The Threepenny Opera, Featuring Laura Osnes and F. Murray Abraham, Begins March 12 Off-Broadway | Playbill

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News The Threepenny Opera, Featuring Laura Osnes and F. Murray Abraham, Begins March 12 Off-Broadway The Atlantic Theater Company's production of The Threepenny Opera, featuring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham and Tony nominees Laura Osnes and Mary Beth Peil, begins performances March 12 at the Linda Gross Theater.

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The revival of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's musical, featuring an English adaptation by Marc Blitzstein, will officially open April 7 for a limited eight-week engagement through May 4.

Directed and choreographed by Martha Clarke, the cast includes Abraham (Mauritius, Angels in America), Sophie Bortolussi (Sleep No More, The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable), Jon David Casey ("Numb3rs," A Perfect Wedding), Timothy Doyle (Fortune's Fool, Salomé), Lilli Cooper (Spring Awakening, Wicked), Rick Holmes (Peter and the Starcatcher, Spamalot), John Kelly (James Joyce's The Dead, Dog Days), Lindsey Dietz Marchant (Then She Fell), Sally Murphy (August: Osage County, Fiddler on the Roof), Mary Beth Peil (Follies, The King and I), Osnes (Cinderella, Bonnie & Clyde), Emmy Award winner Michael Park (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, "As the World Turns"), Cristina Spina (Kaos, The Brothers Karamazov) and John Watkins (Sleep No More, "Son of a Hundred Maniacs").

"Based on John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, The Threepenny Opera follows the charismatic scoundrel Macheath (Park) and his criminal exploits in 19th century London," press notes state. "When Macheath marries Polly Peachum (Osnes), the straight-laced daughter of powerful, miserly merchant JJ. Peachum (Abraham), their unlikely union unleashes the chaos of manhunts, bribes, and imprisonment. In this 'opera for beggars,' an assortment of salacious characters maneuver for advantage, revealing a profoundly corrupt society."

The Threepenny Opera features scenic design by Robert Israel, costume design by Donna Zakowska, lighting design by Christopher Akerlind, sound design by Clive Goodwin, musical direction by Gary Fagin and animal training by William Berloni. Casting is by Tiffany Little Canfield, CSA, Telsey + Company.

Two seats to each performance of The Threepenny Opera are available for the price of three pennies a piece through the mobile app TodayTix.  Visit AtlanticTheater.org for more information.

 
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