Happy Birthday

Comedy - Original

Broadhurst Theatre (October 31, 1946 - January 10, 1948)
Plymouth Theatre (January 12, 1948 - March 13, 1948)
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  • Opening Date: October 31, 1946
  • Closing Date: March 13, 1948
  • Previews: 0
  • Performances: 563

Playwright: Anita Loos

Opening Night Credits Photo Galleries Awards
 

  • Playbill Covers (2)

    • Playbill Cover - Happy Birthday
    • Playbill Cover - Happy Birthday

  • Inside the Playbill (11)

    • Inside the Playbill - Happy Birthday
    • Inside the Playbill - Happy Birthday
 

Synopsis

In Anita Loos' play, a spinsterish librarian follows the man of her dreams into a bar and takes a drink for the first time, discovering the joy in fun.

 

Opening Night Cast

Jean Bellows June
Eleanor Boleyn Margot
Robert Burton Mr. Bemis
Dort Clark Don
Philip Dakin Policeman
Jack Diamond Herman
Phillip Gordon Manuel
Charles Gordon Gabe
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Opening Night Production Credits

  Anita Loos Writer
Joshua Logan Joshua Logan Director
  Jo Mielziner Scenic Design
  Lucinda Ballard Costume Design
  Jo Mielziner Lighting Design
  Harold Burris-Meyer Sound Design
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Inside the Playbill (11)

  • Inside the Playbill - Happy Birthday
  • Inside the Playbill - Happy Birthday
  • Inside the Playbill - Happy Birthday
  • Inside the Playbill - Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday - November 1946
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Shows That Opened That Season: 1946 - 1947

 
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Awards


Tony Award

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
1947 Actress in a Play Helen Hayes Winner
1947 Costume Design (Play or Musical) Lucinda Ballard Winner
 
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