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Ladue News Review of “The Threepenny Opera”
The granddaddy of dark, decadent musicals, The Threepenny Opera still packs a punch with its biting social commentary that has remained relevant through the ages. The current production being staged by New Line Theatre is fresh, vital and deliciously subversive, underscoring author Bertolt Brecht’s sly observations that crime does indeed pay, whether for a rogue like Macheath or for the pillars of a society that diminishes the humanity of the less fortunate.
Belleville News-Democrat Review of “The Threepenny Opera”
New Line customarily features a tight ensemble, showcasing some of St. Louis’s shrewdest musical theater performers, while also debuting a few new artists. Their strong voices tackle the masterful jazzy score under Jeffrey Carter’s expert music direction…
The Telegraph Review of “The Threepenny Opera”
Another stand-out: Luke Steingruby as Bob the Saw, one of Macheath’s imbecilic gang members. Steingruby’s facial expressions and mumblings (particularly with mouthfuls of food) garnered big laughs from the audience; his comedic timing is impressive.
KDHX Review of “The Threepenny Opera”
One of the magical qualities of theater, and a characteristic that makes dark comedy so thoroughly enjoyable, is its ability to take characters you would avoid in real life and transform them into oddly sympathetic and completely likeable anti-heroes. Such is the case with Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s deftly nuanced, purposefully amoral comic musical “The Threepenny Opera.”
The cast is rounded out with strong performances from Reynaldo Arceno, Brian Claussen, Todd Micali, Kimi Short, Margeau Steinau, Luke Steingruby, and Larissa White. Each adds distinct quirks and qualities to their characters and the entire cast impressively harmonizes, uses dissonance, and flits through the shifting melodies.
RFT Review of “The Threepenny Opera”
For the next three weeks you have a choice in how you stay informed about current events: You can either suffer through another local newscast as the tone whiplashes between banal levity and grim images of oppression, crime and human misery — or you can soak up the horrible truth at New Line Theatre’s near-perfect production of The Threepenny Opera.
St. Louis Eats and Drinks Review of “The Threepenny Opera”
The opening number from New Line Theatre’s production of the show will make even diehard Darin fans – like me – find a whole new feeling in that song.
St. Louis Post Dispatch Review of “The Threepenny Opera”
“The Threepenny Opera” is the oldest show New Line Theatre has ever staged.
It might also be the hottest, the sharpest and the best.
Broadway World Review of “The Threepenny Opera”
New Line Theatre gives us the Brecht/Weill collaboration I’ve imagined in my mind after only hearing select musical pieces, and watching a fuzzy copy of G.W. Pabst’s 1931 film. This is true art, and a show that you absolutely need to see!
Critical Blast Review of “The Threepenny Opera
Then Macheath’s gang, Brian Claussen, Kent Coffel, Todd “The Boss” Micali, and Luke Steingruby did appear, dear,
Having stolen the wedding bash…
Luke Steingruby 