Productions1 on Broadway
| 1950 | Coronet Theatre Original. January 6, 1950 · Burgess Meredith | 3 performances |
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Happy as Larry began life as an unproduced verse play that was published in 1946, and was later staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and then in London for almost a year’s run. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p7
Happy as Larry was clearly a labor of love for Burgess Meredith, who gave a number of backers’ auditions in order to raise capital for the musical, and who starred in (and directed) the short-lived Broadway production. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p8
The musical had two distinctions: it was the first to open on Broadway in the 1950s, and along with Portofino was the decade’s shortest-running musical, chalking up just three performances. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p8
(Happy as Larry was tied with Portofino as the shortest running musical of the decade, each running three performances.) book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p30
Happy as Larry (1950, 3 performances). book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p264
The six book musicals for which it appears no songs have been commercially recorded are: Happy as Larry, The Liar, Jotham Valley, Hit the Trail, Portofino, and Happy Town. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p875
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