Photo Coverage: Inside the Closing Night Party for Encores! THE MOST HAPPY FELLA!
By: Genevieve Rafter Keddy Apr. 07, 2014
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The New York City Center Encores! production of Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella concluded its limited run last night, April 6. Starring Laura Benanti, Shuler Hensley, Cheyenne Jackson, Heidi Blickenstaff, Brian Cali, Bradley Dean, Zachary James, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Jessica Molaskey and Kevin Vortmann, The Most Happy Fella was directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, with music direction by Rob Berman.
BroadwayWorld was there for the closing night party and you can check out photo coverage below!
The Most Happy Fella, Frank Loesser's most ambitious and romantic musical, tells the heart-stopping story of a love triangle between an aging Napa Valley farmer (Shuler Hensley), a young waitress (Laura Benanti) and a handsome, restless ranch hand (Cheyenne Jackson). It is based on the play They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard, with a book, music and lyrics by Loesser. The score displays an astonishing range -ardent operatic numbers stand side by side with Broadway show-stoppers - and includes "Somebody Somewhere," "My Heart Is So Full of You," "Big D" and "Standing on the Corner." It opened at the Imperial Theatre on May 3, 1956 and ran for 676 performances.
Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy
The Cast of The Most Happy Fella
The Cast of The Most Happy Fella
Jay Armstrong Johnson and Heidi Blickenstaff
Zachary James, Jessica Molaskey and Cheyenne Jackson
Zachary James, Jessica Molaskey, Cheyenne Jackson and Shuler Hensley
Zachary James, Jessica Molaskey, Cheyenne Jackson and Shuler Hensley
Jessica Molaskey, Cheyenne Jackson, Shuler Hensley, Laura Benanti, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Heidi Blickenstaff and Brian Cali
Jessica Molaskey, Cheyenne Jackson, Shuler Hensley, Laura Benanti, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Heidi Blickenstaff and Brian Cali
The Cast of The Most Happy Fella thanking the orchestra
Jessica Molaskey, Cheyenne Jackson, Shuler Hensley, Laura Benanti and Jay Armstrong Johnson
Cheyenne Jackson and Shuler Hensley
Tanya Birl, Sam Strassfeld, Leah Horowitzz, Daniel Schwait, Shina Ann Morris and Callie Carter with Director and Choreographer Casey Nicholaw
Heidi Blickenstaff and Jo Sullivan Loesser
Jay Armstrong Johnson and Heidi Blickestaff
Jo Sullivan Loesser
Jay Armstrong Johnson and Heidi Blickenstaff
Jay Armstrong Johnson and Heidi Blickenstaff
Jo Sullivan Loesser congratulates Shuler Hensley and Jessica Molaskey
Jo Sullivan Loesser, Shuler Hensley and Jessica Molaskey
Jo Sullivan Loesser, Shuler Hensley and Jessica Molaskey
Jessica Molaskey and her daughter
Bradley Dean and Brian Cali
Casey Nicholaw and Laura Benanti
Ken Billington (Lighting Designer) and Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
Heidi Blickenstaff and Nicholas Rohlfing
Rob Berman (Musical Director) and Shuler Hensley
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