Happy End 1977

Opened: May 7, 1977
Closing: July 10, 1977

Happy End - 1977 - Broadway History , Info & More

Martin Beck Theatre
302 W. 45th St. New York, NY 10036

Adapted from a magazine story by Dorothy Lane

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