Kurt Weill
Happy End
Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse
23 Mar 2022
- 26 Mar 2022
Chicago, 1915. Gangsters, The Salvation Army, and a happy ending.
Premiering a year after their landmark hit The Threepenny Opera, Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht and Elisabeth Hauptmann’s anti-capitalist musical comedy tells the unlikely love story of gangster Bill Cracker and Salvation Army Lieutenant Lillian Holiday. Happy End roars with Weill’s musical genius and charismatic jazz-influenced style, boasting some of Weill and Brecht’s most iconic songs.
The first of Victorian Opera’s triptych of Weill’s musicals, this new production reunites director Matthew Lutton and musical director Phoebe Briggs, following their triumphant 2017 collaboration on Tom Waits and William S. Burroughs’ The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets.
Witness a remarkable ensemble in this rarely staged gem of the 20th century.
Details
MUSICAL / CABARET
Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse
Wednesday 23 March 2022, 7.30 pm
Thursday 24 March 2022, 7.30 pm
Friday 25 March 2022, 7.30 pm
Saturday 26 March 2022, 1.00 pm, 7.30 pm
2 h 10, plus two intervals
Sung in English
Now on sale
Subscriptions are now available until Thursday 31 March 2022, COB.
Single Tickets on sale from Tuesday 1 December 2021, 10.00 am.
In-theatre Subscription $35-$104
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Creatives & Cast
Composer Kurt Weill
Lyrics Bertolt Brecht
Book
Elisabeth Hauptmann
English Adaptation
Michael Feingold
Conductor Phoebe Briggs
Director Matthew Lutton
Set and Costume Designer Marg Horwell
Lighting Designer Paul Jackson
Orchestra Victorian Opera Chamber Orchestra
Cast
Featuring
Kurt Kansley
Lucy Maunder
Ali McGregor
Jennifer Vuletic
Ras-Samuel Welda’abzgi
Raphael Wong
Book Tickets
Subscription Tickets $35-$104
| Price Type | Premium | A-Reserve | B-Reserve | C-Reserve |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | $104 | $72 | $52 | $35 |
| Concession | $85 | $64 | $44 | $35 |
| Senior | $100 | $68 | $48 | $35 |
| 30 Years & Under | $30 | $30 | $30 |
Single Tickets $39-$130 | Available Tuesday 1 December, 10.00 am
| Price Type | Premium | A-Reserve | B-Reserve | C-Reserve |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | $130 | $90 | $65 | $39 |
| Concession | $120 | $80 | $55 | $39 |
| Senior | $125 | $85 | $60 | $39 |
| 30 Years & Under | $30 | $30 | ||
| Arts Access Card Holder | $30 | $30 |
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If you have accessible booking requirements, including wheelchair and/or companion card requirements please contact Arts Centre Melbourne on 1300 182 183 (main Box Office) or 1300 822 849 (Subscriptions line).
For assistance with existing 2022 Subscriptions, please phone the Victorian Opera Subscription line on 1300 822 849 (Monday to Friday, 9:30am-4:30pm). Subscriptions closed on Thursday 31 March 2022.
