I Just bought the studio cast recording and have absolutely fallen in love with the score and the studio cast. Why didn't the show make it for a Broadway bow?
I don't believe the cast was ever headed to Broadway. Sierra is obviously too old to play the part in a stage version, but just fine for a concept recording. I believe they wanted to bring it to Broadway at one point, but obviously had trouble fining investors. It's a great score, but they did take some liberties with some of the details from the book.
I do think it's Lippa's most interesting score thus far, though it peaks with the opening number. If he could truly work on refining and elevating the rest of the score, he could finally have something strong to put on Broadway.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian