Complex sentence: After two previews, the show, directed and choreographed by Michael Kidd, opened on December 16 at the Alvin Theatre where, hampered by lukewarm reviews and Ball's lingering illness, it ran for only 171 performances.
Split into simpler sentences: After two previews, the show, directed and choreographed by Michael Kidd, opened on December 16 at the Alvin Theatre. Hampered by lukewarm reviews and Ball's lingering illness, it ran for only 171 performances.