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Overview

Synopsis

Helzapoppin was a hilarious musical revue that was constantly rewritten to focus on current events. With no real plot, the show contained wild sight gags, zany props, audience participation sequences, dirty jokes, and numerous gunshots.

Show Information

Category
Musical
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
2
Genres
Comedy, Satire, Jukebox/Revue
Cast Size
medium
Ideal For
Mostly Male Cast, Medium Cast

Characters

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Character Portrayals

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Songs

  • "Blow a Balloon Up to the Moon"
  • "Fuddle-Dee-Duddle"
  • "A Bedtime Story"
  • "Strolling Thru the Park"
  • "Abe Lincoln" (Music and Lyrics By Earl Robinson and Alfred Hayes)
  • "Shaganola"
  • "It's Time To Say Aloha"
  • "Harem on the Loose"
  • "Ol' Man Mose'" (Music and Lyrics By Louis Armstrong and Zilner T. Randolph)
  • "When You Look in Your Looking Glass" (Lyrics By Sam M. Lewis, Music By Paul Mann and Stephen Weiss)
  • "When McGregor Sings Off Key"
  • "Boomps-a-Daisy (I Like a Bustle that Bends)"
  • "We Won't Let It Happen Here"

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

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