- Happy Birthday (play)
"Happy Birthday" is a play written by
Anita Loos . It opened on Broadway at theBroadhurst Theatre on October 31, 1946 and closed on March 13, 1948, after 564 performances. It starredHelen Hayes , for whom it was written. The story involves Addie, a mousy librarian who becomes enamoured of a handsome bank clerk, and her attempts to win him over. [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/happy-birthday-2 answers.com information] ] It was directed byJoshua Logan and featured a song wriiten for the show, "I Haven't Got a Worry in the World", with music byRichard Rodgers and lyrics byOscar Hammerstein II and James Livingston. [cite book
last = Bloom
first = Ken
authorlink =
title = Broadway:Its History, People, and Places:An Encyclopedia
publisher = Taylor & Francis
location =
date = 2004
pages = 224
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isbn = 0415937043] (Rodgers and Hammerstein also served as producers.)It was filmed as a television special for Producers Showcase with
Betty Field as Addie and aired on theNBC network on June 2, 1956. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0394849/ Internet Movie Database listing] ]Helen Hayes won the
Tony Award , Best Actress in a Play and Lucinda Ballard won the Tony Award, Best Costume Design.References
External links
* [http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=1474 Internet Broadway Database listing]
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