The Baker's Wife (1976, Los Angeles tryout)

Stephen Schwartz and Joseph Stein’s cult classic musical 'The Baker's Wife' launched an infamous, heavily documented 1976 pre-Broadway out-of-town tryout engagement at Los Angeles's Shubert Theatre. Based on the classic French film, the narrative tracks a provincial village that collapses into comedic despair and breadless starvation when their newly arrived baker's beautiful young wife runs away with a handsome chauffeur. This ill-fated touring production infamously folded on the road before reaching New York, showcasing original casting credits featuring Dorothy Loudon and Paul Sorvino before historic script overhauls.