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The threepenny opera

Title
  1. The threepenny opera / [music by] Kurt Weill ; [libretto and lyrics] by Bertolt Brecht ; in a new translation by Wallace Shawn ; based on Elisabeth Hauptmann's German translation of John Gay's The beggar's opera, 2006.
Format
  1. Manuscript
Author
  1. Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950

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Additional authors
  1. Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956
  2. Shawn, Wallace
  3. Elliott, Scott (Theatrical director)
  4. Cumming, Alan, 1965-
  5. Dale, Jim
  6. Gasteyer, Ana, 1967-
  7. Lauper, Cyndi, 1953-
  8. McKay, Nellie, 1984-
  9. Roundabout Theatre Company, producer
  10. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Description
  1. [1], 80 leaves; 28 cm.
Summary
  1. Typescript, dated Apr. 9, 2006. Lacks music. Heavily marked with colored ink by the videographer. Used by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive on June 23, 2006, when videotaping the Roundabout Theatre Company production at Studio 54, New York, N.Y. The production opened on Apr. 20, 2006, and was directed by Scott Elliott. It starred Alan Cumming, Jim Dale, Ana Gasteyer, Cyndi Lauper, and Nellie McKay.
Subject
  1. Gay, John, 1685-1732 -- Adaptations.
  2. Hauptmann, Elisabeth -- Adaptations.
  3. Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. Dreigroschenoper. English.
  4. Crime -- Drama.
  5. Criminals -- Drama.
  6. Social conflict -- Drama.
  7. Musical theater -- New York (State) -- New York.
Genre/Form
  1. Scripts.
Call number
  1. NCOF+ 10-8076
Language
  1. English
Author
  1. Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950.
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