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Happy New Year

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  11w, 14m

Philip Barry, Burt Shevelove

"Mr. Shevelove has matched Barry's happy go lucky book with a fountain of effervescent Porter tunes." - The New York Times
"A playful, tuneful, civilized musical." - New York Post

Happy New Year

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    11w, 14m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Stage & Screen)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary

This clever show has given new life to one of America's most popular comedies. The story concerns an eager young man who falls in love with the wrong rich girl. In the final scene he realizes that it is her young, unconventional sister whom he really loves, and the two turn their backs on old money and old values for a shared life that should prove to be a holiday.
Based on Holiday by Philip Barry

History

Happy New Year premiered on Broadway at the MOrosco Theatre in April 1980 under the direction of Burt Shevelove.

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Performing Groups

THE NARRATOR
EDWARD SETON
EDWARD SETON JR.
JULIA SETON
LINDA SETON
JOHNNY CASE

The Staff

FRAZER
CHARLES
PATRICK
GEORGE
STEVEN
VICTOR
ROSE
MAUDE
ANNIE
BRIDGET
MISS MADDEN

Some of the Stork Club Set

NANCY
MARY
JOAN
GLORIA
THOMPSON
DIXON
ANDERSON
HARRISON

  • Time Period 1930s
  • Setting

    The five floors of the Fifth Avenue townhouse of Edward Seton in New York City.

  • Features Period Costumes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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REVIEWS

"Mr. Shevelove has matched Barry's happy go lucky book with a fountain of effervescent Porter tunes." - The New York Times

"A playful, tuneful, civilized musical." - New York Post

Music

  • Orchestra Size Piano Only

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  • Licensing fees and rental materials quoted upon application.

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Authors

Philip Barry

Philip Barry
Philip Barry (1896-1949), one of the most gifted writers of American comedy, wrote over twenty plays for the Broadway stage, including such hits as The Philadelphia Story, Without Love (both with Katherine Hepburn), Foolish Notion (with Tallulah Bankhead), Hotel Universe, Par ...
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Burt Shevelove

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