing ▁the ▁show ▁at ▁Play w right s , ▁composer ▁Leonard ▁Bern stein ▁wrote ▁to ▁his ▁friend ▁S ond heim , ▁calling ▁the ▁show