3 Penny Opera
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| 3 Penny Opera | |
|---|---|
| Director: | John Dexter |
| Musical Director: | Julius Rudel |
| Music: | Kurt Weill |
| Book and lyrics: | Bertolt Brecht |
| Translated by: | Michael Feingold |
| Starring: | Sting |
| Produced by: | Jerome Hellman |
| First performance: | 1989-09-10 |
| Last performance: | 1989-12-31 |
| Number of performances: | # (Washington, DC)
65 (Broadway) |
Sting started rehearsing as Macheath (Mack The Knife) in 3 Penny Opera on 1989-08-07. He performed the role at the National Theatre in Washington, DC between 1989-09-10 - 1989-10-08. He then made his Broadway debut when the production moved to the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York, NY from 1989-10-19 - 1989-12-31.
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Contents
Plot summary
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Song list
Act 1
- The Ballad Of Mack The Knife (Moritat) - A Ballad Singer
- Peachum's Morning Hymn - Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
- Why-Can't-They Song - Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum and Mrs. Peachum
- Wedding Song - Gang
- Pirate Jenny - Polly Peachum
- Soldiers' Song - Macheath and Tiger Brown
- Wedding Song (Reprise) - Gang
- Love Song - Macheath and Polly Peachum
- Barbara-Song - Polly Peachum
- First 3 Penny Finale - Polly Peachum, Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum and Mrs. Peachum
Act 2
- Melodrama And Polly's Song - Macheath and Polly Peachum
- Ballad of the Prisoner of Sex - Mrs. Peachum
- Pimp's Ballad (Tango) - Macheath and Jenny Diver
- Ballad Of Living In Style - Macheath
- Jealousy Duet - Lucy Brown and Polly Peachum
- Second 3 Penny Finale - Macheath, Mrs. Peachum and Chorus
Act 3
- Ballad of the Prisoner of Sex (Reprise) - Mrs. Peachum
- Song of Futility - Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
- Lucy's Aria - Lucy Brown
- Solomon Song - Jenny Diver
- Call From The Grave - Macheath
- Epitaph - Macheath
- March to the Gallows - Orchestra
- Third 3 Penny Finale - Entire Company
Cast (for 1989-11-05, official Broadway opening night)
- Mrs. Peachum - Georgia Brown
- Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum - Alvin Epstein
- Polly Peachum - Maureen McGovern
- Macheath - Sting
- Lucy Brown - Kim Criswell
- Jenny Diver - Suzzanne Douglas
- Tiger Brown - Larry Marshall
- Matt of the Mint - Josh Mostel
- Filch - Jeff Blumenkrantz
- Ed, Ensemble - Philip Carroll
- Vixen - Teresa De Zarn
- Policeman, Ensemble - MacIntyre Dixon
- A Ballad Singer - Ethyl Eichelberger
- Dolly - Anne Kerry Ford
- Crook-Finger Jake - Mitchell Greenberg
- Betty - Jan Horvath
- Policeman, Ensemble - Michael Piontek
- Smith - David Pursley
- Molly - Nancy Ringham
- Walter (called "Walt Dreary") - Tom Robbins
- Jimmy - Alex Santoriello
- Sawtooth Bob, Ensemble - David Schechter
- Suky Tawdry - K. T. Sullivan
- Old Whore - Fiddle Viracola
- Ensemble - Steven Major West
Production
- Director - John Dexter
- Musical Director - Julius Rudel
- Producer - Jerome Hellman
- Music - Kurt Weill
- Books and lyrics - Bertolt Brecht
- Translated by - Michael Feingold
- Musical Staging - Peter Gennaro
- Scenic Design - Jocelyn Herbert
- Costume Design - Jocelyn Herbert
- Lighting Design - Andy Phillips and Brian Nason
- Sound Design by Peter Fitzgerald
- Production Stage Manager: Bob Borod
- Stage Manager: Joe Cappelli and Artie Gaffin
- Technical Supervisor: Jeremiah J. Harris Associates
Summary of performances
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Cast Recording
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Trivia
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See also
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