Editing Tick, Tick... Boom! (section)

=== Original Off-Broadway production ===
The revamped musical premiered [[off-Broadway]] at the [[The Jane#Jane Street Theatre|Jane Street Theater]] on May 23, 2001, and closed on January 6, 2002. Directed by Scott Schwartz, with choreography by [[Christopher Gattelli]], the cast was [[Raúl Esparza]] as Jon, [[Jerry Dixon (actor)|Jerry Dixon]] as Michael, and [[Amy Spanger]] as Susan.  [[Molly Ringwald]] and Natascia Diaz later replaced Spanger as Susan, and [[Joey McIntyre]] replaced Esparza as Jon. The production received seven [[Drama Desk Award]] nominations, including Outstanding Musical,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Simonson|first=Robert|date=May 10, 2002|title=James, Benanti, Pitre to Perform at Drama Desk Ceremony May 19; Tix on Sale|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/james-benanti-pitre-to-perform-at-drama-desk-ceremony-may-19-tix-on-sale-com-105668|url-status=live|access-date=March 27, 2021|website=Playbill|archive-date=June 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611200353/https://www.playbill.com/article/james-benanti-pitre-to-perform-at-drama-desk-ceremony-may-19-tix-on-sale-com-105668}}</ref> and won the [[Outer Critics Circle Award]] for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical; Esparza won an [[Obie Award]] for his performance.<ref name=":0" /> The original cast recording was released in 2001 by [[RCA Victor]] Broadway.<ref>ASIN: B00005NQK5</ref> The off-Broadway production was imported to [[Seoul|Seoul, South Korea]] briefly, with McIntyre, Dixon, and Diaz making up the cast.