Theater Ten Ten: Happy End

HAPPY END
A Melodrama With Songs
April 27 - May 27, 2007

Written on the heels of the phenomenally successful Threepenny Opera, Happy End, which premiered in Berlin in 1929, again takes to task the disparity between the "Haves" versus the "Have-nots." In the underworld of Chicago, 1919, a Salvation Army Lieutenant, Lillian Holiday, a/k/a Hallelujah Lil, tries to reform a gangster, Bill Cracker, whose mob is led by the mysterious Lady in Grey (also known as "The Fly"). During the course of the salvation, they fall in love, a robbery gets bungled, murder is attempted, there's a surprise reuniting and a "happy" ending. Along the way we are treated to some of Weill's best songs, including The Bilbao Song, The Sailor's Tango, Song of the Big Shot, The Mandalay Song and Surabaya Johnny. Veteran Director David Fuller, who has helmed many hits including The Threepenny Opera at the Jean Cocteau Repertory, and Theater Ten Ten's spring 2006, six time Innovative Theater Award nominated production of The Singapore Mikado, directs this exciting piece.

Director - David Fuller
Music Director - Michael Harren
Choreographer - Judith Jarosz
Set & Lighting Design - Giles Hogya
Costume Design - Viviane Galloway
Production Stage Manager - Andy Fitts
Assistant Director - Aaron Diehl
Assistant Stage Manager - Colleen Darnall

Lorinda Lisitza as Sister Lillian Holiday - Photo: LAB Photography

Cast (in order of appearance)
Tim Morton	Bob Marker ("The Professor")
Timothy McDonough	Johnny Flint ("Baby Face")
Dave Tillistrand	Sam "Mammy" Wurlitzer
Greg Horton	Dr. Nakamura ("The Governor")
David Arthur Bachrach	Jimmy Dexter ("The Reverend")
Elizabeth Fye	Miriam, the Barmaid
Joey Piscopo	Bill Cracker
Aaron Diehl	The Cop
Judith Jarosz	A Lady in Gray ("The Fly")
Megan Loomis	Sister Mary
Allen Hale	Brother Ben Owens
Sandy York	Sister Jane
Lorinda Lisitza	Lieutenant Lillian Holiday ("Hallelujah Lil")
Michael C. O'Day	Captain Hannibal Jackson
Cristiane Young	Major Stone

Joey Piscopo as Bill Cracker. Photo: LAB Photography

Tickets available at the Box Office 1/2 hour before the performance - cash only purchases.
Please call to make a prior reservation. Reservations 212-288-3246 x3 (24 hour hotline)

Previous Productions include

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Northanger Abbey A Romantic Gothic Comedy

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HAPPY END, A Melodrama With Songs Performance Dates April 27 - May 27, 2007
Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun	Mon
7pm	8pm	8pm	3pm	8pm
	4/27 - Preview	4/28 - Opening	4/29	4/30
	5/4	5/5	5/6	5/7
	5/11	5/12	5/13	5/14
5/17		5/19	5/20	5/21
5/24	5/25	5/26	5/27