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Threepenny Opera

Vivian Beaumont Theatre , (5/01/1976 - 1/23/1977)

First Preview:	Apr 09, 1976	Total Previews:	27
Opening Date:	May 01, 1976
Closing Date:	Jan 23, 1977	Total Performances:	307

Category: Musical, Drama, Revival, Broadway

Setting: 19th-century London. Peachum's Beggar's Outfit Shop, a brothel in Wapping, Newgate Prison, a street, an empty stable.

Opening Night Credits
Awards
Songs

Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Lincoln Center Theater
Produced by The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer); Associate Producer: Bernard Gersten
Book by Bertolt Brecht; Lyrics by Bertolt Brecht; Music by Kurt Weill; Musical Director: Stanley Silverman
Directed by Richard Foreman
Scenic Design by Douglas W. Schmidt; Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge; Lighting Design by Pat Collins; Hair Design by J. Roy Helland; Sound Design by Roger Jay
NYSF General Manager: Robert Kamlot
NYSF Production Manager: Andrew Mihok; Production Stage Manager: D. W. Koehler; Stage Manager: Michael Chambers; Assistant Stage Mgr: Frank di Filia
NYSF General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey; NYSF at Lincoln Center Press Representative: Faith Geer; NYSF Casting: Rosemarie Tichler; Poster Design by Paul Davis

Cast

C. K. Alexander	Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum head of a gang of beggars
Tony Azito	Samuel Peachum's assistant
Penelope Bodry	Whore
Roy Brocksmith	Ballad Singer
Blair Brown	Lucy Brown Brown's daughter
Pendleton Brown	Ensemble
Nancy Campbell	Whore
Rik Colitti Role was billed as "Ned" in this production	Ed Macheath's gang
Gretel Cummings	Whore
Brenda Currin	Whore
Ralph Drischell	Matt of the Mint Macheath's gang
William Duell	Crook-Finger Jack Macheath's gang
Ellen Greene	Jenny a whore
Max Gulack	Walt Dreary Macheath's gang
M. Patrick Hughes	Ensemble
Raul Julia	Macheath Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks
Caroline Kava	Polly Peachum daughter of Jonathan and Mrs. Peachum
Glenn Kezer	Smith a police constable
George McGrath	Ensemble
Rick Petrucelli	Ensemble
John Ridge	Ensemble
	A Constable
Craig Rupp	Ensemble
David Sabin	Tiger Brown Chief of London Police
Robert Schlee	Jimmy Macheath's gang
Armin Shimerman	Ensemble
Mimi Turque	Whore
Jack Eric Williams	Ensemble
	Messenger
Elizabeth Wilson	Mrs. Peachum
K. C. Wilson	Sawtooth Bob Macheath's gang
Ray Xifo	Ensemble
Ed Zang	Charles Filch a beggar

Swings: Frank di Filia (Swing) and Lisa Kirchner

Standby: Keith Charles (Macheath)

Understudies: Tony Azito (Ballad Singer, Whore), Penelope Bodry (Lucy Brown, Polly Peachum), Pendleton Brown (Walt Dreary), Gretel Cummings (Mrs. Peachum), Ralph Drischell (Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum), Glenn Kezer (Tiger Brown), George McGrath (Sawtooth Bob), John Ridge (Matt of the Mint), Craig Rupp (Jimmy), Armin Shimerman (Charles Filch, Ed), Mimi Turque (Jenny), Jack Eric Williams (Ballad Singer) and Ray Xifo (Crook-Finger Jack)

1977 Tony Award^® Best Actor in a Musical
	Raul Julia [nominee]
1977 Tony Award^® Best Featured Actress in a Musical
	Ellen Greene [nominee]
1977 Tony Award^® Best Costume Design
	Theoni V. Aldredge [nominee]
1977 Tony Award^® Best Lighting Design
	Pat Collins [nominee]
1977 Tony Award^® Most Innovative Production of a Revival
	Produced by The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer) [nominee]
1976 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical
	Raul Julia [nominee]
1976 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical
	Elizabeth Wilson [nominee]
1976 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical
	Directed by Richard Foreman [nominee]
1976 Drama Desk Award Unique Theatrical Experience
	Produced by The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer) [nominee]

music by Kurt Weill; lyrics by Bertolt Brecht

ACT 1	Sung By
Ballad of Mack the Knife (Moritat)	Ballad Singer, Samuel (Peachum's assistant), Jimmy (Macheath's gang) and Messenger
Peachum's Morning Hymn	Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum (head of a gang of beggars)
No They Can't Song	Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum (head of a gang of beggars) and Mrs. Peachum
Wedding Song for the Less Well-Off	Gang and Beggars
The Cannon Song	Macheath (Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks), Tiger Brown (Chief of London Police) and Gang
Liebeslied	Polly Peachum (daughter of Jonathan and Mrs. Peachum) and Macheath (Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks)
Barbara-Song	Polly Peachum (daughter of Jonathan and Mrs. Peachum)
Concerning the Insecurity of the Human State	Polly Peachum (daughter of Jonathan and Mrs. Peachum), Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum (head of a gang of beggars) and Mrs. Peachum
ACT 2	Sung By
Polly's Lied	Polly Peachum (daughter of Jonathan and Mrs. Peachum) and Macheath (Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks)
Ballad of Sexual Obsession	Mrs. Peachum
Pirate Jenny	Jenny (a whore)
Ballad of Immoral Earnings	Jenny (a whore) and Macheath (Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks)
Ballad of Gracious Living	Macheath (Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks)
Jealousy Duet	Lucy Brown (Brown's daughter) and Polly Peachum (daughter of Jonathan and Mrs. Peachum)
What Keeps Mankind Alive?	Macheath (Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks), Jenny (a whore) and Chorus
ACT 3	Sung By
Song of the Insufficiency of Human Endeavor	Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum (head of a gang of beggars)
Solomon Song	Jenny (a whore)
Call From the Grave	Macheath (Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks)
Ballad in Which Macheath Begs All Men for Forgiveness	Macheath (Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks)
Third 3 Penny Finale	Tiger Brown (Chief of London Police), Smith (a police constable), Ballad Singer, Messenger, Mrs. Peachum, Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum (head of a gang of beggars), Macheath (Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks), Polly Peachum (daughter of Jonathan and Mrs. Peachum), Lucy Brown (Brown's daughter), Jenny (a whore) and Chorus
Ballad of Mack the Knife (Moritat) (Reprise)	Ballad Singer