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Threepenny Opera
Musical
Operetta
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 13, 1933
Closing Date
Apr 22, 1933
Performances
12
Musical
Operetta
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Apr 13, 1933
Close Date: Apr 22, 1933
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Empire Theatre
(Apr 13, 1933 - Apr 22, 1933)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
John Krimsky
and
Gifford Cochran
Original German libretto by
Bertolt Brecht
; Adapted into English by
Gifford Cochran
and
Jerrold Krimsky
; Based on the German "Die Dreigroschenoper" by
Elisabeth Hauptmann
and
Bertolt Brecht
; Based on the "The Beggar's Opera" by
John Gay
; Music by
Kurt Weill
; Musical Director:
Macklin Marrow
; Music orchestrated by
Kurt Weill
Staged by
Francesco Von Mendelssohn
Scenic Design by
Cleon Throckmorton
; Settings based on designs by
Caspar Neher
Gus Alexander
Beggar
Corine Anderson
Beggar
Lillian Ardell
Beggar
Harry Bellaver
Walt Dreary
Macheath's gang
Richard Bengali
Beggar
Evelyn Beresford
Mrs. Peachum
Anthony Blair
Matt of the Mint
Macheath's gang
Arthur Brady
First Constable
Lotta Burnell
Madame
Jack Carstairs
Beggar
Robert Chisholm
Macheath
Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks
John Connolly
Reverend Kimball
Jean De Koven
Molly
a whore
Marjorie Dille
Jenny
a whore
H.L. Donsu
Wing
Steffi Duna
Polly Peachum
daughter of Jonathan and Mrs. Peachum
Rex Evans
Sheriff Brown
Louis Halprin
Beggar
Gerald Hamer
Smith
a police constable
James Clarence Harvey
Constable
Mary Heberden
Vixen
George Heller
Ballad Singer
Sawtooth Bob
Macheath's gang
Harry Hornick
Beggar / Bystander
Josephine Huston
Lucy Brown
Brown's daughter
Harold Imber
Beggar
Francis Kennelly
Jimmy
Macheath's gang
Hilda Kosta
Suky Tawdry
Larry Larkin
Constable
Ellen Love
Beggar
Geraldine Lunby
Beggar
Burgess Meredith
Crook-Finger Jack
Macheath's gang
Tom Morgan
Beggar
Thomas Murphy
Beggar
Lillian Okun
Betty
a whore
Eugene Reed
Trull
Herbert Rudley
Charles Filch
a beggar
Ruth Thomas
Dolly
a whore
Clyde Turner
Constable
Morton Ulman
Beggar
Rex Weber
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
head of a gang of beggars
Barbara Winchester
Beggar
Songs
music by
Kurt Weill
; lyrics by
Bertolt Brecht
Act 1
Sung By
The Legend of Mackie Messer
Ballad Singer
Wedding Song
The Gang
Pirate Jenny
Polly Peachum
Soldiers' Song
Macheath and Sheriff Brown
Love Duet
Polly Peachum and Macheath
First Finale
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum, Mrs. Peachum and Polly Peachum
Act 2
Sung By
Farewell Song
Polly Peachum and Macheath
Tango-Ballad
Jenny and Macheath
Lucy Song
Lucy Brown
Ballad of the Easy Life
Macheath
Jealousy Duet
Lucy Brown and Polly Peachum
Second Finale
Jenny, Macheath and Chorus
Act 3
Sung By
Song of the Aimlessness of Life
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
Cry from the Dungeon
Macheath
Testament
Macheath
Third Finale
Sheriff Brown, Macheath, Polly Peachum, Jenny, Lucy Brown, Mrs. Peachum, Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum and Chorus
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
John Krimsky
and
Gifford Cochran
Original German libretto by
Bertolt Brecht
; Adapted into English by
Gifford Cochran
and
Jerrold Krimsky
; Based on the German "Die Dreigroschenoper" by
Elisabeth Hauptmann
and
Bertolt Brecht
; Based on the "The Beggar's Opera" by
John Gay
; Music by
Kurt Weill
; Musical Director:
Macklin Marrow
; Music orchestrated by
Kurt Weill
Staged by
Francesco Von Mendelssohn
Scenic Design by
Cleon Throckmorton
; Settings based on designs by
Caspar Neher
Gus Alexander
Beggar
Corine Anderson
Beggar
Lillian Ardell
Beggar
Harry Bellaver
Walt Dreary
Macheath's gang
Richard Bengali
Beggar
Evelyn Beresford
Mrs. Peachum
Anthony Blair
Matt of the Mint
Macheath's gang
Arthur Brady
First Constable
Lotta Burnell
Madame
Jack Carstairs
Beggar
Robert Chisholm
Macheath
Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks
John Connolly
Reverend Kimball
Jean De Koven
Molly
a whore
Marjorie Dille
Jenny
a whore
H.L. Donsu
Wing
Steffi Duna
Polly Peachum
daughter of Jonathan and Mrs. Peachum
Rex Evans
Sheriff Brown
Louis Halprin
Beggar
Gerald Hamer
Smith
a police constable
James Clarence Harvey
Constable
Mary Heberden
Vixen
George Heller
Ballad Singer
Sawtooth Bob
Macheath's gang
Harry Hornick
Beggar / Bystander
Josephine Huston
Lucy Brown
Brown's daughter
Harold Imber
Beggar
Francis Kennelly
Jimmy
Macheath's gang
Hilda Kosta
Suky Tawdry
Larry Larkin
Constable
Ellen Love
Beggar
Geraldine Lunby
Beggar
Burgess Meredith
Crook-Finger Jack
Macheath's gang
Tom Morgan
Beggar
Thomas Murphy
Beggar
Lillian Okun
Betty
a whore
Eugene Reed
Trull
Herbert Rudley
Charles Filch
a beggar
Ruth Thomas
Dolly
a whore
Clyde Turner
Constable
Morton Ulman
Beggar
Rex Weber
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
head of a gang of beggars
Barbara Winchester
Beggar
music by
Kurt Weill
; lyrics by
Bertolt Brecht
Act 1
Sung By
The Legend of Mackie Messer
Ballad Singer
Wedding Song
The Gang
Pirate Jenny
Polly Peachum
Soldiers' Song
Macheath and Sheriff Brown
Love Duet
Polly Peachum and Macheath
First Finale
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum, Mrs. Peachum and Polly Peachum
Act 2
Sung By
Farewell Song
Polly Peachum and Macheath
Tango-Ballad
Jenny and Macheath
Lucy Song
Lucy Brown
Ballad of the Easy Life
Macheath
Jealousy Duet
Lucy Brown and Polly Peachum
Second Finale
Jenny, Macheath and Chorus
Act 3
Sung By
Song of the Aimlessness of Life
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
Cry from the Dungeon
Macheath
Testament
Macheath
Third Finale
Sheriff Brown, Macheath, Polly Peachum, Jenny, Lucy Brown, Mrs. Peachum, Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum and Chorus
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