After a long development process beginning in
Houston,
Texas, in the 1980s,
Lone Star Love had an
Off-Broadway run in the 2004–05 season at the John Houseman Theatre directed by Michael Bogdanov and choreographed by
Randy Skinner, which featured
Beth Leavel and
Jay O. Sanders. The musical started pre-Broadway try-outs at the
5th Avenue Theatre,
Seattle, on September 8, 2007, and had an official run from September 19 through September 30. The 2007 version included several new songs and significant modifications to the book. Randy Skinner was the director and choreographer,
John Rando was creative supervisor, and the cast featured
Randy Quaid,
Robert Cuccioli,
Dee Hoty, and
Lauren Kennedy. The Red Clay Ramblers band was featured on stage. The Seattle production has been reviewed as lacking pace. On September 24, 2007, it was announced that the Broadway engagement, which had been scheduled to begin in November at the
Belasco Theatre, had been cancelled. The press release noted that plans for a Broadway run "will be announced when they are available." The
New York Times reported that there was disagreement about the interpretation of the Falstaff character between one of the producers and Quaid and his wife (who is his manager), and that the producers felt that the show is not ready for Broadway. The Quaids refused to make the necessary changes to the script that were being asked of them so the producer felt there was no other choice but to close the show at the end of the Seattle run. ==Synopsis==