Productions2 on Broadway
| 1926 | Lyceum Theatre Original. September 21, 1926 · predates this show | 63 performances |
| 1954 | Majestic Theatre Revival. November 4, 1954 · Joshua Logan | 888 performances |
Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. 1 of these predate the show itself and are almost certainly a different work of the same name. Shown, marked, not merged. West End runs are not yet held.
Recordings 2 albums held
Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
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In the literature46 passages
In 1979, The Most Happy Fella was revived on Broadway with Giorgio Tozzi as Tony. A much more successful revival played on Broadway in 1992. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p166
In 1979, The Most Happy Fella was revived on Broadway with Giorgio Tozzi as Tony. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-green-stanley-green-kay-5th-ed-rev-and-updated-by#p194
During the tryout, “Oysters, Cockles and Mussels” was titled “Fish Market.” The song “I Have to Tell You” was a revised version of Rome’s “I Shouldn’t Love You” from the 1948 musical That’s the Ticket! , which closed during its pre-Broadway tryout. For the post-Broadway tour, “Every Night” was added for Fanny. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p425
The production marked David Merrick’s first Broadway musical, and he went all out for various publicity stunts; moreover, Fanny was the first musical to have a full-page advertisement in the New York papers. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p426
despite the Belasco production and Brice's clowning, it lasted only 63 performances. book:at-this-theatre-100-years-of-broadway-shows-stories-and-botto-louis-viagas-rober#p39
Merrick claimed he was born on November 4, 1954, the day his first big hit, HAROLD RoMe’s musical Fanny, opened. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p372
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