In under a month, one of the largest new musical productions Toronto has seen in a few years will be opening at the Elgin. Happy Days A New Musical, based on the hit show of the same title, was formatted for the stage by the original author Garry Marshall and composer Paul Williams, writer of famed Carpenter's song We've Only Just Begun, among others. When I first heard Dancap was bringing Happy Days I was skeptical, but with the opening just around the corner I am getting excited for it. It's big for Toronto to be producing a truly new musical, and it could be really strong. It has all the potential to be a great musical. Below is the Dancap preview from YouTube, and the link below that is to the Happy Days trailer, which is longer but better quality. It is difficult to tell from the clips, but I hope the songs stand out more in the production than they seem to in the teasers.
http://www.happydaysmusical.com/
Happy Days – A New Musical
By Garry Marshall and Paul Williams
The Elgin Theatre
189 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario
February 3 – 15, 2009
416-872-5555
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