Victoria Frings as Polly Peachum and (back L-R) Sebastian Naskaris as Ned, Doug Hara as Jimmy, Sean Lally as Crook-Fingered Jake and Jamal Lee Harris as Chain-Saw Bob Photo

From: Photo Coverage: Threepenny Opera at the Arden

Arden Theatre Company continues its 2010/11 season with Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's The Threepenny Opera. The Arden's version of The Threepenny Opera was originally performed at London's Donmar Warehouse, which has a recent track-record of successful transfers to U.S. stages including Red and Frost/Nixon. 'These newly translated lyrics are the most true to Brecht's original version, highlighting the imagery and poetry of the songs,' says Terrence J. Nolen, the Arden's producing artistic director who will helm The Threepenny Opera. 'While the lyrics engage the audience, asking them to think, the score is certainly one of the most beautiful and complex in 20th century musical theatre.'