Threepenny Opera
Broadway
Operetta
Threepenny Opera
Broadway
Operetta
SYNOPSIS: The outlaw Macheath is repeatedly betrayed and sent to prison, only to receive a last-minute reprieve from Queen Victoria, in Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's darkly satirical adaptation of
John Gay's The Beggar's Opera.
- Music: Kurt Weill
- Book: Bertolt Brecht
- Lyrics: Bertolt Brecht
People (124)
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Mrs. Peachum
(Original)
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Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
(Original)
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Polly Peachum
(Original)
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Macheath
(Original)
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Lucy Brown
(Original)
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Translator
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Music
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Director
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Musical Staging
Pro Info
Inside The Playbill
Awards
| Tony Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Best Actress in a Musical | Nominee |
QUICK STATS
(as of Dec 31, 1989)
Total Current Gross: $4,721,700
Highest Weekly Gross: $315,828 (Week Ending Dec 24, 1989)
Average Ticket Price: $45.56
Average % Capacity: 84.3%
Grosses
| Week Ending | Week Number | This Week Gross Potential Gross | Diff $ | Avg Ticket Top Ticket | Seats Sold Seats in Theatre | Perfs Previews | % Cap This Week | Diff % cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 1989 | 31 | $501,011.00 $0.00 | $185,183.00 | $45.39 $0.00 | 11038 1452 | 8 0 | 95.02% | 35.13% |
| Dec 24, 1989 | 30 | $315,828.00 $0.00 | -$56,239.00 | $45.40 $0.00 | 6957 1452 | 8 0 | 59.89% | -9.81% |
| Dec 17, 1989 | 29 | $372,067.00 $0.00 | -$39,764.00 | $45.96 $0.00 | 8096 1452 | 8 0 | 69.70% | -7.85% |
| Dec 10, 1989 | 28 | $411,831.00 $0.00 | -$23,985.00 | $45.72 $0.00 | 9008 1452 | 8 0 | 77.55% | -3.42% |
Shows That Opened That Season: 1989-1990
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