Amy, a waitress in 1927 San Francisco, is wooed through letters by lonely middle-aged bachelor, Tony Esposito, from his vineyard in California’s Napa Valley. He proposes to Amy (who he calls “Rosabella”), enclosing a photograph of his handsome ranch hand, Joe, rather than one of himself. Despite this deception, Tony and Rosabella find love and, eventually, forgiveness and acceptance. Against this serious story is played the funny tale of Herman (Tony’s gentle-natured employee) and Cleo (Rosabella’s smart, tart-tongued friend), who play out a romance as playful as Tony and Rosabella’s is passionate and painful. All of this is set to one of the richest musical scores ever composed for the American theatre: a melodic and lyric triumph that is both worldly and wise to the ways of the heart.
- Frank Loesser
- Sidney Howard
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Tony Awards and Nominations for The Most Happy Fella
| Year | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Best Musical | |
| 1992 | Best Revival |
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Where We Belong
The Umbrella Arts Center (2/28 - 3/23) | |
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Ada and the Engine
Castle Hill Productions (2/27 - 3/9) | |
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The Recursion of a Moth
Boston Playwrights' Theatre (2/27 - 3/9) | |
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From Darkness to LIght
The Church of the Covenant (3/9 - 3/9) | |
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The Fig Tree, and The Phoenix, and The Desire to Be Reborn
Boston Playwrights' Theatre (2/20 - 3/9) | |
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Utopian Hotline
Museum of Science, Planetarium (5/1 - 5/18) | |
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Shit-faced Shakespeare®: Hamlet
Lil Chuck at the Charles Playhouse (2/6 - 4/12) | |
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Wardruna: World Tour 2025 - Part II
Boch Center Wang Theatre (9/24 - 9/24) | |
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Sarah Millican
Boch Center Wang Theatre (6/22 - 6/27) | |
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The HUMANS by Stephen Karan, directed by Joe Stallone
Arlington Friends of the Drama (3/14 - 3/30) | |
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