I saw Elephant Man on Bway with that cast- Cooper and Clarkson etc. I saw it with my family- to celebrate a family members anniversary- no one- there were 6 of us- liked the show. It was slow moving and lacked emotion and drama- consider yourself lucky that you did not buy into this one- yes, Cooper was good as elephant man- very challenging role, I will give him that - but aside from his showing off his ability to play the role- the show itself was a dud- it did not get a standing ovation- and people leaving the theater with us-people we did not know- were quite underwhelmed, too. Wish I had not wasted my time on Elephant Man- which is getting publicity, as far as I can tell, because Cooper is in the lead- and seeing a big movie star celeb is the name of the game for so many. Lots of hype with nothing much else. Kinda like the Julia Roberts show a few seasons back- or The Blue Room with Nicole Kidman which was also lots of hype for a turkey of a show.