 The American première of "Primrose" did not take place until 1987, when an unstaged concert production at the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress was given, without dialogue, together with another Gershwin score, "Pardon My English" (1933), both conducted by John McGlinn.Soloists included Rebecca Luker and Kim Criswell.The next performance in North America was in 2003, when Musicals Tonight!