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[Revolutionary]

Posted: 2/17/07 at 9:37pm

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but how limited is the run? Is there a closing date?

I have a wedding in Nyc that I need to go to on Sept 29, and I'm really hoping it will still be there by then.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 2/17/07 at 9:42pm

Telecharge is selling tickets through June 17th, it seems like an awfully short run, not sure if anyone knows more.

[Revolutionary]

Posted: 2/17/07 at 9:50pm

Oh poo.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 2/17/07 at 10:02pm

Tell me about it, my birthday is three days after that and I was planning to see Ms.Murphy singing "Surabaya Johnny" as a birthday present, guess not.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 2/17/07 at 10:42pm

That sounds about right, though I'm sure they'll extend if sales are good.

[AC126748]

Posted: 2/17/07 at 10:44pm

If it's a hit, it'll definitely extend. Why keep the Biltmore dark all summer when they could be bringing revenue in?

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 12:05am

Who was his mistress?

[AC126748]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 12:07am

Elizabeth Hauptmann

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 12:10am

oh her, is she a character in the play?

Has this script been workshopped or performed anywhere?

i find it most interesting.

[AC126748]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 12:16am

It's had several workshops, featuring Cerveris. Ann Morrison played Lenya in the workshops and is standing by for Donna Murphy in this production.

I'm not sure if Hauptmann is going to be a character, but the show features a female ensemble, so she'll probably show up.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 12:20am

Wow, Ann Morrison, I was wondering about her.

[Jellylorum]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 12:23am

They're only selling tickets for dates up until June 17th? That's an awfully short run, I hope I'll be able to stop by New York sometime between April and June to see it.

[BwayLover]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 12:28am

June 17th? Noooooooo........ I can only be there in July and was dying to see this!!

Btw AC where did you get that picture?? Haven't seen the poster anywhere!

[AC126748]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 12:31am

Manhattan Theatre Club's website.

mtc-nyc.org

[RockabyeHamlet]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 1:23am

Btw... whoever reads the NYT, theres the first ad that I've seen for the show in the arts section.

[buffyactsing]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 1:44am

And even on the 16th there were no tickets from start to finish than row L in the orchestra

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 1:49am

Buffy, I tried getting seats for the 17th and they were in the mezannine. I thought I could get some orchestra seats but no.
Umm, I was almost sure that Elizabeth Hauptmann was Brecht's mistress, not Weill's. I do know that supposedly she wrote plenty of lyrics that are credited as Brecht's.
I really hope I get to see this show. From what I read, Ann Morrison was supposed to star on Broadway but Hal Prince was asked to replace her with a bigger "name," but Morrison got some great reviews during the workshop. I definitely hope the show extends so I get to see Donna Murphy singing that brilliant Weill music on my birthday (only three days after the show's scheduled to close, how unfair!).

[buffyactsing]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 1:59am

Right, really, all the tickets that are left for the ENTIRE RUN AS LISTED are back of the orchestra or the mezz. At least this bodes well for the show, if not my viewing pleasure.

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 11:42am

Morrison is Murphy's standby? Best job in town! She'll get lots of stage time!

[AC126748]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 12:37pm

Actually, Hauptmann didn't write lyrics that Brecht is credited for. She worked as his translator, and translated material such as Gay's THE BEGGAR'S OPERA into German so that he could read it. Many say there wouldn't be a THREEPENNY OPERA without her. It took a long time for the work she did to be acknowledged, but now most recordings and histories list her as a collaborator alongside Brecht and Weill.

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 1:17pm

I can't wait to see this show!

I am going with my friend who is vaguely related to Kurt Weill.

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 1:24pm

As a huge fan of all involved, Cerveris, Murphy, Prince etc, I'll certainly be seeing this and I'm sure many other theater-literate people will.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 1:40pm

Why do people feel like they need to keep making stabs at Donna Murphy for the issues she had to go through during Wonderful Town? It was years ago. It's just baffling to me.
Thanks for explaining the situation with Hauptmann, AC, I was reading an old article from Ken Mandelbaum's column where I thought he said something regarding Hauptmann and how Brecht cheated her out of money and he did mention something about Threepenny Opera but I thought it said she had written some of the actual lyrics, thanks for the clarification, gotta go back to the article now and read it sober.

[AC126748]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 1:45pm

I just read the article you are referring to, Ray, and this is what Mandelbaum said:

Bertolt Brecht's secretary, Elisabeth Hauptmann, is said to have contributed substantially to Brecht's book for Die Dreigroschenoper, or The Threepenny Opera. Hauptmann's contribution apparently went beyond simply supplying Brecht with a German translation of John Gay's 1728 The Beggar's Opera, the work from which Brecht adapted The Threepenny Opera.

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 1:47pm

Why must people keep making stabs at Donna Murphy for her attendance record in Wonderful Town?