And the show, which will open on Broadway for the first time on Sunday, in a production starring LauraOsnes, has itself been repeatedly transformed from one thing into another and then another still.
The show itself is a gem, a compact operetta with a radiant score, and virtually every aspect of this production is right on target, starting with LauraOsnes, the star, who looks like she stepped out of a storybook and sings like she stepped out of a dream.