 The two producers had hoped to hire the prestigious Majestic Theatre, where "South Pacific" had run, but the writing process took too long, and the Majestic was lost to "Fanny".Instead, they booked the Shubert Theatre, in the top rank of Broadway theatres, but not as prestigious as the Majestic.Uniquely for their joint work, they solicited no backers, but underwrote the entire cost themselves.