BroadwayWorld.com - The Most Happy Fella [Broadway (1956)]

Production Information

Opening:	May 03, 1956
Closing:	December 14, 1957
# Performances:	676
Theatres:	Broadway Theatre (10/21/1957 - 12/14/1957)
	Broadway Theatre (10/21/1957 - 12/14/1957)
	Imperial Theatre (5/3/1956 - 10/19/1957)
	Imperial Theatre (5/3/1956 - 10/19/1957)
	Shubert Theatre (4/10/1956 - 4/28/1956)
	Shubert Theatre (3/13/1956 - 3/28/1956)
Production Type:	Original Production
Production Status:	Closed
Run Type:	Open Run
Market:	Broadway
Intermissions:	1

Production Staff

Motley

....

Costume Designer

Joseph Anthony

....

Director
(Staging)

Dania Krupska

....

Choreographer

Jo Mielziner

....

Lighting Designer

....

Scenic Designer

Don Walker

....

Orchestrator

Original Cast | Replacements

Myrna Aaron	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	Neighbor
	....	Waitress
Arthur Arney	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
Ken Ayers	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	The Doctor (Understudy)
Zina Bethune	....	Tessie
Helon Blount	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	Neighbor
	....	Cleo (Understudy)
Theodora Brandon	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
Betsy Bridge	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
Lee Cass	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	The Cashier
	....	The Postman
Bob Daley	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	Neighbor
Thelma Dare	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
Lanier Davis	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
Henry Director	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	Neighbor
Ralph Farnworth	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	The Bus Driver
	....	Ciccio (Understudy)
Rico Froehlich	....	Pasquale
Beverly Gaines	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	Neighbor
	....	Waitress
Alan Gilbert	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	Clem
Alan Gilbert (i)	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
Russell Goodwin	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	The Priest
Marlyn Greer	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	Waitress
Norris Greer	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	The Brakeman
John Henson	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Ciccio
	....	Jake
	....	Herman (Understudy)
Richard Hermany	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
Susan Johnson	....	Cleo
Keith Kaldenberg	....	The Doctor
Athan Karras	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
Walter Kelvin	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	The Cashier (Understudy)
	....	The Postman (Understudy)
Jerry Kurland	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
Roy Lazarus	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Al
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
Shorty Long	....	Herman
Art Lund	....	Joe
Martha Mathes	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	Waitress
Carolyn Maye	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	Rosabella (Understudy)
Meri Miller	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	Country Girl
	....	Waitress
Barbara Myers	....	Gussie (Understudy)
	....	Tessie (Understudy)
Genevieve Owens	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
Arthur Partington	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
Mona Paulee	....	Marie
Lois Van Pelt	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	Neighbor's Lady
Louis Polacek	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	Max
	....	Giuseppe (Understudy)
	....	The Doctor (Understudy)
Hunter Ross	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	Neighbor
Arthur Rubin	....	Giuseppe
Patti Schmidt	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
John Sharpe	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	City Boy
Lillian Shelby	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	Neighbor's Lady
	....	Marie (Understudy)
Toba Sherwood	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
Marjorie Smith	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
	....	Neighbor's Lady
Christopher Snell	....	Gussie
Jo Sullivan	....	Rosabella
Evans Thornton	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	All the Neighbors and All the Neighbors' Neighbors
Ted Thurston	....	Pasquale (Understudy)
Richard Torigi	....	Tony (Alternate)
	....	Tony [alternate]</i>
Lois Van Pelt	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
Robert Weede	....	Tony

[Full Cast & Staff]

The Most Happy Fella

(Original Broadway Production, 1956)