Walking Happy

Walking Happy is a theater musical with music by James Van Heusen, lyrics by Sammy Cahn and book by Roger O. Hirson and Ketti Frings. The story is based on the play Hobson's Choice by Harold Brighouse.

Songs

• "Be Joyful"
• "Circle This Day on Your Calendar"
• "Clog and Grog"
• "How D'ya Talk to a Girl?"
• "I Don't Think I'm in Love"
• "I Should've Said"
• "I'll Make a Man of the Man"
• "If I Be Your Best Chance"
• "It Might as Well Be You"
• "A Joyful Thing"
• "Love Will Find a Way - They Say"
• "The Man Has Got to Wear the Pants"
• "Most Girls"
• "Must You Go"
• "No More Mister Nice"
• "People Who Are Nice"
• "A Policeman's Whistle"
• "Such a Sociable Sort"
• "There's No Love Like Ours"
• "Think of Something Else"
• "To Keep the Chill Off the Bones"
• "Touch a Hair of His Head"
• "Use Your Noggin"
• "Very Close to Wonderful"
• "Walking Happy"
• "What Makes It Happen?"
• "Where Was I?"
• "Wouldn't It Break Your Heart?"
• "You're Right, You're Right"

Broadway production

The show opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 26, 1966 and ran for 161 performances. It was directed by Cy Feuer.

Cast

• Norman Wisdom as Will Mossop
• Louise Troy as Maggie Hobson

References

IBDB listing