Happy Hunting
Musical - Original
Majestic Theatre
Data not verified
- First Preview:
- Opening Date: December 6, 1956
- Closing Date: November 30, 1957
- Previews: 0
- Performances: 412
Music: Harold Karr
Lyrics: Matt Dubey
Book: Russel Crouse, Howard Lindsay
Synopsis
A nouveau-riche American widow goes to Monaco hoping to be invited to the wedding of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier. She decides to match her daughter up with an impoverished Spanish duke but finds herself attracted to him, while her daughter falls for a lawyer.
Opening Night Cast
| Fernando Lamas | Duke of Granada | |
 |
Ethel Merman | Liz Livingstone |
| Leon Belasco | Arturo | |
| Renato Cibelli | Count Carlos | |
| Mary Finney | Maud Foley | |
| Virginia Gibson | Beth Livingstone | |
| Gordon Polk | Sanford Stewart, Jr. | |
| Olive Templeton | Mrs. Sanford Stewart, Sr. |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Howard Lindsay | Book | |
| Russel Crouse | Book | |
| Harold Karr | Music | |
| Matt Dubey | Lyrics | |
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Abe Burrows | Director |
| Alex Romero | Musical Staging |
Awards
Tony Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Actor in a Musical | Fernando Lamas | Nominee |
| 1957 | Actress in a Musical | Ethel Merman | Nominee |
| 1957 | Costume Design (Play or Musical) | Irene Sharaff | Nominee |
| 1957 | Featured Actress in a Musical | Virginia Gibson | Nominee |
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