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Happy End
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Happy End Playbill - May 1977
Happy End
Broadway
Original
Martin Beck Theatre
302 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Kurt Weill
lyrics:
Bertolt Brecht
People (45)
Grayson Hall
A Lady in Gray
(Original)
Christopher Lloyd
Bill Cracker
(Original)
Meryl Streep
Lieutenant Lillian Holiday
(Original)
Janie Sell
Lieutenant Lillian Holiday
(Replacement)
Benjamin Rayson
Sam "Mammy" Wurlitzer
(Original)
Liz Sheridan
Major Stone
(Original)
Tony Azito
Dr. Nakamura
(Original)
Alexandra Borrie
Sister Jane
(Original)
Christopher Cara
Brother Ben Owens
(Original)
John A. Coe
Jimmy Dexter
(Original)
Donna Emmanuel
Miriam
(Original)
Joe Grifasi
Captain Hannibal Jackson
(Original)
Prudence Wright Holmes
Sister Mary
(Original)
Kristin Jolliff
Member of The Fold
(Original)
Frank Kopyc
Member of The Fold
(Original)
Tom Mardirosian
Member of The Fold
(Original)
Martha Miller
Member of The Fold
(Original)
Victor Pappas
Member of The Fold
(Original)
David Pursley
A Cop
(Original)
Robert Weil
Bob Marker
(Original)
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Grayson Hall
A Lady in Gray
(Original)
Christopher Lloyd
Bill Cracker
(Original)
Meryl Streep
Lieutenant Lillian Holiday
(Original)
Benjamin Rayson
Sam "Mammy" Wurlitzer
(Original)
Liz Sheridan
Major Stone
(Original)
Tony Azito
Dr. Nakamura
(Original)
Alexandra Borrie
Sister Jane
(Original)
Christopher Cara
Brother Ben Owens
(Original)
John A. Coe
Jimmy Dexter
(Original)
Donna Emmanuel
Miriam
(Original)
Joe Grifasi
Captain Hannibal Jackson
(Original)
Prudence Wright Holmes
Sister Mary
(Original)
Kristin Jolliff
Member of The Fold
(Original)
Frank Kopyc
Member of The Fold
(Original)
Tom Mardirosian
Member of The Fold
(Original)
Martha Miller
Member of The Fold
(Original)
Victor Pappas
Member of The Fold
(Original)
David Pursley
A Cop
(Original)
Robert Weil
Bob Marker
(Original)
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Kurt Weill
Music
Bertolt Brecht
Lyrics
Robert Kalfin
Chelsea Theater Center Production Newly Conceived
Director
Elisabeth Hauptmann
Original German Play
Michael Feingold
Book Adaptation
Lyrics Adaptation
Patricia Birch
Director
Staging
Robert U. Taylor
Scenic Design
Carrie F. Robbins
Costume Design
Jennifer Tipton
Lighting Design
Patrik D. Moreton
Hair Design
Make-Up Design
Mark Wright
Production Stage Manager
Charles Kindl
Stage Manager
Christopher Cara
Assistant Stage Manager
Mitch Miller
Technical Supervisor
Jack Schlissel
General Manager
Roland Gagnon
Musical Director
Jay Kingwill
General Manager
Albert Poland
Company Manager
Susan Bloch
General Press Representative
Great Scott Advertising
Advertising
Martha Swope
Photographer
Michael Harvey
Producer
The Chelsea Theater Center
Producer
Wilder Luke Burnap
Associate Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
7
1977
Closing Date
Jul
10
1977
Performances
75
as of Dec 03, 2025
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Awards
Drama Desk Award
1977
Outstanding Musical
Nominee
1977
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Meryl Streep
Nominee
Tony Award
1977
Musical
Nominee
1977
Best Original Score
Kurt Weill
Bertolt Brecht
Michael Feingold
Nominee
1977
Best Book of a Musical
Michael Feingold
Elisabeth Hauptmann
Nominee
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