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Happy Town
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54th Street Theatre
152 W. 54th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Harry M. Haldane
music:
Gordon Duffy
People (61)
Diana Baron
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
George Blackwell
Lint Richards
(Original)
Lillian Bozinoff
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
John Buwen
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Alice Clift
Bobbie Jo Hartman
(Original)
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Colleen Corkrey
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Bob Daley
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Dori Davis
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Ralph Dunn
Pert Hawkins
(Original)
Dick Elliott
Judge Ed Bixby
(Original)
Isabelle Farrell
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Laurie Franks
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Rico Froehlich
A Reporter
(Original)
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
James Gannon
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Rita Golden
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Connie Greco
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Marian Haraldson
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Marilyn Harris
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
George Ives
Sib Richards
(Original)
George Jack
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Daniel Joel
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Judy Keirn
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Maxine Kent
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Michael Kermoyan
Glenn Richards
(Original)
Bruce MacKay
Bub Richards
(Original)
Charles May
Claney
(Original)
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
James McAnany
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
William Biff McGuire
Craig Richards
(Original)
Nixon Miller
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Patricia Mount
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Robbi Palmer
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Howard Parker
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Tom Pocoroba
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Lizabeth Pritchett
Mrs. Hawkins
(Original)
Cindy Robbins
Janice Dawson
(Original)
Stuart Rose
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Edwin Steffe
Reverend Hornblow
(Original)
Frederic Tozere
Jim Joe Jamison
(Original)
Lee Venora
Molly Bixby
(Original)
Chester Watson
Luke Granger
(Original)
Tom Williams
Clint Yoder
(Original)
Roy Wilson
Mult
(Original)
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Will Wright
Doc Spooner
(Original)
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Diana Baron
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
George Blackwell
Lint Richards
(Original)
Lillian Bozinoff
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
John Buwen
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Alice Clift
Bobbie Jo Hartman
(Original)
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Colleen Corkrey
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Bob Daley
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Dori Davis
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Ralph Dunn
Pert Hawkins
(Original)
Dick Elliott
Judge Ed Bixby
(Original)
Isabelle Farrell
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Laurie Franks
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Rico Froehlich
A Reporter
(Original)
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
James Gannon
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Rita Golden
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Connie Greco
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Marian Haraldson
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Marilyn Harris
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
George Ives
Sib Richards
(Original)
George Jack
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Daniel Joel
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Judy Keirn
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Maxine Kent
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Michael Kermoyan
Glenn Richards
(Original)
Bruce MacKay
Bub Richards
(Original)
Charles May
Claney
(Original)
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
James McAnany
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
William Biff McGuire
Craig Richards
(Original)
Nixon Miller
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Patricia Mount
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Robbi Palmer
Townswoman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Howard Parker
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Tom Pocoroba
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Lizabeth Pritchett
Mrs. Hawkins
(Original)
Cindy Robbins
Janice Dawson
(Original)
Stuart Rose
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Edwin Steffe
Reverend Hornblow
(Original)
Frederic Tozere
Jim Joe Jamison
(Original)
Lee Venora
Molly Bixby
(Original)
Chester Watson
Luke Granger
(Original)
Tom Williams
Clint Yoder
(Original)
Roy Wilson
Mult
(Original)
Townsman of Back-A-Heap
(Original)
Will Wright
Doc Spooner
(Original)
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Max Hampton
Book Adaptation
Gordon Duffy
Music
Harry M. Haldane
Lyricist
Paul Nassau
Additional music
Additional lyrics
Alan A. Buckhantz
Director
Lee Scott
Choreographer
Curt Nations
Scenic Design
J. Michael Travis
Costume Design
Paul Morrison
Lighting Design
Ernest Sarracino
Associate Director
Nicholas Carras
Orchestrator
Samuel Krachmalnick
Vocal Arrangements
Lawrence Kasha
Production Stage Manager
Jim Cavanaugh
Stage Manager
Donald L. Jackson
Stage Manager
John Yorke
General Manager
Shirley Herz
Press Representative
B & M Productions
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
7
1959
Closing Date
Oct
10
1959
Performances
5
as of Dec 05, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1960
Best Choreography
Lee Scott
Nominee
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