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The Happiest Girl in the World
Broadway
Original
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The Happiest Girl in the World 半岛体育 - April 1961
The Happiest Girl in the World
Broadway
Original
Martin Beck Theatre
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
E.Y. Harburg
book:
Fred Saidy
,
Henry Mayers
music:
Jacques Offenbach
People (73)
Cyril Ritchard
A Gay Blade
(Original)
A Heckler
(Original)
A Playwright
(Original)
A Wine Smuggler
(Original)
An Ambassador
(Original)
Chief of State
(Original)
Pluto
(Original)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
(Original)
Janice Rule
Diana
(Original)
Dran Seitz
Lysistrata
(Original)
Bruce Yarnell
General Kinesias
(Original)
Bill Atkinson
Dancer
(Original)
Don Atkinson
A Herald
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Mercury
(Original)
Ellen Berse
Singer
(Original)
Bonnie Brandon
Dancer
(Original)
Candace Caldwell
Dancer
(Original)
David Canary
Hector
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Joy Claussen
Amaryllis
(Original)
Aphrodite
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Don Crabtree
2nd Minister
(Original)
Sergeant
(Original)
Grant Delaney
Dancer
(Original)
Norma Donaldson
Daphne
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Victor Duntiere
Dancer
(Original)
Natasha Grishin
Dancer
(Original)
Judith Haskell
Dancer
(Original)
Lisa James
Dancer
(Original)
Gloria Kaye
Dancer
(Original)
Lainie Kazan
Singer
(Original)
Theodora
(Original)
Michael Kermoyan
Jupiter
(Original)
Jeff Killion
Singer
(Original)
Louis Kosman
Dancer
(Original)
Leonora Lanzillotti
Singer
(Original)
Lu Leonard
Juno
(Original)
Myrrhina
(Original)
Susan May
Dancer
(Original)
Paul Merrill
Singer
(Original)
Rita Metzger
Phoebe
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Carmen Morales
Dancer
(Original)
Theodore Morill
Singer
(Original)
John Napier
Apollo
(Original)
Captain Crito
(Original)
Janice Painchaud
Dancer
(Original)
Rhodope
(Original)
Alton Ruff
1st Courier
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Kenneth Scott
Dancer
(Original)
Ron Sequoio
Dancer
(Original)
Elaine Spaulding
Singer
(Original)
Ron Stratton
2nd Courier
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ted Thurston
1st Minister
(Original)
Bacchus
(Original)
Arthur Tookoyan
Singer
(Original)
Mark Tully
Singer
(Original)
Maura K. Wedge
Singer
(Original)
Spartan Woman
(Original)
John Wheeler
Ataraxohymonides
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Nancy Windsor
Sentinal
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Richard Winter
3rd Minister
(Original)
Neptune
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Ulysses
(Original)
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Cyril Ritchard
A Gay Blade
(Original)
A Heckler
(Original)
A Playwright
(Original)
A Wine Smuggler
(Original)
An Ambassador
(Original)
Chief of State
(Original)
Pluto
(Original)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
(Original)
Janice Rule
Diana
(Original)
Dran Seitz
Lysistrata
(Original)
Bruce Yarnell
General Kinesias
(Original)
Bill Atkinson
Dancer
(Original)
Don Atkinson
A Herald
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Mercury
(Original)
Ellen Berse
Singer
(Original)
Bonnie Brandon
Dancer
(Original)
Candace Caldwell
Dancer
(Original)
David Canary
Hector
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Joy Claussen
Amaryllis
(Original)
Aphrodite
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Don Crabtree
2nd Minister
(Original)
Sergeant
(Original)
Grant Delaney
Dancer
(Original)
Norma Donaldson
Daphne
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Victor Duntiere
Dancer
(Original)
Natasha Grishin
Dancer
(Original)
Judith Haskell
Dancer
(Original)
Lisa James
Dancer
(Original)
Gloria Kaye
Dancer
(Original)
Lainie Kazan
Singer
(Original)
Theodora
(Original)
Michael Kermoyan
Jupiter
(Original)
Jeff Killion
Singer
(Original)
Louis Kosman
Dancer
(Original)
Leonora Lanzillotti
Singer
(Original)
Lu Leonard
Juno
(Original)
Myrrhina
(Original)
Susan May
Dancer
(Original)
Paul Merrill
Singer
(Original)
Rita Metzger
Phoebe
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Carmen Morales
Dancer
(Original)
Theodore Morill
Singer
(Original)
John Napier
Apollo
(Original)
Captain Crito
(Original)
Janice Painchaud
Dancer
(Original)
Rhodope
(Original)
Alton Ruff
1st Courier
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Kenneth Scott
Dancer
(Original)
Ron Sequoio
Dancer
(Original)
Elaine Spaulding
Singer
(Original)
Ron Stratton
2nd Courier
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ted Thurston
1st Minister
(Original)
Bacchus
(Original)
Arthur Tookoyan
Singer
(Original)
Mark Tully
Singer
(Original)
Maura K. Wedge
Singer
(Original)
Spartan Woman
(Original)
John Wheeler
Ataraxohymonides
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Nancy Windsor
Sentinal
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Richard Winter
3rd Minister
(Original)
Neptune
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Ulysses
(Original)
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Fred Saidy
Book
Henry Mayers
Book
E.Y. Harburg
Story by
Lyrics
Jacques Offenbach
Music
Aristophanes
Based on <i>Lysistrata</i> by
Thomas Bulfinch
Based on stories of Greek mythology by
Cyril Ritchard
Director
Dania Krupska
Choreographer
William and Jean Eckart
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Robert Fletcher
Costume Design
Ronald De Mann
Hair Design
Robert Russell Bennett
Orchestrator
Hershy Kay
Orchestrator
Robert DeCormier
Vocal Arrangements
Gerald Alters
Dance Arrangements
Henri Caubisens
Production Stage Manager
Herman Magidson
Stage Manager
Renato Cibelli
Assistant Stage Manager
Louis Barron
Electronic Tonalities
Bebe Barron
Electronic Tonalities
Jay Gorney
Musical Research
Marvin A. Krauss
General Manager
Albert H. Rosen
Business Manager
Bill Doll
Press Representative
Lawrence Weiner and Associates
Advertising
Lee Guber
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
3
1961
Closing Date
Jun
24
1961
Performances
96
as of Jun 17, 2025
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The Happiest Girl in the World - April 1961
The Happiest Girl in the World - April 1961
The Happiest Girl in the World - April 1961
The Happiest Girl in the World - April 1961
The Happiest Girl in the World - April 1961
The Happiest Girl in the World - April 1961
The Happiest Girl in the World - April 1961
The Happiest Girl in the World - April 1961
The Happiest Girl in the World - April 1961
The Happiest Girl in the World - April 1961
Awards
Theatre World Awards
1961
Theatre World Award
Bruce Yarnell
Winner
Tony Award
1962
Best Choreography
Dania Krupska
Nominee
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