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Happy Birthday
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Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 31, 1946
Closing Date
Mar 13, 1948
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Open Date: Oct 31, 1946
Close Date: Mar 13, 1948
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Broadhurst Theatre
(Oct 31, 1946 - Jan 10, 1948)
Plymouth Theatre
(Jan 12, 1948 - Mar 13, 1948)
Setting
Jersey Mecca Cocktail Bar in Newark, New Jersey.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Affiliated Theatre Building Co., Inc.
Produced by
Richard Rodgers
and
Oscar Hammerstein II
Written by
Anita Loos
; Incidental music by
Robert Russell Bennett
; Featuring songs by
Richard Rodgers
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
and
James Livingston
Directed by
Joshua Logan
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Lucinda Ballard
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Sound Design by
Harold Burris-Meyer
; Assistant designer to Mr. Mielziner:
John Harvey
; Assistant to Miss Ballard:
Anna Johnston
; Assistant to Miss Ballard
Frank Thompson
General Manager:
Morris Jacobs
; Company Manager:
Harry Essex
General Stage Manager:
David Gray, Jr.
; Stage Manager:
Ruth Mitchell
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Philip Dakin
Conducted by
Maurice Lefton
; Orchestra Personnel Manager:
Sol Gusikoff
General Press Representative:
Michel Mok
; Assistant Press Representative:
Abner D. Klipstein
; Casting:
John Fearnley
; Assistant Casting:
Ruth Bedford
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner
Helen Hayes
Addie
Jean Bellows
June
Eleanor Boleyn
Margot
Robert Burton
Mr. Bemis
Dort Clark
Don
Philip Dakin
Policeman
Jack Diamond
Herman
Charles Gordon
Gabe
Phillip Gordon
Manuel
Thomas Heaphy
Dad Malone
Louis Jean Heydt
Paul
Margaret Irving
Gail
Harry Kingston
Mr. Nanino
James Livingston
Bert
Enid Markey
Tot
Lorraine Miller
Maude
Jacqueline Paige
Myrtle
Florence Sundstrom
Bella
Ralph Theadore
The Judge
Grace Valentine
Emma
Musa Williams
Glorious
Broadhurst Theatre
(Oct 31, 1946 - Jan 10, 1948)
Cast
Myron Speth
Manuel
Understudy:
Cloris Leachman
(Addie)
Plymouth Theatre
(Jan 12, 1948 - Mar 13, 1948)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1947 Winner
Helen Hayes
Best Costume Design
1947 Winner
Costume Design by
Lucinda Ballard
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Affiliated Theatre Building Co., Inc.
Produced by
Richard Rodgers
and
Oscar Hammerstein II
Written by
Anita Loos
; Incidental music by
Robert Russell Bennett
; Featuring songs by
Richard Rodgers
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
and
James Livingston
Directed by
Joshua Logan
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Lucinda Ballard
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Sound Design by
Harold Burris-Meyer
; Assistant designer to Mr. Mielziner:
John Harvey
; Assistant to Miss Ballard:
Anna Johnston
; Assistant to Miss Ballard
Frank Thompson
General Manager:
Morris Jacobs
; Company Manager:
Harry Essex
General Stage Manager:
David Gray, Jr.
; Stage Manager:
Ruth Mitchell
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Philip Dakin
Conducted by
Maurice Lefton
; Orchestra Personnel Manager:
Sol Gusikoff
General Press Representative:
Michel Mok
; Assistant Press Representative:
Abner D. Klipstein
; Casting:
John Fearnley
; Assistant Casting:
Ruth Bedford
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner
Helen Hayes
Addie
Jean Bellows
June
Eleanor Boleyn
Margot
Robert Burton
Mr. Bemis
Dort Clark
Don
Philip Dakin
Policeman
Jack Diamond
Herman
Charles Gordon
Gabe
Phillip Gordon
Manuel
Thomas Heaphy
Dad Malone
Louis Jean Heydt
Paul
Margaret Irving
Gail
Harry Kingston
Mr. Nanino
James Livingston
Bert
Enid Markey
Tot
Lorraine Miller
Maude
Jacqueline Paige
Myrtle
Florence Sundstrom
Bella
Ralph Theadore
The Judge
Grace Valentine
Emma
Musa Williams
Glorious
Broadhurst Theatre
(Oct 31, 1946 - Jan 10, 1948)
Cast
Myron Speth
Manuel
Understudy:
Cloris Leachman
(Addie)
Plymouth Theatre
(Jan 12, 1948 - Mar 13, 1948)
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1947 Winner
Helen Hayes
Best Costume Design
1947 Winner
Costume Design by
Lucinda Ballard
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