In 1968 (May 20th) an article was published in the New York Times that a new musical would come to Broadway, starring Dustin Hoffman. Music would be written by Paul Simon.
The musical would be staged 116 times in the NY Brooks Atkinson Theater from December 5 – 1968 and close on April 26, 1969. Unfortunately Paul Simon must have had second thoughts about him contributing to the musical as the actual music was written by (Loovin’ Spoonful)
Paul Simon - 'Time it was...it was' 