"Threepenny" or "Three Penny"?

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:46pm

I always thought it was one word. No?

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:46pm

It's usually one word, though I have also seen it as "3Penny."

[being.jeremiah]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:48pm

I've seen an adaptation of the musical entitled 3PO.

[mrkringas]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:52pm

Its all one word to me and pronounced

"Thr-uh-p-ny" Opera

Except say it a lot faster and British sounding. Silly Americans, we love you really.


Updated On: 5/5/06 at 01:52 PM

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:54pm

Then why does this person, who is supposed to have a finger on the pulse of culture and is a "voting member" of the Drama Desk spell it incorrectly?

[best12bars]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:54pm

It's actually spelled "Onehundredtendollars" according to their box office.

[Jon]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 2:13pm

The correct title of this show is "Die Dreigroschenoper". Anything else is an English translation. Or an Americanization of English.

For instance, in the American recording of the Blitzstein translation there's a lyric in "Jealousy Duet" that goes:

"He's not in any danger
From some threepenny stranger"

while in the film "Mack the Knife", which was made in England, she sings,

"He's not in any danger
From you, some thrup'ny stranger"

Of course, in THW MSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, they sing

"Haypenny, one penny, tupenny, thrupenny..."

[dirty rotten guy]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 2:39pm

The current version is "Threepenny". I have never seen it split into 2 words although I am sure some other version may have done it. "3Penny" is from the Sting revival.

[HGIL08]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 2:42pm

What an odd cooincidence..

I jsut finished my aplication for a summer Performing Arts camp, and we are doing 3PO, on top of that, I jsut got done with Edwin Drood!!

I love whoever likes Drood!

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 4:07pm

I think I forgot the link in my previous post.
Three Pennies...

[etoile]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 4:20pm

Yes, Sueleen, it is THE THREEPENNY OPERA.

And who didn't see that interview coming?

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 4:58pm

I've seen Die 3Groschenoper, too.

[being.jeremiah]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 7:09pm

HGIL08, I was Neville Landless/Victor Grinstead my senior year in high school. :)

Drooooood was sooooo fun!

[mrkringas]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 7:12pm

Its such a great show. Very underperformed in the UK sadly but seen a couple of good productions and twisted arms to include some of its score in a concert the other year

[alterego]

Posted: 5/6/06 at 1:36am

I'm with mrkringas when it comes to the pronunciation. I've never heard it said as three-penny. Updated On: 5/6/06 at 01:36 AM