Which musical is based on the novel 'Kipps' by H. G. Wells?

Half a Sixpence is a musical comedy written as a vehicle for British pop star Tommy Steele. It was first produced in London's West End at the Cambridge Theatre on 21 March 1963. The show opened on Broadway in 1965, playing at the Broadhurst Theatre for 511 performances, also starring Steele.

The show is based on H.G. Wells's novel Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul. Steele played Arthur Kipps, an orphan who unexpectedly inherits a fortune, and climbs the social ladder before losing everything and realizing that you just can't buy happiness.