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The Most Happy Fella 1956

Opened: May 3, 1956

The Most Happy Fella - 1956 Broadway History , Info & More

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.


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Berkeley Playhouse Presents GUYS & DOLLS, Now thru 4/28
by BWW News Desk - Mar 21, 2013


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Berkeley Playhouse to Present GUYS & DOLLS, 3/21-4/28
by Kelsey Denette - Feb 12, 2013


Berkeley Playhouse continues its fifth season with the Tony Award-winning GUYS AND DOLLS. Jon Tracy (Berkeley Playhouse, Aurora Theatre Company, Shotgun Players, San Francisco Playhouse, Magic Theatre) helms this musical from the Golden Age of Broadway, featuring a cast of 22, and choreography by Chris Black (Berkeley Playhouse, Aurora Theatre Company). GUYS AND DOLLS plays March 21 through April 28 (Press opening: March 23) at the Julia Morgan Theatre in Berkeley. For tickets ($17-60) and more information, the public may visit berkeleyplayhouse.org or call 510-845-8542x351.

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by BWW News Desk - Jul 12, 2012


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by BWW News Desk - Jul 4, 2012


Summer in Chicago continues this month with the Grant Park Music Festival, led by Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar and the Grammy Award-nominated Grant Park Orchestra, along with Chorus Director Christopher Bell and the Grant Park Chorus in the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago's Millennium Park. The Festival will bring performances by outstanding guest conductors and guest artists from around the world, in a month of exciting programming that includes a world premiere commission, a live concert screening of Frozen Planet, the latest hit series from BBC/Discovery Channel, a tribute concert to Broadway and Hollywood legend, Frank Loesser and other Festival favorites.

Chicago's Grant Park Music Festival Kicks Off in July
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2012


Summer in Chicago continues this July with the Grant Park Music Festival, led by Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar and the Grammy Award-nominated Grant Park Orchestra, along with Chorus Director Christopher Bell and the Grant Park Chorus in the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago's Millennium Park. The Festival will bring performances by outstanding guest conductors and guest artists from around the world, in a month of exciting programming that includes a world premiere commission, a live concert screening of Frozen Planet, the latest hit series from BBC/Discovery Channel, a tribute concert to Broadway and Hollywood legend, Frank Loesser and other Festival favorites.

The Most Happy Fella History

Other Productions of The Most Happy Fella

1956   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1959   Broadway City Center Revival
Broadway
1960   West End London Production
West End
1979   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1991   Off-Broadway New York City Opera Revival
Off-Broadway
1992   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
2006   Off-Broadway New York City Opera Revival
Off-Broadway
2014   Off-Broadway Encores! Concert
Off-Broadway

The Most Happy Fella - 1956 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1957 Tony Awards Best Choreography Dania Krupska
1957 Tony Awards Best Conductor and Musical Director Herbert Greene
1957 Tony Awards Best Direction Joseph Anthony
1957 Tony Awards Best Musical Frank Loesser
1957 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Robert Weede
1957 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Jo Sullivan

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