Happy End

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Event Happy End
Venue New Zealand, New Zealand
First Date 1985
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Raunchy and entertaining musical theatre. Similar in plot to much later Guys and Dolls, it concerns the efforts of a Salvation Army lass, Hallelujah Lil, to save the souls of a gang of Chicago street thugs. A German view of Chicago gleaned from imported detective comics.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Amanda McArthur Designer
Colin McColl Director
Kurt Weill Musician
Bertolt Brecht Playwright
Dorothy Lane Playwright
Text Nationality Germany
Further Information Rima Te Wiata may well have been in the cast. NZ Premiere.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 187772