Threepenny Opera --performance selection for Tony's

[thea2]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 7:48am

I really wish 3penny did more of a montage number--i.e. somehow worked in the wonderous voices/acts of Jim Dale and Brian Charles Rooney.


Still very happy to have just a little clip saved on tape for seasons to come.

[Fiction Writer]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 8:27am

Download it on YouTube so I can watch it again! Besides Cyndi (who I couldn't understand), the gay kiss was hot!

[marlomanners]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 8:35am

I loved the Threepenny peformance and can't wait to see the show this weekend!

[HeartandMusic]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 12:03pm

Speaking of Threepenny, does anyone have any info on the cast album? Is it out? Is it coming? What's going on? I've been trying to find stuff about it, but I'm either a little slow today or google has a serious grudge against me.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 12:07pm

Oh, it's on YouTube!?
YES!

They should have done the end of SOLOMON SONG (the Macheath verse) and then Cyndi could segue (Scene 8: Whose side are you on?) into LUCY'S ARIA.

Because the two best moments of 3PO happen back to back.
Updated On: 6/12/06 at 12:07 PM

[ken8631]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 12:10pm

I was suprised (we were there) that the F word was used (by Macheath), of course it was deleted on the TV broadcast (checked TIVO when we got home)

[sondwisenheimer]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 12:11pm

Interesting performance, but I agree it wasn't the best choice from the show.

[LaCageAuxFollesFan2]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 12:12pm

3 PENNY OPERA's # came off the worst at Radio City...why on earth did they do that number? It was soooooo Boring! Blah...just proved that it shouldnt have been nominated at all.

[ken8631]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 12:14pm

Saw the show, didn't like it. It was probably the best they could do from the show, though, IMO.

[treyisthekiller]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 12:16pm

i dont understand what the show is even about.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 12:21pm

Well, in the show, right before that number, Macheath realizes that Jenny is going to betray him.

Then he sings about how they used to live together, long ago. She was a prostitute and he was basically her pimp. She made the love, he got the money.

Enter Jenny with the police (she's been paid off by Mrs. Peachum (Ana Gastayer), wife of the king of the beggars (Jim Dale)) who trap Macheath. The number ends with the police surrounding Macheath and arresting him.

[GirlforTartaglia]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 12:30pm

Where would one find it on YouTube?

[FoscasBohemianDream]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 12:45pm

I thought it was a great number and Lauper was as great as she is in the show, but I thought they should have performed "Mack, the Knife" just because it featured more cast members.

[once a month]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 2:32pm

Seeing the Threepenny segment on the Tony Awards made me very happy! I had an excellent seat for last weekends matinee on Saturday. I couldn't make it due to the rains that flooded the railroad tracks into NYC...and the subways as well. My nagging regrets have now subsided. That segment was no 'keeper' in MY archives!

[tabbynyc]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 2:36pm

I would have liked to have seen something showing Jim Dale's part since he was a nominee. He was excellent in the production. "Mack the Knife" would have also been a good choice.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 2:43pm

Yes, but Alan Cumming in those tights and boots made my night. FAB-U-LOUS!!!!

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 2:54pm

"Alan Cumming in those tights and boots made my night."

HAHA. I said the same thing about Cyndi.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 2:59pm

Right on, Cyndi looked hot as well. I've never seen her so uncovered and sexed-up. She looked divine & delish. Unfortunately, I lean towards men, so Alan grabbed my eyes and Cyndi lost my gaze. :)

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 3:05pm

As soon as her entrance applaud started I got all giddy. CYNDI ON STAGE!

::sigh::

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 3:31pm

They should have done the Moritat, and then segued into an ensemble number, like "Why Do Humans Live?".

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 3:32pm

I was with friends and we all hated the performance, but my friend is going to buy the pants that Cumming was wearing ASAP. He is infatuated with them.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 3:35pm

Those pants were divine. No doubt. I think you should be buying them Muscle. You would work them 3x better than Alan. :)

[Roger246]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 5:36pm

Where is it on YouTube?

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 6:38pm

I saw it right on Tony day and I was surprised how good and fun it was after the awful reviews. I think they should have done a montage as well, I didn't like their song selection.

[greeneyed_one]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 6:53pm

Why was the man that danced with Alan Cumming wearing Adidas pants? Are those his costume or did a mix-up happen? I only ask because everyone else's costumes were so drastically different from his.