Happy End Musical Lyrics
Happy End Lyrics
- Act 1
- Prologue
- The Bilbao Song
- Lieutenants of the Lord Lyrics
- March Ahead Lyrics
-
The Sailors' Tango Lyrics
- Act 2
- Time in a Shot Glass Lyrics
- The Sailors' Tango (Reprise) Lyrics
- Brother, Give Yourself a Shove Lyrics
- Song of the Big Shot Lyrics
- Don't Be Afraid Lyrics
- In Our Childhood's Bright Endeavor Lyrics
- The Liquor Dealer's Dream Lyrics
- Act 3
- The Mandalay Song Lyrics
- Goddam It Lyrics
- Surabaya Johnny
- Song of the Big Shot (Reprise) Lyrics
-
Ballad of the Lily of Hell Lyrics
- In Our Childhood's Bright Endeavor (Reprise) Lyrics
- The Bilbao Song (Reprise) Lyrics
Happy End musical description
After opening in 1929, the show had only 7 hits, and then was forgotten for almost thirty years. After it was re-breathed with life in 1956 in Munich, in 1957 in Hamburg and in 1965 it reached the West End. And finally, in 1977, it came to Broadway. The musical premiered on Broadway in May 1977. 73 performances were staged before closure in July of the same year, which is far below-the-line moderate indicator.
Famous Christopher Lloyd played the leading role, coped with it so fantastically well, that even has been remarked by critics, who did not like this performance generally. The musical was nominated for three Tony Awards and two Drama Desks, losing all of them. The musical is not particularly notable for its music, but it has several musical tracks, named as one of the best songs of Brecht-Weil duo. Critics also noticed them. "Surabaya Jonny", is, could be easily argued, the greatest song ever written for the theater" – a quotation from New York Magazine sounds like this.
Release date: 1977
Last Update:March, 10th 2016