Frank Loesser’s
THE MOST HAPPY FELLA

The action takes place in the 1940s, on Tony Esposito’s ranch in
the Napa Valley and in the towns of Napa and San Francisco,
California.

ACT ONE
January — A restaurant in San Francisco, and the street just
outside

OOH, MY FEET
SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE

April — A street corner in Napa, a few months later

THE MOST HAPPY FELLA
A LONG TIME AGO
STANDING ON THE CORNER
JOEY, JOEY, JOEY
ROSABELLA

June — Tony’s ranch in the Napa Valley

ABBONDANZA
PLENTY BAMBINI
SPOSALIZIO
I SEEN HER AT THE STATION
BEN VENUTA
AREN’T YOU GLAD
NO HOME, NO JOB DON’T CRY

—15 minute intermission—
ACT TWO June — A week later, Tony’s ranch

FRESNO BEAUTIES
LOVE AND KINDNESS
HAPPY TO MAKE YOUR ACQUAINTANCE
BIG D

July — A month later, Tony’s ranch

HOW BEAUTIFUL THE DAYS

August — A few weeks later, Tony’s ranch

YOUNG PEOPLE
WARM ALL OVER
I LIKE EVERYBODY
I LOVE HIM
MY HEART IS SO FULL OF YOU
MAMMA, MAMMA

—15 minute intermission—
ACT THREE That night, Tony’s ranch

ABBONDANZA
I LIKE EVERYBODY/SMILE, SMILE, SMILE
SONG OF A SUMMER NIGHT
PLEASE LET ME TELL YOU THAT I LOVE YOU
Later that night, the Napa depot
JOEY, JOEY, JOEY
SHE AIN’T GOT NO PLACE TO GO
I MADE A FIST
FINALE

The Most Happy Fella is presented through special arrangement with
Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials
are also supplied by: MTI, 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019
Tel: (212) 541-4684 / Fax: (212) 397-4684

The Cast, in order of appearance

The Cashier ................................. Mike Young
Cleo ................................................. Cary Ann Rosko
Rosabella ...................................... Tara Generalovich
Al the Postman .......................... James Pfeiffer
Tony ................................................ Stephen Walsh
Marie .............................................. Elly Lichenstein
Max ................................................. Dennis Drury
Herman ......................................... Miguel Evangelista
Clem ............................................... Alex Shafer
Jake ................................................ Robert Matteucci
Joe ................................................... Joe Kinyon
Giuseppe ....................................... George Arana
Ciccio ............................................. Jonathan Smucker
Pasquale ....................................... Nicolas Aliaga
The Country Girl ....................... Sarah Beth Riess
The City Boy ............................... Devon Diffenderfer
The Doctor ................................... Michael Fontaine
The Priest ..................................... Patrick Dirden

The People of San Francisco and Napa
Patrick Dirden, Dennis Drury, Christa Durand, Tina Garcia, Erin
Gress, Jennifer Iloff, Molly Jacobs, Susan Klotz, Arden Kwan, Anne
Lerner-Wright, Melanie Locke, Bob Matteucci, James Pfeiffer, Sarah
Beth Riess, Alex Shafer, Craig Work, Mike Young & Sue Zalkaske

The Youngsters
Devon Diffenderfer, Taylor Diffenderfer, Malia Henderson, Morrea
Henderson, Andrea Ludwig, Emily Marsh & Tayler Pfeiffer

The Orchestra
Piano I - Nancy Hayashibara/Lucas Sherman
Piano II - Hadley McCarroll
Nina Shuman, Conductor

Production Personnel
Stage Director ............................ Barbara Heroux
Music Director ........................... Nina Shuman
Stage Manager ........................... Damian Sagastume
Technical Director ................... Aloysha Klebe
Production Manager ................ Sharlyn Klein
Costume Design ......................... Elizabeth Smith
Set Design .................................... Aloysha Klebe
Light Design ................................ Alex Nelson
Photographer .............................. Jeff Thomas
Sound ............................................. Jared Emerson Johnson
Light Board Operator ............. Damian Sagastume
Set Builder ................................... Brian McDaniel, Mike Acorne
Special Properties .................... Jerrie Patterson
Set Painter ................................... John Connole
Rehearsal acccompanists ...... Leslie Dukes, Katy Hatfield, Nancy
Hayashibara, Hadley McCarroll, Lucas Sherman, Robert Young

Many thanks to Electric Crayon, Sonoma State University,
Lamplighters Music Theatre, Cotati Fire Department and Petaluma
Post Office. Special thanks to Terry McNeill for the loan of his
beautiful nine foot Concert Grand.

Catering for the Sept. 16 Gala Opener generously provided by: