ðə ʃˈoʊ wʌz fˈɜːst stˈeɪdʒd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən ɪn lˈʌndən ænd stˈɑːɹd mˈɑːɹk mə ɡˈæn ænd ɡˈæɹi ˈoʊlsən, ænd ɪt wʌz nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd fɚɹən ˈɑːlɪviɚɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ bˈɛst mjˈuːzɪkəl ænd mə ɡˈæn ænd ˈoʊlsən wɜː nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd fɔːɹ bˈɛst ˈæktɚɹ ɪn ɐ mjˈuːzɪkəl.
The show was first staged in 1987 in London and starred Mark McGann and Gary Olsen, and it was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Musical and McGann and Olsen were nominated for best actor in a musical.