Happy Days, with Joey McIntyre, Returns to L.A.

By: May. 23, 2006
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Happy Days will descend on the Falcon Theatre in Burbank, CA again when the hit musical based on the classic sitcom returns from June 23rd through August 13th.

Happy Days, which will once again star Joey McIntyre (Wicked, tick, tick...BOOM!) as Fonzie, previously ran from February 15th through March 12th at the theatre.

The musical is directed by Gary Marshall, who created "Happy Days," a TV hit from 1974 to 1984. Happy Days also features a book by Marshall, and music and lyrics by Oscar and Grammy Award-winner Paul Williams (A Star is Born with Barbra Streisand, Bugsy Malone, The Muppet Movie).

"Grab your poodle skirt and letterman jacket and come on down to the Falcon Theatre! It's May, 1959 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Fonzie is still the king of cool at his favorite malt shop, Arnold's. The school year is coming to an end and Richie, Lori Beth, Potsie, Ralph Malph and the rest of the gang, are all getting ready to graduate from Jefferson High School. All your favorites from this famous sitcom, including Pinky Tuscadero and the Malachi Brothers, are here to sing you back into the '50s," state press notes.

In addition to McIntyre and Sabella, the cast of Happy Days also includes Joseph Leo Bwarie, Cynthia Ferrer, Christine Lakin, Philip Lightstone, Matt Merchant, Jaclyn Miller, DeQuina Moore, Rory O'Malley, Robert Petrarca and Anna A. White. Fred Applegate, Ryan Matthew, Jackie Seiden, Matt Walker and Jay Brian Winnick will be new cast members.

Marshall, who has also appeared in many films as an actor, has directed films such as The Princess Diaries, Pretty Woman, and Beaches, and created or co-created TV shows such as "Murphy Brown," "Mork & Mindy" and "Laverne & Shirley."

The Falcon Theatre was founded by Marshall in 1997; it is currently run by his daughter Kathleen (not to be confused with the Broadway director-choreographer).

The Falcon Theatre is located at 4252 Riverside Drive in Burbank, CA. For more information and tickets, call (818) 955-8101 or visit www.falcontheatre.com.


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