Walking Happy
Musical - Original
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Data not verified
- First Preview: November 24, 1966
- Opening Date: November 26, 1966
- Closing Date: April 22, 1967
- Previews: 3
- Performances: 161
Lyrics: Sammy Cahn
Book: Ketti Frings, Roger O. Hirson
Music: James Van Heusen
Synopsis
A shoemaker's daughter sets out to marry and build the business prospects of her father's seemingly ordinary apprentice in this musical adaptation of Harold Brighouse's play Hobson's Choice.
Opening Night Cast
| Ed Bakey | George Beenstock | |
| Lucille Benson | Mrs. Figgins | |
| Michael Berkson | Freddie Beenstock | |
| Thomas Boyd | Minns | |
| Sharon Dierking | Alice Hobson | |
| Gordon Dilworth | Tubby Wadlow | |
| Jane Laughlin | Ada Figgins | |
| Carl Nicholas | Tudsbury |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Roger O. Hirson | Book | |
| Ketti Frings | Book | |
| James Van Heusen | Music | |
| Sammy Cahn | Lyrics | |
| Cy Feuer | Director | |
| Danny Daniels | Choreographer |
Shows That Opened That Season: 1966 - 1967
Those That Play the Clowns
The School for Scandal
Help Stamp Out Marriage!
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
Awards
Tony Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Actor in a Musical | Norman Wisdom | Nominee |
| 1967 | Actress in a Musical | Louise Troy | Nominee |
| 1967 | Choreography | Danny Daniels | Nominee |
| 1967 | Composer and Lyricist | Sammy Cahn
James Van Heusen |
Nominee |
| 1967 | Featured Actor in a Musical | Gordon Dilworth | Nominee |
| 1967 | Musical | Nominee |
