By Andrew Gans
23 Jun 2003

Stars of the upcoming production of The Threepenny Opera at the Williamstown Theatre Festival will take part in the Festival's cabaret series, July 3-5.

Jesse L. Martin, Melissa Errico, Randy Graff, Karen Ziemba, Jack Noseworthy and Jack Willis are all scheduled to be part of the weekend cabaret series at Williams College's Goodrich Hall. Show times are 11 PM on July 3 and 4 and 11:30 PM on July 5. James Sampliner will be the musical director for the three evenings.

The cabaret series continues with performances July 17-19, July 31-Aug. 2 and Aug. 14-16. Performers for these dates are expected shortly.

Peter Hunt directs the Williamstown staging of the Bertolt Brecht/Kurt Weill Threepenny Opera, which runs June 25-July 6. Tony Award winner Betty Buckley is also part of the company, reprising her role as Jenny Diver; Buckley drew raves for her “Pirate Jenny” in Williamstown’s 1992 production of the Weill musical.

Tickets for the cabaret series at the Goodrich Hall are priced at $18; call (413) 597-3400. For more information about the Williamstown Theatre Festival, visit www.wtfestival.org.