Went to see the New Rep production of Threepenny Opera earlier today. I was extremely impressed with the costumes, staging, and performances. The Boston Globe gave quite the favorable review:
Oh, this shark has sharpened teeth, dear, and it sinks them into your neck from the moment you walk into the New Repertory Theatre for its magnificent production of "The Threepenny Opera." […]Posted by rv at February 4, 2004 11:43 PM to theatreRather than try to recreate the 1928 feel of the musical, this production (which originated at Britain's Donmar Warehouse in 1994) moves the proceedings to a London awaiting Prince William's coronation as king. The beggars and whores, thieves and murderers, are beautifully positioned with one foot in Brecht-Weill and the other in "Blade Runner." They're both victims of social Darwinism and practitioners of Dickensian cruelty. […]