In December 1996, A&E aired "Barry Manilow: Live By Request", the first of his two "Live By Request" appearances. The broadcast was A&E's most successful music program, attracting an estimated 2.4 million viewers. The show was also simulcast on the radio. In March 1997, VH-1 aired "Barry Manilow: The Summer of '78", a one-hour special of Manilow solo at the piano being interviewed and playing his greatest hits as well as songs from "Summer of '78", his latest release at the time. In another collaboration between Manilow and Sussman, they co-wrote the musical "Harmony", which previewed October 7 to November 23, 1997, at the La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, California. Later in 2003, "Harmony" was originally scheduled for a tryout run in Philadelphia before going to Broadway, but was canceled after financial difficulties. After a legal battle with Mark Schwartz, the show's producer, Manilow and Sussman in 2005 won back the rights to the musical.