The play opened on Broadway at the Royale Theatre on March 22, 1992 and closed on March 14, 1993, after 402 performances and 30 previews. Directed by Daniel Sullivan, the cast included Judd Hirsch (Eddie), Tony Shalhoub (Charlie), David Margulies (Zaretsky), William Biff McGuire (Nick), Marilyn Sokol, John Procaccino, Richard E. Council, David Krumholtz (Young Charlie), and Jason Biggs (Young Joey). Jason Woliner replaced Krumholtz for the second half of the run, and James Belushi replaced Hirschin the second week of February 1993, for the final month before the play closed ("The actor, whose first performance was last Tuesday..." written on February 17, 1993.).