▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁appeared ▁po ised ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁sle eper ▁success . ▁O ften ▁commented ▁upon ▁was ▁the ▁dead pan ▁performing ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁material , ▁which ▁seemed ▁to ▁height en ▁the ▁humor ▁by ▁playing ▁against ▁camp ▁values , ▁and ▁the ▁surprising ▁score ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁rock ▁and ▁roll , ▁but ▁rather ▁an ▁hom age ▁to ▁the ▁adult ▁pop ▁sounds ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁such ▁as ▁Perry ▁Como , ▁P atti ▁Page , ▁and ▁Dor is ▁Day . ▁Despite ▁the ▁enthus i astic ▁critical ▁response , ▁the ▁show ▁faced ▁severe ▁competition ▁from ▁several ▁high - power ed ▁star ▁vehicles ▁that ▁opened ▁within ▁two ▁weeks ▁of ▁its ▁own ▁opening , ▁and ▁the ▁out - of - the - way ▁location ▁of ▁its ▁theatre ▁was ▁another ▁draw back . ▁By ▁Christmas ▁the ▁show ▁had ▁closed . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁D ram at ists ▁Play ▁Service ▁and ▁the ▁cast ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Original ▁Cast ▁Records . ▁Z omb ies ▁from ▁The ▁Bey ond ▁has ▁been ▁produced ▁in ▁cities ▁including ▁Chicago , ▁Houston , ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Detroit , ▁and ▁Min ne apolis . ▁Regional , ▁stock , ▁and ▁university ▁produ ctions ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁done ▁every ▁year . ▁Some ▁notable ▁produ ctions ▁include ▁The ▁B low ing ▁Rock ▁Stage ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁( 1 9 9 7 ), ▁which ▁featured ▁original ▁cast ▁members ▁Cla ire ▁M ork in , ▁Matt ▁McC lan ah