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The Threepenny Opera

Opening Date: Apr 03, 2025

Closing Date: Apr 06, 2025

The Threepenny Opera
https://www.bam.org/threepenny Show Site Icon

Playing @

BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

30 Lafayette Ave Brooklyn, NY 11217

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Murderous antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) slashes through Victorian London in The Threepenny Opera, Bertolt Brecht’s scandalous satire that electrified Weimar-era German audiences 400 times in just two years after its 1928 debut.

A century later, Brecht’s razor-sharp critique of unbridled capitalism still cuts deep—an eerily prophetic vision of a well-fed society teetering on the brink, propelled by Kurt Weill’s infectious, jazz-infused score.

Barrie Kosky’s Berliner Ensemble production is sly and perversely sexy, embracing seediness and cynicism with glitzy disillusion and more than a hint of danger. A master showman, Kosky manages to beguile us through the familiar rise and fall of Brecht’s sociopathic leading man, adding a knowing creepiness to his unrepentant antics.

As Mack the Knife’s indelible melody lingers, this sleek, elemental staging amplifies the play’s knife-edge allure, proving its savage indictment of greed remains as urgent and seductive as ever.
Age Guidance

Age Guidance: 13

Show Notes

Show Notes: Performed in German with English supertitles

Performance Schedule:

THURSDAY-SATURDAY @ 7:30 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM

Music

Kurt Weill

Lyrics

Bertolt Brecht in collaboration with Elisabeth Hauptmann

Director

Barrie Kosky

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Accessibility:

Wheelchair Info

Six locations: Three areas in rear orchestra. Can accommodate two wheelchairs each.

Seating

The Opera House seats 2,086.Orchestra level of Opera House on main level, directly off lobby.

Elevator\Escalator

Elevator: Attended. Accesses all floors. Braille lettering.

Passenger Loading Zone

Front.

Parking

Ashland Place.

Entrance

Six steps up from street into main lobby. One handrail.Alternate entrance: Saint Felix St. Unmarked. Ramp (1.5" lip) into main lobby. Double doors (heavy). Security will assist.

Box Office

Main lobby. Counters 49".

Restroom

Rear of orchestra. Door 29". Stall door 31". Commode 17.5". Grab bars.

Water Fountain

Main lobby. Spout 35".

Telephone

Main lobby to right of alternate entrance. Cord 27".

Assisted Listening System

Yes.

Visual Assistance

None.

Directions Subway

2, 3, 4, 5, D, Q to Atlantic Ave; B, M, N, R to Pacific St

Directions Bus

B25, 26, 38, 52

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Public Transportation

Subway Icon

By Subway:

2, 3, 4, 5, D, Q to Atlantic Ave; B, M, N, R to Pacific St

Bus Icon

By Bus:

B25, 26, 38, 52