Mackie's Back in Town! The Threepenny Opera Begins Performances Off-Broadway

The Atlantic Theater Company's revival of The Threepenny Opera, starring Emmy winner Michael Park, Tony nominee Laura Osnes, Sally Murphy and Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham begins performances off-Broadway March 12. Opening night is set for April 7 at the Linda Gross Theater.

Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's most popular collaboration, The Threepenny Opera is based on John Gay's The Beggar's Opera. Adapted by Marc Blitzstein, The show centers on the scoundrel Macheath and his criminal exploits in 19th century London. In the tuner, Macheath, or Mack the Knife as he is known, marries the impressionable and innocent Polly Peachum, much to the displeasure of her father and mother. Throughout his marriage, and a series of arrests, he maintains a strong relationship with his mistress, Pirate Jenny.

The cast also includes Lilli Cooper, Rick Holmes, Mary Beth Peil, John Kelly, Sophie Bortolussi, Jon David Casey, Timothy Doyle, Lindsey Dietz Marchant, Christina Spina and John Watkins.

The production will play a limited engagement through May 4.