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 Lakewood Theatre
Company concludes its 52nd season May 6 - June 12, 2005 with The
Most Happy Fella; Frank Loesser's classic musical about a
middle-aged Napa wine grower and his mail order bride.The Most Happy Fella, directed by Ron Daum, begins at 8:00 p.m. Friday,
May 6, 2005 and continues Thursdays - Saturdays at 8:00 PM and
Sundays at 7:00 PM until June 12, 2005. There will also be Sunday
matinees May 15 and June 12 at 2:00 PM.
About the Play: The Most Happy Fella, is a musical
adaptation by Frank Loesser of Sidney Howard's Pulitzer Prize
winning play They Knew What They Wanted. The story revolves around the
complications that arise when Tony (Kirby Griffin), an aging
Italian vineyard owner, proposes by mail to Rosabella (Anne-Marie
Endres), a young waitress who once served him in a San Francisco
restaurant. Rosabella has no recollection of Tony, but accepts his
proposal, largely because he has sent her a picture of Joe (Chet
Lundy), his handsome ranch hand. When Rosabella arrives at the
ranch, she falls in love with Joe, but marries Tony. Over time,
Rosabella learns to appreciate the gentle and kind Tony, and she falls
in love with him. A simple love story - with a few strange twists -
that shows love can win out in the end no matter what the
obstacles.
Featured songs include Standing on the Corner (Watching All
the Girls Go By), Big D, Warm All Over, My Heart Is So Full Of You
and Please Let Me Tell You.
The Most Happy Fella also features Lindsay Michelet
as Cleo, Rosabella's friend; Kristi Foster as Tony's
jealous sister and Alan Anderson as Herman an amiable vineyard
worker; Russ Cowan as the Doctor; and James Montgomery
as the postman. Others in the cast include: Teresa Lawrence, Stevie
Boothe, Brittany Rae Caffall, Caitlin Eslinger, Jennie Spada, Kim
Swennes, Karen Murphy, Emilee Yaakola, Adam Barbay, Victoria Williams,
Tanner Ward, Nathan Williams, Ryan Burghard, Jeremy Southard, Darren
Hurley, Zachary Hoyt and Mark Brown.
Musical direction for LTC's production of The Most Happy
Fella is by Alan D. Lytle. Stage design is by Chris
Whitten, assistant musical director is Carissa Ryan,
choreography is by Terry Brock, lighting design is by Kurt
Herman, properties are by Felix Kelsey, costume design is
by Patricia J. Appleton- Rohrbach and assistant costumer is
Karen Cleveland. The stage manager is Felix Kelsey, the
assistant stage manager is Ann Moore and the producer is Kay
Vega.
LTC's production of The Most Happy Fella is underwritten, in part, by a grant from Bank of Oswego. |
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