Beggars & Brothels to Stay! The Threepenny Opera, Starring Michael Park & Laura Osnes, Extends

Mackie’s sticking around! The Atlantic Theater Company has announced a one-week extension of their revival of The Threepenny Opera. The production, directed and choreographed by Martha Clarke, will now play through May 11 at the Linda Gross Theater. The show stars Emmy winner Michael Park, Tony nominee Laura Osnes and Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham.

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.

Additional cast members include Sally Murphy, Lilli Cooper, Rick Holmes, Mary Beth Peil, John Kelly, Sophie Bortolussi, Jon David Casey, Timothy Dale, Lindsey Dietz Marchant, Christina Spina and John Watkins. The musical began preview performances on March 12 and will celebrate its opening night on April 7.