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The Happy Time

Opened 1968

286 performances

Musical, Revolution

Kurt Kasznar, who was in the 1950 production. Trailer screenshot Licencing information : https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and

A gentle, nostalgic look at a French-Canadian family, The Happy Time was adapted from the novel by Robert Fontaine and the play by Samuel Taylor. The story is primarily concerned with the coming of age of Bibi Bonnard (Mike Rupert) and his desire to see the world with his Uncle Jacques (Robert Goulet), a footloose magazine photographer who has returned to his family for a brief visit.

"THE HAPPIEST OF TIMES IN MANY A THEATRICAL EVENING.": the show's own period marketing line.

Music: John Kander
Lyrics: Fred Ebb
Book: N. Richard Nash

Productions2 on Broadway

1950

Plymouth TheatreBroadway Original, opened January 24, 1950, directed by Robert Lewis

614 performances

1968

Broadway TheatreBroadway Revival, opened January 18, 1968

286 performances

Songs7 songs

The Happy Time, Tomorrow Morning, Please Stay, I Don’t Remember You, The Life of the Party, Seeing Things, A Certain Girl

Recordings 2 recordings

1968

The Happy Time RCA Victor LSO 1144, released 1968

United States

1992

The Happy Time RCA Victor 09026610162, released March 10, 1992

United States

charming audiences with “The Life of the Party” and “A Certain Girl.”

Broadway Musicals the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time Bloom Ken 1949 Vlastnik Fra, p. 112

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