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THE MOST HAPPY FELLA [musical show]
- Title
- THE MOST HAPPY FELLA [musical show]
- Opening Date
- May 03, 1956
- Genre
- musical show
- Production and Recordings Information
- Orig prod. MUSIC & WORDS: Frank Loesser. ORCH: Don Walker. COND: Herbert Greene. CAST: Robert Weede, Jo Sullivan, Art Lund, Susan Johnson, Shorty Long, Mona Paulee, Keith Kaldenberg, Lee Cass. (Col O3L-240; CD/Sony S2K-48010. Incomplete: Col OS-2330. Excerpts: Long, ensemble: "Standing on the Corner" (ALB-1119, ALB-2181) Sullivan: "Like a Woman Loves a Man" (ALB-1180) "Somebody, Somewhere" (ALB-1582) Weede: "Mama Mama" (ALB-1261) Weede, Sullivan: "My Heart Is So Full of You" (ALB-1180, ALB-1522) Lund: "Joey, Joey, Joey" Johnson, Long, chorus: "Big D" (ALB-1522).)
- 1956 album by Eddy Arnold, with guitar by Chet Atkins. "Standing on the Corner," "Don't Cry," "Big D," "Warm All Over" (45/RCA album EPA-900)
- 1960 album by Edmund Hockridge & chorus. COND: Peter Knight. "Happy to Make Your Acquaintance," "Somebody Somewhere," "Joey, Joey, Joey," "Big D," "Don't Cry," "My Heart Is So Full of You" (45/Pye(E) NEP-24122; ALB-2373.)
- 1960 London prod. ORCH: Don Walker. COND: Kenneth Alwyn. CAST: Inia Te Wiata (of orig prod in 1957 & 1961 Australian prod); Art Lund (of orig prod); Helena Scott, Libi Staiger, Jack DeLon, Nina Verushka. (Angel 35887; CD/Sepia(E) 1154 (ALB-2373). Excerpts of Te Wiata's songs: ALB-1671.)
- 1960 records by Inia Te Wiata of orig prod in 1957, 1960 London prod, & 1961 Australian prod. "Mama, Mama" (ALB-1042) "My Heart Is So Full of You" (45/HMV(E) POP802; ALB-2373.)
- 1960 studio prod. ORCH & COND: Len Stevens. CAST: Ian Paterson, Janet Waters, Dennis MacGregor, Andy Cole, Joyce Blair, chorus. (Ace of Clubs(E) 1035, with West Side Story)
- 1961 studio prod. ORCH: Bobby Richards. COND: Jan Cervenka. CAST: Edwin Steffe (of 1958 & 1965 New Jersey prods); Stella Moray, Marion Grimaldi, Gordon Boyd, Peter Hudson, chorus. (World Record Club(E) SLMP-17)
- 1992 prod. COND: Tim Stella. CAST: Spiro Malas, Sophie Hayden, Liz Larsen, Scott Waara, Charles Pistone, Tad Ingram, Claudia Catania. (CD/RCA 09026-61294-2)
- 1997-99 studio prod, with material cut from the show. ORCH: Don Walker. COND: John Owen Edwards. CAST: Louis Quilico & Karen Ziemba of 1991 prod; Richard Muenz of 1979 prod; Emily Loesser, Don Stephenson, Nancy Shade, William Burden, Michael Gruber, Guy Stroman, George Dvorsky. (CD/Jay 3-1306)
- Album (c 1956). Frankie Laine: "The Most Happy Fella" Merv Griffin: "Joey, Joey, Joey" Doris Day: "Somebody Somewhere" The Four Lads: "Standing on the Corner" (45/Col album B-2113)
- Demo record, incl unused material. VOCALS: Frank Loesser (composer), Maxene Andrews, others. (ALB-1468)
- Records by members of orig cast. Jo Sullivan: "Wanting to Be Wanted"(dropped from score) (1992: ALB-1469) Art Lund: "Joey, Joey, Joey" Susan Johnson, Shorty Long: "Big 'D'" (1956, TV: ALB-1510) Johnson: "Big 'D'"(with Earl Wrightson) Johnson: "Somebody, Somewhere" (ALB-2057)
- Note
- From: Show Music on Record by Jack Raymond
- DigitalID
- loc.natlib.smor.19560503
Last Updated: 08-23-2012