The show—about a man who is incapable of having fun, until he visits a carnival and falls in love with one of the performers—opened at the New Century Theatre on Nov. 10, 1945 and ran for 267 performances, eventually transferring to the Shubert Theatre. It would be Mr. Balzer's sole Broadway credit. The musical was made into a movie starring Donald O'Connor, though the film used none of the songs from the stage show.