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
- Music
- Sammy Fain , Charles Tobias
- Lyrics
- Sammy Fain , Charles Tobias
- 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
Context
Plot
Characters
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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.
Monologues
Scenes
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Videos
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