The Threepenny Opera Revival 1954

Ages: Contains Nudity and Adult Situ
Opened: March 10, 1954

The Threepenny Opera - 1954 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Music Box Theatre (Broadway)
239 West 45th St. New York, NY

Based on The Beggar's Opera by John Gay

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The Threepenny Opera FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the songs are in The Threepenny Opera and what's the order?
Ballad of Mack the Knife
Mr. Peachum's Morning Hymn
Instead-of-Song
Wedding Song for Poor People
Pirate Jenny or Dreams of a Kitchen Maid
Cannon Song
Love Song
Barbara Song
The Uncertainty of Human Conditions
Polly's Farewell Song
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
The Procurer's Ballad
The Ballad of Pleasant Living
Jealousy Duet
What Keeps Mankind Alive?
The Song About Inadequacy
Song of Soloman
Call from the Grave
Ballad in Which Macheath Asks Everyone for Forgiveness
The Riding Messenger
Fight About the Property
Poor Mrs. Peachum
Bide-a-Wee in Soho
What productions of The Threepenny Opera have there been?
The Threepenny Opera has had 36 productions including Berlin which opened in 1928, Broadway which opened in 1933, Broadway which opened in 1933, which opened in 1952, Off-Broadway which opened in 1954, Broadway which opened in 1954, Off-Broadway which opened in 1954, Off-Broadway which opened in 1955, Broadway which opened in 1955, Off-Broadway which opened in 1955, West End which opened in 1956, US Tour which opened in 1961, Off-Broadway which opened in 1965, Broadway which opened in 1966, Broadway which opened in 1966, Chicago which opened in 1970, Chicago (Regional) which opened in 1970, which opened in 1971, West End which opened in 1972, Broadway which opened in 1976, Broadway which opened in 1976, Off-Broadway which opened in 1977, which opened in 1980, St. Louis, MO (Regional) which opened in 1981, Broadway which opened in 1989, Broadway which opened in 1989, West End which opened in 1994, San Francisco (Regional) which opened in 1999, Off-Broadway which opened in 2000, Williamstown, MA (Regional) which opened in 2003, Off-Broadway which opened in 2003, Off-Broadway which opened in 2003, Los Angeles which opened in 2005, Broadway which opened in 2006, Broadway which opened in 2006 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2014.

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