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Walking Happy

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  7w, 14m

Book by Roger O. Hirson and Ketti Frings
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Music by James Van Heusen
Based on the play Hobson's Choice by Harold Brighouse

Adapted from the hit 1916 play Hobson's Choice, this charming Golden Age musical comedy concerns a widower and his three daughters in 1880 Lancashire, England.

Walking Happy

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    7w, 14m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences

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Summary
Old Hobson is an exasperated, penny-pinching bootmaker with three eligible daughters, but the eldest, Maggie, is his most valuable business asset. Just when it seems life and love have passed her by, the wise and winning Maggie rebels and sets up her own shop, taking her father’s best bootmaker, Will Mossop, along with her. The transformation of this humble chap, as well as Maggie’s blossoming, is a touching, comic delight.
History
Walking Happy premiered on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on 26 November 1966. Directed by Cy Feuer with choreography by Danny Daniels, the production featured George Rose, Norman Wisdom, Louise Troy and Ed Bakey.
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Performing Groups

HENRY HORATIO HOBSON
GEORGE BEENSTOCK
MINNS
DENTON
TUDSBURY
HEELER
MAGGIE HOBSON
ALICE HOBSON
VICKIE HOBSON
ALBERT BEENSTOCK
FREDDIE BEENSTOCK
MRS. HEPWORTH
FOOTMAN
TUBBY WADLOW
WILL MOSSOP
ADA FIGGINS
MRS. FIGGINS
THE FIGGINS BROTHERS
FOUR DEVILS
CUSTOMER
HANDBILL BOY

  • Time Period 19th Century
  • Setting Lancashire, England. 1880.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

“An ebullient musical comedy... It rejoices in good taste as well as high spirits.” – New York Daily News
“Easygoing, unpretentious... neatly put together.” – Walter Kerr, The New York Times

Music

Music Samples

Act I

Overture – Orchestra
“Think of Something Else” – Hobson, Beenstock & Townsmen
“Where Was I” – Maggie
“How D’ya Talk to a Girl” – Will & Tubby
“Clog and Grog” – Dance
“If I Be Your Best Chance” – Will
“Box Dance (A Joyful Thing)” – Will, Mrs. Figgins, Ada Figgins and Townspeople
“What Makes It Happen” – Will
“Use Your Noggin’” – Maggie & Girls

Act II

Entr’acte – Orchestra
“I’ll Make a Man of the Man” – Maggie
“Walking Happy” – Maggie, Will & Ensemble
“I Don’t Think I’m in Love” – Will & Maggie
“Such a Sociable Sort” – The Devils
“It Might As Well Be Her” – Tubby
“You’re Right, You’re Right” – Will & Maggie
“Finale” – Will & Maggie

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Orchestra Size Large

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1 Piano-Conductor Score
22 Vocal Books
Trumpet 1&2
Guitar
Reed 1
Reed 2
Reed 3
Reed 4
Reed 5
Percussion
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Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Horns 1&2
Cello
Harp
Violin

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Authors

Author

Harold Brighouse

Author

Ketti Frings

Author

Roger O. Hirson

Sammy Cahn

Sammy Cahn
Sammy Cahn (1913-1993) was an American composer and lyricist. His best-known songs were recorded by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Doris Day and many others. Among his most popular numbers is “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!,” co-written with Jule Styne in 1945. He played ...
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James Van Heusen

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