July8,9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23,28,29, 30 8:00p.m.

July 17, 24, 31 2:00p.m.

Kennedy Theatre

The Most Happy Fella Music, Lyrics and Libretto by FRANK LOESSER

Directed by Glenn Cannon

Musical Preparation by John Mount

Choreography by Shirley Ann Stringer

University Musical Theatre Orchestra Conducted by Roger Hickman

Scene Design by Richard Mason and Tom Giza

Costume Design by Sandra Finney

Technical Direction and Lighting Design by Mark Boyd

ACT I Scene 1: A Restaurant in San Francisco, January 1938 Scene 2: Mainstreet, Napa, California; In April Scene 3: Tony's Barn; A Few Weeks Later Scene 4: Tony's Front Yard; Immediately Following

ACT II Scene 1: The Vineyards; In May Scene 2: The Vineyards; Later In May Scene 3: The Vineyards; In June Scene 4: The Barn; Shortly After Scene 5: The Vineyards; In July

ACT Ill Prelude: A special place Scene 1: The Barn; An Hour Later

Scene 2: Napa Station; A Little Later

There will be two intermissions.

NOTICE: Smoking is not allowed in the auditorium, nor may photographs or recordings be made during the performance.

THE MOST HAPPY FELLA is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.

CAST

The Cashier . . ......... . .. . .. Jim Ladd Cleo .. . .. .. . . ......... . . . ... Molly Meehan Rosabella ... . . . ... . .. . ...... Cheryl Bartlett The Customers .. . .. . . . ...... Karen Amber, Stephen Hancock, Alberta Nobu,

Kaye Rochelle, Marion Tappe The Waitresses ....... .. .. ... Linda S. Brooks* , Ping Sien Chew,

Deborah K. Tanabe, Linda Watanabe The Postman . . . . ........ . ... Wayne Kischer Tony .... .. . . .. . ..... .. ...... John Mount Max . ..... . . . . . ..... . . . ...... Jim Ladd Marie ....... .. . .. . ......... . Elizabeth Reis Herman . . .. .. . . . ...... .. . ... Rudy Guerrero Clem ..... . .. . .. .... .. . ..... . Charles Anthony Solano Jake ..... .. . . .. .. ... . .. .. ... Darren Scott Sellers AI ..... ...... ...... .. . . .. ... . Nobuo Samuel Wellington Ben ... .... . . . . . . .. . .. . . ..... Daniel Peralta Joe ................ . .. . . .. .. Lester Pumehana Cabral Giuseppe .... .. . .. . . . . . . ... . . Gerald LeRoy Willey Pasquale . ... . .. . .. . . . ....... Bob Keohler Ciccio ......... ... . . .. . . . . ... Tom Giza The Country Girl ............. Erica Marie Helm The City Boy .. .. .. . ..... . ... . Greg McCall The Doctor .. .. ...... . . ...... John Hunt The Priest ........... ........ Mark Brown Perry Tessie .. . . . . . .. . ..... .. ... .. Justine Celeste Wryland Gussie .. .. .. . .... . ......... . Leif Whyland Davey ............. . ... . . . ... David Kimo lge Dancers .... .. . . .. . ... . . .. . .. Maurice R. Bassle, Linda S. Brooks,

Ping Sien Chew, Kelli Clayton, RichardT. Gibson, Rudy Guerrero, Stephen Hancock, Erica Marie Helm, Becky L. Maltby, Greg McCall, Miranda Morgado, Daniel Peralta, Deborah K. Tanabe, Emily R. Viglielmo, Linda Watanabe, Nobuo Samel Wellington, Kelly Ann Wong

The Neighbor Ladies ..... . ... Jo Ayers, Cheryl Kincaid, Alberta Nobu, Barbara Nolasco, Kaye Rochelle, Marion Tappe

The Brakeman . . ... . . ........ Jim Ladd The Bus Driver ...... . ........ RichardT. Gibson The Truck Drivers .... . . .. .. . . John Musgrove, Scott Powers Vineyard Workers, Neighbors, and Neighbors' Neighbors . .... . .. Karen Amber, Diane Barker,

Marie-Josee DesRochers, Shelly Dunn, John LittleJohn, Regina Mayor, Ralph Morita, Bill Sanders Ill , Douglas David Walters

