It proved extremely successful during its off-Broadway run, selling out all its shows at the 150-seat New York Theatre Workshop.
An 11-song CD sampler featuring the 2004 New York cast was offered to every ticket buyer during the final performances of the off-Broadway run.
Furman also produced the off-Broadway run of the hit musical In the Heights.
Its first off-Broadway run starred Jeff Daniels.
After a successful off-Broadway run, Crimes of the Heart began a run at the John Golden Theatre.
Both reflected the tension among the cast members that had begun to set in since the Festival's performance and their uncertainty about an off-Broadway run.
The success of these performances led to an offer by the Vineyard Theatre of a limited off-Broadway run.
It also received many international productions, including an off-Broadway run.
Earlier that year, Lucas was seen on stage in the off-Broadway run of Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell.
Palminteri then moved the show to New York City, where it had a critically and commercially successful, four off-Broadway run.