Edie Falco Drops Out of Roundabout Threepenny Opera at 54

Edie Falco, who was announced to star as Jenny in upcoming Roundabout Theatre Company revival of The Threepenny Opera, will no longer be taking part in the mounting, according to a production spokesperson. The reason for her departure has not been released.

Falco has won three Emmy Awards and two Golden Globes for her performance as Carmela Soprano in The Sopranos. She made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning play Side Man, which she also appeared in off-Broadway and in London earning a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk nomination for her performance in the play. Falco returned to the Great White Way in 2002, headlining the two-hander, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune with Stanley Tucci. Last season she headlined 'night, Mother with Brenda Blethyn. In addition to Side Man, she has appeared off-Broadway in Shooting Gallery, The Way and A Fabulous Beast.

Falco was announced to be in this Threepenny all the way back in February along with Alan Cumming and Nellie McKay, who remain with the production.

The Threepenny Opera, also starring Jim Dale and Ana Gasteyer, is scheduled to begin performances at Studio 54 on March 24 in preparation for an April 20 Broadway bow.