"Clue" opened Off-Broadway at the Players Theater on December 3, 1997 and closed after 29 performances and 17 previews. The production was again directed and choreographed by DePietro, and the cast featured Denny Dillon as the Detective, Robert Bartley as Mr. Boddy, Wysandria Woolsey as Mrs. Peacock, Ian Knauer as Professor Plum, Tiffany Taylor as Miss Scarlet, Michael Kostroff as Colonel Mustard, Daniel Leroy McDonald as Mrs. White, and Marc Rubman as Mr. Green. Reviews were mixed to unfavorable. "The New York Times" review asked,