Stage production

Happy End

Opening date: September 2, 1929
Comments: Three-act musical comedy by Kurt Weill and Dorothy Lane (alias of Elisabeth Hauptmann and Bertolt Brecht), which opened in Berlin at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm on September 2, 1929. In the cast were Carola Neher (as Lillian Holliday), Helene Weigel (as Fliege/Sadie), Oskar Homolka (as Bill Cracker), Peter Lorre ( as the Governor /Dr. Nakamura), Albert Hermann (as Johnny "Baby Face" Dutch), Sigismund Radecki (as Hannibal Jackson), Erna Schöller (as Jane), Kurt Gerron (as Sam Worlitzer) and Theo Lingen. It closed after only seven performances. In 1977 Happy End premiered on Broadway, where it ran for 75 performances.

Title	Performer	Written by	Info
Das Lied von der harten Nuß	Peter Lorre	Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill	Covered by (15 artists)
Der Bilbao-Song	Oskar Homolka, Peter Lorre, unknown actor and Chorus	Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill	Covered by (55 artists)
Der kleine Leutnant des lieben Gottes	Carola Neher	Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill	Covered by (8 artists)
Die Ballade von der Höllen-Lili	Helene Weigel	Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill	Covered by (15 artists)
Fürchte dich nicht (Heilsarmeelied III)	Erna Schöller	Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill	Covered by (12 artists)
In der Jugend gold'nem Schimmer (Heilsarmeelied IV)	Sigismund von Radecki & Helene Weigel	Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill	Covered by (8 artists)
Surabaya Johnny	Carola Neher	Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill	Covered by (82 artists) Originally by (unknown)
Was die Herren Matrosen sagen	Carola Neher	Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill	Covered by (23 artists)