Based on John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, as translated by Elisabeth Hauptman, The Threepenny Opera, is the sly musical story of Macheath ("Mac the Knife''), a magnetic con man who does whatever he can to avoid the hangman in a world of betrayal, backstabbing and sexual barter.
The Threepenny Opera (1995)
May 12, 1995 - July 23, 1995
Brecht's timeless musical theater piece, The Threepenny Opera, is the sly musical story of Macheath ("Mac the Knife''), a magnetic con man who does whatever he can to avoid the hangman in a world of betrayal, backstabbing and sexual barter.
Creators
book and lyrics by
Bertolt Brecht
music by
Kurt Weill
directed by
musical director and conductor
Craig Smith
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