Here you can explore the full range of original works by Kurt Weill, as well as many derived or compiled since his lifetime. Works are presented in three categories: Stage works, Concert works, and Songs. Some can be found in more than a single category. The works are searchable, sortable in alphabetical and chronological order, and filterable by original status, parent work title, and scale of instrumental forces.
Kurt Weill centrally devoted his career to the creation of music theater in a spectrum of genres. The Stage Works category contains all works that were intended for production on the stage in some form, whether they be operas, operettas, musical comedies or some unique mixed genre. Under the individual page for each work can be found basic information such as synopsis, performing forces, published editions, translations and adaptations. Pages may also include featured audio and video, historical production photos, and other background information useful to professionals and fans alike. Listings may be sorted by title or date and filtered by original status and scale of performing forces, as appropriate to their respective categories.
Stage Works
Johnny Johnson 1936
Play with music in three acts.
Book and lyrics by Paul Green.
Musical based on the life and career of Lotte Lenya that draws extensively on her correspondence with Weill. Book by Torsten Fischer and Herbert Schäfer. Musical arrangements by Christian Frank. All but one song composed by Kurt Weill.
An original musical incorporating 27 songs by Kurt Weill from across his career. Book by Alfred Uhry. Conceived and directed on Broadway by Hal Prince, this biographical show is based on the correspondence of Weill and Lotte Lenya.