The 3penny Opera March 27, 2011

As seen through the eyes of two 20th century geniuses, The 3Penny Opera is a revolutionary musical theatre masterpiece, first performed in Berlin in 1928. Brecht's brittle, sardonic tale creates a world of beggars, thieves and prostitutes in the colorful, exotic musical saga of Mack the Knife, Polly Peachum and the gritty underworld of Soho. Weill's jazzy, inventive score captures the ironic tone of the lyrics. Derived from John Gay's 1728 The Beggar's Opera, The 3Penny Opera creates a stunning, cabaret world that, eighty years after its premiere, remains an outrageous and cunning satire of society.