After a final workshop at New York Stage and Film in 2018, MCC mounted an off-Broadway production of "Alice by Heart" as its first musical in its new Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space. The production featured Molly Gordon, Colton Ryan, Wesley Taylor, Noah Galvin, Grace McLean, Andrew Kober, and Heath Saunders. The production was directed by Jessie Nelson and won Lucille Lortel Awards for outstanding choreography for Rick and Jeff Kuperman and outstanding costume design for Paloma Young. Heath Saunders was nominated for outstanding featured actor in a musical. The production was also nominated for five Chita Rivera Awards, winning two for outstanding male dancer for Wesley Taylor. It was also nominated for Drama Desk Awards for outstanding choreographer and outstanding costume design. The cast album from the off-Broadway production was released by Ghostlight Records on streaming services on June 28, 2019, and the physical CD was released on October 25, 2019.