Happy End: Musical Info & Synopsis


Synopsis:

Happy End is a melodrama style musical that follows Salvation Army worker Sister Lilian, who is determined to reform the notorious gangster Bill Cracker. However, her plans are complicated when she falls for the charming but dangerous criminal. As their two worlds collide, Happy End takes audiences on a rollercoaster of love, betrayal, and redemption.


Musical Information

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1929)

Cast Size: 20+

Genre: Melodrama

Setting: 1910s / USA (Illinois)


Creative Team

Music: Kurt Weill

Lyrics: Bertolt Brecht

Book: Elisabeth Hauptmann


Cast Albums

ACT Cast (2006)➝


Resources

Licensing: Kurt Weill Foundation➝


Tags

1920s, Christmas, ObscureOperaticReligious


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