The Most Happy Fella

Majestic Theatre, (10/11/1979 - 11/25/1979)

First Preview:	Sep 20, 1979	Total Previews:	23
Opening Date:	Oct 11, 1979
Closing Date:	Nov 25, 1979	Total Performances:	53

Category: Musical, Comedy, Revival, Broadway

Description: A musical in three acts

Setting: San Francisco; Napa, California; and Tony's home and barn. 1927.

Production Staff [See More]
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Sherwin M. Goldman; Produced in association with Michigan Opera Theatre (David DiChiera, General Director) and Emhan, Inc.
Book by Frank Loesser; Music by Frank Loesser; Lyrics by Frank Loesser; Based on "They Knew What They Wanted" by Sidney Howard; Musical Director: Andrew Meltzer; Music orchestrated by Don Walker
Directed by Jack O'Brien; Choreographed by Graciela Daniele
Scenic Design by Douglas W. Schmidt; Costume Design by Nancy Potts; Lighting Design by Gilbert V. Hemsley, Jr.
General Manager: Mario De Maria
Production Stage Manager: Herb Vogler; Stage Manager: Ben Janney
Conducted by Eric Stern; Music Contractor: Seymour "Red" Press; Associate Conductor: Alfonso Cavaliere
Casting: Johnson-Liff Associates; General Press Representative: The Merlin Group, Ltd.; Dance Captain: Tina Paul; Press Representative: Becky Flora, Glen Gary and Marguerite Wolfe; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner and Associates

Cast

Giorgio Tozzi	Tony
Steven Alex-Cole	Max
	Neighbor
Lawrence Asher	The Priest
	Neighbor
Dean Badolato	Clem
	Neighbor
Frederick Burchinal Wednesday and Saturday matinees	Tony	Alternate
Michael Capes	The Bus Driver
	Neighbor
Richard Croft	Neighbor
Sharon Daniels	Rosabella
Stephen Dubov	Sheriff
	Neighbor
Louisa Flaningam	Cleo
Tim Flavin	Busboy
	Neighbor
Karen Giombetti	Waitress
	Neighbor
Bill Hastings	The Cashier
	The Brakeman
	Neighbor
D. Michael Heath	Neighbor
Melanie Helton	Neighbor's Lady
	Neighbor
Adrienne Leonetti	Marie
Joe McGrath	The Doctor
Linda Michele Wednesday and Saturday matinees	Rosabella	Alternate
David Miles	Jake
	Neighbor
Richard Muenz	Joe
Darren Nimnicht	Pasquale
Dan O'Sullivan	The Postman
Tina Paul	Waitress
	Neighbor
D'arcy Phifer	Waitress
	Neighbor
Patrice Pickering	Neighbor
Candace Rogers	Neighbor
Dee Etta Rowe	Neighbor's Lady
	Neighbor
Bonnie Simmons	Neighbor
Franco Spoto	Ciccio
Gene Varrone	Giuseppe
Dennis Warning	Herman
Jane Warsaw	Neighbor's Lady
	Neighbor
Richard White	Neighbor
Carla Wilkins	Neighbor
Sally Williams	Neighbor's Lady
	Neighbor
Kevin Wilson	Al
	Neighbor
Smith Wordes	Waitress
	Neighbor

Swings: Philip Jerry and Laurie Scandurra

Understudies: Lawrence Asher (The Postman), Michael Capes (Clem), Richard Croft (Ciccio), Stephen Dubov (Al), D. Michael Heath (Jake), David Miles (Herman), Dan O'Sullivan (Pasquale), Dee Etta Rowe (Cleo), Franco Spoto (Giuseppe, The Doctor), Richard White (Joe, The Cashier) and Carla Wilkins (Marie)

Tony Award^®
1980 Best Actor in a Musical [nominee]
Giorgio Tozzi
Drama Desk Award
1980 Outstanding Actor in a Musical [nominee]
Giorgio Tozzi

music by Frank Loesser; lyrics by Frank Loesser

ACT 1	Sung By
Ooh! My Feet!	Cleo
I Know How It Is	Cleo and Rosabella
Seven Million Crumbs	Cleo
I Don't Know (The Letter)	Rosabella
Maybe He's Kind of Crazy	Rosabella and Cleo
Somebody, Somewhere	Rosabella
The Most Happy Fella	Tony and Neighbors
A Long Time Ago	Marie and Tony
Standing on the Corner	Herman, Clem, Jake and Al
Joey, Joey, Joey	Joe
Soon You Gonna Leave Me, Joe	Tony
Rosabella	Tony
Abbondanza	Giuseppe, Pasquale and Ciccio
Plenty Bambini	Tony
Sposalizio	Neighbors
Special Delivery!	The Postman
Benvenuta	Giuseppe, Pasquale, Ciccio and Joe
Aren't You Glad?	Rosabella
No Home, No Job	Rosabella
Eyes like a stranger	Marie
Don't Cry	Joe and Rosabella
ACT 2	Sung By
Fresno Beauties	Workers
Cold and Dead	Rosabella and Joe
Love and Kindness	The Doctor
Happy to Make Your Acquaintance	Rosabella, Tony and Cleo
I Don't Like This Dame	Marie and Cleo
Big D	Cleo, Herman and Neighbors
How Beautiful the Days	Tony, Rosabella, Marie and Joe
Young People	Marie, Tony and Young Neighbors
Warm All Over	Rosabella
Old People Gotta	Tony
I Like Everybody	Herman and Cleo
I Love Him	Rosabella
I Know How It Is	Cleo
Like a Woman Loves a Man	Rosabella
My Heart Is So Full of You	Tony and Rosabella
Hoedown	Tony, Rosabella and Neighbors
Mamma, Mamma	Tony
Abbondanza (Reprise)	Pasquale, Giuseppe and Ciccio
Goodbye, Darlin'	Cleo and Herman
I Like Everybody (Reprise)	Herman and Cleo
Song of a Summer Night	The Doctor and Neighbors
Please Let Me Tell You	Rosabella
Tell Tony and Rosabella Goodbye for Me (Tony's Thoughts)	Joe
She Gonna Come Home Wit' Me	Tony
Nobody's Ever Gonna Love You	Tony, Marie and Cleo
I Made a Fist	Herman and Cleo
Finale