"First staged in Berlin in 1928, The Threepenny Opera follows the exploits of charming yet ruthless criminal Macheath (aka Mack the Knife), whose marriage to Polly Peachum, the daughter of a powerful beggar king who controls the city's panhandlers, leads her outraged parents to plot to have him arrested and hanged. As the story unfolds, the lines blur between criminals and supposedly respectable citizens."
"With its biting satire and unforgettable score, The Threepenny Opera is a razor-sharp critique of corruption, capitalism, class warfare and moral decay. Abud's 3Penny Opera puts that anarchic, in-your-face energy in today's New York City, where those themes may never have felt more relevant, especially when viewed through the lens of immigration and power politics."
First staged in Berlin in 1928, The Threepenny Opera follows Macheath (Mack the Knife), a charming yet ruthless criminal whose marriage to Polly Peachum, daughter of a powerful beggar king, provokes Polly's parents to plot his arrest and execution. The plot blurs the lines between criminals and supposedly respectable citizens, exposing complicity across social classes. The work deploys biting satire and an unforgettable score to critique corruption, capitalism, class warfare, and moral decay. Abud's 3Penny Opera transposes the piece to contemporary New York City, sharpening its focus on immigration, power politics, and the modern relevance of systemic inequality.
Read at Time Out New York
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