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Walking Happy
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 26, 1966
Closing Date
Apr 16, 1967
1st Preview
Nov 24, 1966
1st Preview
Nov 24, 1966
Previews
3
Performances
161
Musical
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Nov 26, 1966
Close Date: Apr 16, 1967
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
(Nov 26, 1966 - Apr 16, 1967)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Feuer & Martin
; Produced by arrangement with
Lester Linsk
Music by
James Van Heusen
; Lyrics by
Sammy Cahn
; Book by
Roger O. Hirson
and
Ketti Frings
; Based on the play "Hobson's Choice" by
Harold Brighouse
; Musical Director:
Herbert Grossman
; Vocal arrangements by
Herbert Grossman
; Music orchestrated by
Larry Wilcox
; Dance music arranged by
Edward Scott
Directed by
Cy Feuer
; Choreographed by
Danny Daniels
Scenic Design by
Robert Randolph
; Costume Design by
Robert Fletcher
; Lighting Design by
Robert Randolph
Manager for the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre:
Leonard Soloway
Production Stage Manager:
Phil Friedman
; Stage Manager:
Jack Leigh
Assistant to Mr. Randolph:
Jay Moore
Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
,
Violet Welles
and
Lawrence Belling
Ed Bakey
George Beenstock
Lucille Benson
Mrs. Figgins
Eleanor Bergquist
Customer
Townswoman
Michael Berkson
Freddie Beenstock
Burt Bier
Thief
Townman
Diane Blair
Townswoman
Chad Block
Policeman
Townman
Thomas Boyd
Minns
Townman
Sandra Brewer
Townswoman
Sharon Dierking
Alice Hobson
Gordon Dilworth
Tubby Wadlow
Ian Garry
A Figgins Brother
Townman
Gene Gavin
Townman
Ellen Graff
Townswoman
Marian Haraldson
Townswoman
Steve Jacobs
Footman
Townman
Richard Korthaze
Beggar
Townman
Al Lanti
A Figgins Brother
Townman
Jane Laughlin
Ada Figgins
Townswoman
Carl Nicholas
Tudsbury
Townman
Marie Patrice O'Neill
Townswoman
Don Percassi
Townman
Michael Quinn
Heeler
Townman
Casper Roos
Denton
Townman
George Rose
Henry Horatio Hobson
Nada Rowand
Townswoman
Richard Sederholm
Handbill Boy
Townman
Dan Siretta
Townman
James B. Spann
Albert Beenstock
Emma Trekman
Mrs. Hepworth
Louise Troy
Maggie Hobson
Gretchen Van Aken
Vickie Hobson
Anne Wallace
Townswoman
Norman Wisdom
Will Mossop
Standby:
Byron Mitchell
(Will Mossop)
Understudies:
Eleanor Bergquist
(Maggie Hobson),
Burt Bier
(Tubby Wadlow),
Sandra Brewer
(Alice Hobson),
Jane Laughlin
(Vickie Hobson),
Michael Quinn
(Henry Horatio Hobson),
Casper Roos
(George Beenstock),
Nada Rowand
(Mrs. Hepworth),
Richard Sederholm
(Freddie Beenstock) and
Dan Siretta
(Albert Beenstock)
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
(Nov 26, 1966 - Apr 16, 1967)
Musical Director:
Julian Stein
Cast
Leonard Drum
George Beenstock
Ann Rogers
Maggie Hobson
Apr 04, 1967 - ?
Songs
music by
James Van Heusen
; lyrics by
Sammy Cahn
Act 1
Sung By
Think of Something Else
Henry Horatio Hobson, Albert Beenstock and Townsmen
Where Was I
Maggie Hobson
How D'ya Talk to a Girl
Will Mossop and Tubby Wadlow
Clog and Grog
Townsmen
If I Be Your Best Chance
Will Mossop
A Joyful Thing
Will Mossop, Mrs. Figgins, Ada Figgins and Townspeople
What Makes It Happen
Will Mossop
Use Your Noggin'
Maggie Hobson, Vickie Hobson and Alice Hobson
Act 2
Sung By
You're Right, You're Right
Maggie Hobson
I'll Make a Man of the Man
Maggie Hobson
Walking Happy
Will Mossop, Maggie Hobson and Townspeople
I Don't Think I'm In Love
Will Mossop and Maggie Hobson
Such a Sociable Sort
Henry Horatio Hobson and Friends
It Might As Well Be Her
Will Mossop and Tubby Wadlow
People Who Are Nice
Henry Horatio Hobson
You're Right, You're Right
(Reprise)
Will Mossop, Maggie Hobson and Henry Horatio Hobson
I Don't Think I'm In Love
(Reprise)
Will Mossop
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1967 Nominee
Best Composer and Lyricist
1967 Nominee
Lyrics by
Sammy Cahn
Music by
James Van Heusen
Best Actor in a Musical
1967 Nominee
Norman Wisdom
