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The Threepenny Opera

5 productions 6 recordings 1952 – 2014

Brandeis Concert (1952)

Opened Jun 14, 1952 · Adolph Ullman Amphitheatre, Waltham, MA
Jun 14, 1952 CD Rip Full Show Audience
Marc Blitzstein (Narrator), David Brooks (Macheath), Lotte Lenya (Jenny), Mary Kreste (Mrs. Peachum), David Thomas (Mr. Peachum), Jo Sullivan (Polly Peachum), Anita Ellis (Lucy Brown), George Matthews (Street Singer/Tiger Brown)
NoteThis version is ripped from a commercial CD release.
Threepenny Opera, The (1952-06-14; Brandeis Concert [CD Rip]) [ID2950706]
Jun 14, 1952 From Acetate with Bide-a-Wee Full Show Audience
Marc Blitzstein (Narrator), David Brooks (Macheath), Lotte Lenya (Jenny), Mary Kreste (Mrs. Peachum), David Thomas (Mr. Peachum), Jo Sullivan (Polly Peachum), Anita Ellis (Lucy Brown), George Matthews (Street Singer/Tiger Brown)
NoteThis version is directly from the original acetate. It includes the song "Bide-a-Wee in Soho", sung by Jo Loesser. This song was interpolated into the 1954 off-Broadway revival for her.
Threepenny Opera, The (1952-06-14; Brandeis Concert + Bide-a-Wee [Acetate]) [ID2950707]

Broadway Revival (1989)

Opened Nov 5, 1989 · Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York
1989 Full Show Audience
Sting (Macheath), Larry Marshall (Tiger Brown), Suzzanne Douglas (Jenny), Maureen McGovern (Polly Peachum), Kim Criswell (Lucy Brown), Georgia Brown (Mrs. Peachum), Fiddle Viracola (Whore), Alvin Epstein (Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum), Ethyl Eichelberger (Ballad Singer), MacIntyre Dixon (Policeman), Michael Piontek (Policeman), David Schechter (Sawtooth Bob), Josh Mostel (Matt), Alex Santoriello (Jimmy), Jeff Blumenkrantz (Charles Filch), David Pursley (Smith), Mitch Greenberg (Crook-Finger Jake), Tom Robbins (Walt Dreary), Philip Carroll (Ed), Nancy Ringham (Molly), Jan Horvath (Betty), Anne Kerry Ford (Dolly), Teresa De Zarn (Vixen), KT Sullivan (Suky Tawdry), Steven Major West (Ensemble)
Threepenny Opera, The (1989; Broadway Revival) [ID2950708]

Roundabout Revival (2006)

Opened Apr 20, 2006 · Studio 54, New York
Apr 6, 2006 Full Show Audience
Alan Cumming (Macheath), Cyndi Lauper (Jenny), Ana Gasteyer (Mrs. Peachum), Jim Dale (Mr. Peachum), Nellie McKay (Polly Peachum)
Threepenny Opera, The (2006-04-06; Roundabout Revival) [ID2950709]

BBC Radio 3 Production (2009)

Opened Oct 18, 2009
Oct 18, 2009 BBC Radio 3 Broadcast Complete Radio
Joseph Millson (Macheath), Conrad Nelson (Tiger Brown), Zubin Varla (Mr. Peachum/Rev. Kimball), Ute Gfrerer (Jenny), Elen Rhys (Polly Peachum/Whore), Rosalie Craig (Lucy Brown/Whore), Ruth Alexander-Rubin (Mrs. Peachum/Whore), Graeme Hawley (Filch/Policeman/Jimmy), HK Gruber (Ballad Singer), Peter Edbrook (Sawtooth Bob/PC Smith), Kevin Harvey (Matt), Sean Oliver (Jack/Beggar), Declan Wilson (Walt Dreary)
Threepenny Opera, The (2009-10-18; BBC Radio 3) [ID2950710]

Off-Broadway Revival (2014)

Opened Apr 7, 2014 · Linda Gross Theatre, New York
Apr 4, 2014 Full Show Audience
Michael Park (Macheath), Rick Holmes (Tiger Brown), F. Murray Abraham (Mr. Peachum), Sally Murphy (Jenny), Laura Osnes (Polly Peachum), Lilli Cooper (Lucy Brown), John Kelly (Street Singer/Filch), Mary Beth Peil (Mrs. Peachum), Paola Styron, Cristina Spina, Jon David Casey, John William Watkins, Lindsey Dietz-Marchant, Timothy Doyle, Sophie Bortolussi
Threepenny Opera, The (2014-04-04; Off-Broadway - Atlantic Theatre Company) [ID2950711]