*At matinee performances, Miranda Morgado replaces Ms. Brooks

MUSICAL NUMBERS

Act I OVERTURE OOH! MY FEET! ..... . ........ . . .... .. . .. . . Cleo " . . . I know how it is" . . . .. . . . . . . ... . . . ...... Cleo " . . . Seven mill ion crumbs" . . .. . .. . .. .. . ... . Cleo " . . . I don't know" . ... . ..... . ...... . . .. ... . . Rosabella and Cleo " ... Maybe he's kind of crazy" . .......... . . Rosabella SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE ...... . .... .. . .. Rosabella THE MOST HAPPY FELLA ... .... ..... . .. . . Postman, Tony, the Company " .. . A long time ago" . . ..... .. ........ . . . . . Marie and Tony STANDING ON THE CORNER . ... .. .... . ... Herman, AI , Clem, Jake, Ben JOEY, JOEY, JOEY . . . ..... . . .. .. . ..... . ... Joe " ... Soon you gonna leave me, Joe" . . . . . ... Tony and Joe ROSABELLA ... . . ... . .. . . . . .. .. . ...... . ... Tony ABBONDANZA ... . ..... ... . ... .. . .. . ... . .. Pasquale, Ciccio, Giuseppe " .. . Plenty Bambini" ... . ..... .. . ........ . .. Tony SPOZALIZIO .. .. .......... . ... ... . .. ... . . . The Company " .. . I seen her at the station" . .. . . . . . .. . ... . Postman BENVENUTA .......... . .. . ...... . . .. . .. . . . Pasquale, Ciccio, Giuseppe " . . . Aren't you glad?" ... . . . .. . . .... . . ... .. . Rosabella " .. . No home, no job" ...... . . . .. . .... . . .. . Rosabella DON'T CRY ... . . . ... . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . Joe

ACT II

FRESNO BEAUTIES .. . ..... . .......... .. .. The Men " ... Cold and dead" . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. Rosabella and Joe " ... Love and kindness" .. . . ....... . . . .. . . . Doc HAPPY TO MAKE YOUR AOUAINTANCE . .. Rosabella, Tony, Cleo " ... I don't like th is dame" . . .. .. . .. . . . . .... Cleo and Marie BIG D . . . . . .... .. . . . ..... .. ...... . . .. . ..... Herman, Cleo, the Company HOW BEAUTIFUL THE DAYS .. .. .... .. .... Tony and Rosabella YOUNG PEOPLE . . . .. . ...... ... .. . ... .. . . . Marie WARM ALL OVER ... .. ....... . ... ... .. ... . Rosabella " . . . Old People Gotta" ... . ........... . . . ... Tony I LIKE EVERYBODY ..... . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . .. . Herman and Cleo " ... I love him" .. . . ... . .. . .. .. . . .. . .... ... . Rosabella " . . . I know how it is" .. . ........ .. ... . . ... .. Cleo " ... Like a woman loves a man" . .. .. ... . ... Rosabella MY HEART IS SO FULL OF YOU . ... . . . . ... Tony and Rosabella " . .. Hoe-down" ...... . ......... . .. .. .. . . .. Dancers and Rosabella MAMA, MAMA .. ... .. .. . .... . . . .. . .. . . .... Tony

ACT Ill

PRELUDE . . . . . . ... . . ... . . . . .... . . . . . . .. .. . Pasquale, Ciccio, Giuseppe " .. . Good-bye darling" ..... . ....... . .. . . .. . Cleo and Herman " . . . I like ev'rybody" .... . .. . . . . ... .. . . .. . .. Herman and Cleo SONG OF A SUMMER NIGHT .... . . .. . .. . . . Postman and the Company PLEASE LET ME TELL YOU . ... . ... .. . ..... Rosabella " ... Tell Tony and Rosabella good-bye for me" Joe and the Boys " . . . She gonna come home wit' me" .. ...... Tony " .. . Nobody's ever gonna love you" . . . . .. .. Tony, Marie, Cleo " .. . I made a fist! " .. . .... .. . .. . . . . . .... . ... Herman and Cleo " .. . I wanna get marry" . ... . .. . .. . ..... . ... Tony FINALE .. . .. .. . ............... . . . ......... Tony, Rosabella, the Company

DIRECTOR'S NOTES

Frank Loesser, whose reputation for writing sparkling music and lyrics had been firmly estabished on the Broadway stage with such smash successess as Where 's Charley and Guys and Dolls, undertook in 1952 to adapt Sidney Howard's Pulitzer Prize play They Knew What They Wanted into a musical. The task took almost four years, for Loesser proposed to write the libretto as well as music and lyrics. Though he referred to it as an "extended musical comedy," others called it probably the most ambitiously operatic work ever created for the Broadway Musical theatre. Included among its almost 50 musical numbers were recitatives, arias, duets, trios, quartets, choral passages (and a minimum of dialogue without music) . In form clearly more operatic than the traditional Broadway musical, THE MOST HAPPY FELLA opened in May of 1956 and ran for 676 performances. A palpable hit by any standards, it also rece ived the New York Critics Circle Award as the best musical of the '56-'57 season. For Loesser, it was an especially notable achievement, enhant:ed by his taking as a real-l ife bride Jo Sullivan, who played Rosabella in the original production. That marriage remained strong and vital until Loesser's death a few years ago.

