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Threepenny Opera
Musical
Puppets
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 27, 1966
Closing Date
Nov 06, 1966
Performances
13
Musical
Puppets
Revival
Broadway
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Billy Rose Theatre
(Oct 27, 1966 - Nov 06, 1966)
Comments
Marionette version of the musical. The marionettes were actors behind cutout figures. The "voice of" roles indicate the actors who spoke for the marionettes.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Jay K. Hoffman
Originally produced by
The Stockholm Marionette Theater of Fantasy
Music by
Kurt Weill
; Lyrics by
Bertolt Brecht
; Book by
Bertolt Brecht
; English adaptation by
Marc Blitzstein
Directed by
Michael Meschke
; Choreographed by
Holger Rosenquist
Scenic Design by
Franciszka Themerson
; Puppets and masks by
Franciszka Themerson
; Lighting Design by
Jules Fisher
Press Representative:
Artie Solomon
and
Deborah Steinfirst
Jan Blomberg
Voice of Tiger Brown
Voice of Commissioner of Police
Matt of the Mint
Macheath's gang
Helena Brodin
Voice of Polly Peachum
Göran Graffman
Voice of Macheath
Arne Hogsander
Streetsinger
Charles Filch
a beggar
Tiger Brown
Chief of London Police
Smith
a police constable
Ulf Hakan Jansson
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
head of a gang of beggars
Ingvar Kjellson
Voice of Mr. J.J. Peachum
Zanza Lidums
Mrs. Peachum
Ellika Linden
Polly Peachum
daughter of Jonathan and Mrs. Peachum
Jenny
a whore
Michael Meschke
Walt Dreary
Macheath's gang
Per Nielsen
Macheath
Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks
Haken Sarner
Voice of Streetsinger
Voice of Filch
Ulla Sjoblom
Voice of Mrs. Peachum
Voice of Jenny
Heinz Spira
Jake
Folke Tragardh
Sawtooth Bob
Macheath's gang
Lydia de Lind van Winjngaarden
Lucy Brown
Brown's daughter
Meta Velander
Voice of Lucy Brown
Songs
music by
Kurt Weill
; lyrics by
Bertolt Brecht
Act 1
Sung By
Ballad of Mack the Knife (Moritat)
Charles Filch
Morning Anthem
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
Peachum's Morning Hymn
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum and Mrs. Peachum
Army Song
Macheath and Tiger Brown
Wedding Song
Ensemble
Love Song
Macheath and Polly Peachum
Ballad of Dependency
Mrs. Peachum
The World is Mean
Polly Peachum, Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum and Mrs. Peachum
Act 2
Sung By
Polly's Song
Macheath and Polly Peachum
Pirate Jenny
Jenny
Tango-Ballad
Jenny and Macheath
Ballad of the Easy Life
Macheath
Barbara-Song
Lucy Brown
Jealousy Duet
Polly Peachum and Lucy Brown
How to Survive
Macheath, Mrs. Peachum and Ensemble
Act 3
Sung By
Useless Song
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
Solomon Song
Jenny
Call From the Grave
Macheath
Death Message
Macheath
The Mounted Messenger
Ensemble
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Jay K. Hoffman
Originally produced by
The Stockholm Marionette Theater of Fantasy
Music by
Kurt Weill
; Lyrics by
Bertolt Brecht
; Book by
Bertolt Brecht
; English adaptation by
Marc Blitzstein
Directed by
Michael Meschke
; Choreographed by
Holger Rosenquist
Scenic Design by
Franciszka Themerson
; Puppets and masks by
Franciszka Themerson
; Lighting Design by
Jules Fisher
Press Representative:
Artie Solomon
and
Deborah Steinfirst
Jan Blomberg
Voice of Tiger Brown
Voice of Commissioner of Police
Matt of the Mint
Macheath's gang
Helena Brodin
Voice of Polly Peachum
Göran Graffman
Voice of Macheath
Arne Hogsander
Streetsinger
Charles Filch
a beggar
Tiger Brown
Chief of London Police
Smith
a police constable
Ulf Hakan Jansson
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
head of a gang of beggars
Ingvar Kjellson
Voice of Mr. J.J. Peachum
Zanza Lidums
Mrs. Peachum
Ellika Linden
Polly Peachum
daughter of Jonathan and Mrs. Peachum
Jenny
a whore
Michael Meschke
Walt Dreary
Macheath's gang
Per Nielsen
Macheath
Mack the Knife; head of a gang of crooks
Haken Sarner
Voice of Streetsinger
Voice of Filch
Ulla Sjoblom
Voice of Mrs. Peachum
Voice of Jenny
Heinz Spira
Jake
Folke Tragardh
Sawtooth Bob
Macheath's gang
Lydia de Lind van Winjngaarden
Lucy Brown
Brown's daughter
Meta Velander
Voice of Lucy Brown
music by
Kurt Weill
; lyrics by
Bertolt Brecht
Act 1
Sung By
Ballad of Mack the Knife (Moritat)
Charles Filch
Morning Anthem
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
Peachum's Morning Hymn
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum and Mrs. Peachum
Army Song
Macheath and Tiger Brown
Wedding Song
Ensemble
Love Song
Macheath and Polly Peachum
Ballad of Dependency
Mrs. Peachum
The World is Mean
Polly Peachum, Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum and Mrs. Peachum
Act 2
Sung By
Polly's Song
Macheath and Polly Peachum
Pirate Jenny
Jenny
Tango-Ballad
Jenny and Macheath
Ballad of the Easy Life
Macheath
Barbara-Song
Lucy Brown
Jealousy Duet
Polly Peachum and Lucy Brown
How to Survive
Macheath, Mrs. Peachum and Ensemble
Act 3
Sung By
Useless Song
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
Solomon Song
Jenny
Call From the Grave
Macheath
Death Message
Macheath
The Mounted Messenger
Ensemble
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