The show opened on Broadway in 1927, the same year as "Show Boat", but though its plot was decidedly old-fashioned in comparison to "Show Boat"'s daring storyline, it was also a hit. "Good News" spawned two films, one in 1930, starring Bessie Love and one in 1947 starring June Allyson; an unsuccessful 1974 Broadway revival, and a 1993 updated production by Music Theatre of Wichita, which created a largely new libretto and made changes to the score. It proved to be DeSylva, Brown, and Henderson's biggest hit out of a string of topical musicals.