G.C.

UNIVERSITY MUSICAL THEATRE ORCHESTRA

Violins .... .. .. .. . . ... Way Wong, Carole Fukui, Brian Hiyashi, Hun-Joan Park, Martha Walters, Nancy Walters, John Williams, Iaiani Yamashiro

Viola . .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . Steven Cardines, Richard Loomis Cello . .. .... . . . . . . . . . Tony Arnone, Allan Jim Bass . .. ... . .. . ..... . Craig Hao Harp . .. .. . . .. . .. . ... Pumehana Davis

Flute . . .. .... . .... . .. Alfred Casayuran Oboe . .. ... . . . . .... .. Susan Ochi Clarinet .... . . . .. . . . . Cheryl Chun, Dustin Ebesu, Donna Lum Bassoon ...... . ..... Tamara Redman French Horn . . . . . . . .. Dan Miyamoto, Dennis Nagamine, Mark Nakamura Trumpet ...... . . .. ... Russel Ishida, Thomas Kamisato Trombone .... . .. . . .. Mitchell Nishimoto, Royce Tanouye

Percussion . . . . . .. ... Gregg Abe, Carol Nishita Celeste .. . . .... . . . . . Virginia Buted

PRODUCTION STAFF

Stage Manager .. ..... . .. . Raymond Dooley Assistants to the Director . . Leslie Armitage, Chey Sanders, Shaun Shimada Rehearsal Pianist .. .. ..... Virginia Buted Technical Staff ... . ..... . .. Arthur Caldeira, Tom Giza, Noa Kristi,

Randall Matsuno, John Musgrove, Sue Musgrove, Dawn Oshima, Tim Slaughter

Costume Construction .. . . . Corinne Chan, Jennifer Erin McManus, Janet Pillai , Lynn Sager, Gena-Vieve Sheppard, Susi Ward

Costume Crew .. . .. .. ..... Jennifer Erin McManus, Alissa Merchant, Janet Pillai , Lynn Sager, Susi Ward

Makeup ....... . ...... . .... Michael Costain, Jennifer Erin McManus Publicity . . . . . .. .. . . . . ..... Joel Light, assisted by Janice Crowl,

Leonard Moses, Jr., Michiko Ueno

Photography . .. .. .. . . . . . . . Malcolm Mekaru Program . ..... . .. . .... . .. . Joel Light, Carl Hefner, Michael Tamaru

(University Relations) Box Office .... . ..... . ..... Alison Uyeda, Janice Crowl, Leonard Moses, Jr. House Manager ... . . .. .... Steven Miller

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Nellie Akiyama; Nancy Takei; City Art Works; Foodland; Richard Grossi McKesson Wine Company; Harry's Music Store; UH School of Medicine; UH Transportation Services; Young Laundry and Dry Cleaners

Wine courtesy of Primo Distributing Co., Inc. and Geyser Peak Winery, Geyserville, California

Special promotion provided by the Alliance for Drama Education; Bella's Senior Citizen Information KNDI-1270 AM; Warren Fabro KSH0-96 FM "The Jazz Station"; Kirk Mason KORL-65 AM "The Music of Your Life"; Cata Parkhurst KIKI-83 AM Stereo; Kaye Rochelle (Psychic Astrologer) Radio Talk Show

State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and University of Hawaii Summer Student Activities

INTERARTS HAWAII

lnterArts Council

J.R. & Charlotte Cades

Anna Chung

George & Joanna Fan

James & Page Foster

Stuart Ho

Friends of lnterArts Committee Lester Cingcade, Chairman

Karen Archibald

Carol Dodd

Executive Committee

Barbara Furstenberg CCECS-Director of Community Service

Robert Hines Chairman Department of Music

Edward Langhans Chairman Department of Drama and Theatre

Glenn Cannon Director of Theatre

Ben Hyams

Mrs. Sheridan C.F. lng

Cecily F. Johnston

Ellen Masaki

Mrs. Arthur E. Orvis

Cheryl Kincaid

Helene Morisako

Diane Simmons

John Wisnosky Chairman Department of Art

Marian J. Kerr Executive Director lnterArts Hawaii

Carl Hefner Assistant Director