“These may seem like scary stories,” a character sings at the start of “The Threepenny Opera.” They do indeed. Bertolt Brecht’s sardonic lyrics and Kurt Weill’s jazzy, knife-edge score make this ...
“What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?” had an especially amusing ring to it Sunday night at Evanston’s Theo Ubique Theatre, as Bertolt Brecht’s “The Threepenny Opera” ...
Filled with colorful criminals, biting social satire and a brilliant score, The Threepenny Opera opens International City Theatre's 2009 Season at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. Jules Aaron ...
The director brings great urgency and panache to this scathing critique of capitalism, with knockout performances in a bold and seductive show In a few years, Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s ...
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Bowdoin students are bringing Bertolt Brecht’s classic 1920s musical The Threepenny Opera to Pickard Theater, November 16-18, 2017.Described as an opera “by and for beggars,” the show brings a sharp ...