The final production of the New York City Center Light Opera Company, which had almost always struggled financially since its founding in 1954, even when productions were very successful with the public.
Susan Watson, who had played Lili in the national tour of the original production and had also played the role as a replacement for much of the run of the original Broadway production, was originally announced to play Lili in this production. She dropped out when she was cast in the original Broadway production of Celebration.