Best Actress in a Musical
1967 Nominee
Louise Troy
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1967 Nominee
Gordon Dilworth
Best Choreography
1967 Nominee
Choreographed by
Danny Daniels
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Feuer & Martin
; Produced by arrangement with
Lester Linsk
Music by
James Van Heusen
; Lyrics by
Sammy Cahn
; Book by
Roger O. Hirson
and
Ketti Frings
; Based on the play "Hobson's Choice" by
Harold Brighouse
; Musical Director:
Herbert Grossman
; Vocal arrangements by
Herbert Grossman
; Music orchestrated by
Larry Wilcox
; Dance music arranged by
Edward Scott
Directed by
Cy Feuer
; Choreographed by
Danny Daniels
Scenic Design by
Robert Randolph
; Costume Design by
Robert Fletcher
; Lighting Design by
Robert Randolph
Manager for the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre:
Leonard Soloway
Production Stage Manager:
Phil Friedman
; Stage Manager:
Jack Leigh
Assistant to Mr. Randolph:
Jay Moore
Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
,
Violet Welles
and
Lawrence Belling
Ed Bakey
George Beenstock
Lucille Benson
Mrs. Figgins
Eleanor Bergquist
Customer
Townswoman
Michael Berkson
Freddie Beenstock
Burt Bier
Thief
Townman
Diane Blair
Townswoman
Chad Block
Policeman
Townman
Thomas Boyd
Minns
Townman
Sandra Brewer
Townswoman
Sharon Dierking
Alice Hobson
Gordon Dilworth
Tubby Wadlow
Ian Garry
A Figgins Brother
Townman
Gene Gavin
Townman
Ellen Graff
Townswoman
Marian Haraldson
Townswoman
Steve Jacobs
Footman
Townman
Richard Korthaze
Beggar
Townman
Al Lanti
A Figgins Brother
Townman
Jane Laughlin
Ada Figgins
Townswoman
Carl Nicholas
Tudsbury
Townman
Marie Patrice O'Neill
Townswoman
Don Percassi
Townman
Michael Quinn
Heeler
Townman
Casper Roos
Denton
Townman
George Rose
Henry Horatio Hobson
Nada Rowand
Townswoman
Richard Sederholm
Handbill Boy
Townman
Dan Siretta
Townman
James B. Spann
Albert Beenstock
Emma Trekman
Mrs. Hepworth
Louise Troy
Maggie Hobson
Gretchen Van Aken
Vickie Hobson
Anne Wallace
Townswoman
Norman Wisdom
Will Mossop
Standby:
Byron Mitchell
(Will Mossop)
Understudies:
Eleanor Bergquist
(Maggie Hobson),
Burt Bier
(Tubby Wadlow),
Sandra Brewer
(Alice Hobson),
Jane Laughlin
(Vickie Hobson),
Michael Quinn
(Henry Horatio Hobson),
Casper Roos
(George Beenstock),
Nada Rowand
(Mrs. Hepworth),
Richard Sederholm
(Freddie Beenstock) and
Dan Siretta
(Albert Beenstock)
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
(Nov 26, 1966 - Apr 16, 1967)
Musical Director:
Julian Stein
Cast
Leonard Drum
George Beenstock
Ann Rogers
Maggie Hobson
Apr 04, 1967 - ?
music by
James Van Heusen
; lyrics by
Sammy Cahn
Act 1
Sung By
Think of Something Else
Henry Horatio Hobson, Albert Beenstock and Townsmen
Where Was I
Maggie Hobson
How D'ya Talk to a Girl
Will Mossop and Tubby Wadlow
Clog and Grog
Townsmen
If I Be Your Best Chance
Will Mossop
A Joyful Thing
Will Mossop, Mrs. Figgins, Ada Figgins and Townspeople
What Makes It Happen
Will Mossop
Use Your Noggin'
Maggie Hobson, Vickie Hobson and Alice Hobson
Act 2
Sung By
You're Right, You're Right
Maggie Hobson
I'll Make a Man of the Man
Maggie Hobson
Walking Happy
Will Mossop, Maggie Hobson and Townspeople
I Don't Think I'm In Love
Will Mossop and Maggie Hobson
Such a Sociable Sort
Henry Horatio Hobson and Friends
It Might As Well Be Her
Will Mossop and Tubby Wadlow
People Who Are Nice
Henry Horatio Hobson
You're Right, You're Right
(Reprise)
Will Mossop, Maggie Hobson and Henry Horatio Hobson
I Don't Think I'm In Love
(Reprise)
Will Mossop
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1967 Nominee
Best Composer and Lyricist
1967 Nominee
Lyrics by
Sammy Cahn
Music by
James Van Heusen
Best Actor in a Musical
1967 Nominee
Norman Wisdom
Best Actress in a Musical
1967 Nominee
Louise Troy
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1967 Nominee
Gordon Dilworth
Best Choreography
1967 Nominee
Choreographed by
Danny Daniels
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