The Most Happy Fella
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Title
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The Most Happy Fella
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Description
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Book, Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Based on Sidney Howard's
'They Knew What They Wanted'
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Creator
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Ravinia Festival
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Contributor
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Cast (in order of appearance):
The Cashier- Dennis Kelly
Cleo- Cheryl Avery
Rosabella- Sylvia McNair
Waitress- Michèle Cason
The Postman- Nikkiele DeMone
Tony- George Hearn
Marie- Paula Scrofano
Max- Scott Calcagno
Herman- Stephen Schellhardt
Clem- Zach Bandler
Jake- Devin Desantis
Al- Michael Cicetti
Joe- Rod Gilfry
Giuseppe- Michael Deleget
Pasquale- Karl Hamilton
Ciccio- Don Forston
Gussie- Lisa Rumbauskas
Johnny- Nathaniel Shaw
The Doctor- David Girolmo
The Priest- Dennis Kelly
The Bus Driver- Rob Lindley
The Neighbors
Frankie- Alexander Aguilar
Cara- Michèle Cason
Bynum- Nikkieli DeMone
Gina- Lara Filip
Ruby Mae- Cory Goodrich
Pietro- Dennis Kelly
Herbie- Ian Liberto
Cecil- Rob Lindley
Gretta- Tammy Mader
Dorothy- Johanna McKenzie Miller
Betty- Abby Mueller
Seymour- Buddy Reeder
Sophia- Laura Scheinbaum
Marianna- Lauren Weisman
Isabelle- Melissa Zaremba
Production Staff:
Scenic designer- Robert A. Kovach
Costume designer- Jeff Hendry
Lighting designer- Diane Ferry Williams
Sound designer- Garth Helm
Production stage manager- Kristi J. Martens
Stage manager- Corinne Kabat
Assistant musical director- Doug Peck
Rehearsal pianist- J. Adam Burnette
Properties procurer- Laura Skolnik
Assistant to the director- Buddy Reeder
Assistants to the lighting designer- Charlotte Rathke, Jared Moore
Assistant to the costume designer- Erin Burke
Assistant to the sound designer- William Ruger
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Relation
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"'Most Happy Fella' blends feel-good pop, outright opera"
By Sid Smith
Chicago Tribune
July 13, 2007
