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!
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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…
Snoop’s Theatre Thoughts Review of “The Threepenny Opera”
The Threepenny Opera is a contradiction in several ways. It’s simultaneously comedic and bleak, energetic and gloomy. It’s a story without any real heroes, but where some villains are more villainous than others. It’s a classic that I’d never seen before, and New Line’s latest production has proven to be a memorable introduction.
Brian Claussen, Kent Coffel, Todd Micali and Luke Steingruby are effectively comical as Macheath’s gang, as well.
Talkin’ Broadway Review of “The Threepenny Opera”
From a director who usually looks backward in time for context, and also revels in the shocking, we now get the biggest shock of all: that this 1928 show, one of the highlights of the German Weimar period, seems to have snapped out of hopelessness and morphed into the first rebellious musical of the “post-Ferguson” era.
Two on the Aisle Review of Jerry Springer the Opera
St. Louis Eats and Drinks Review of Jerry Springer the Opera
“Luke Steingruby, as transgender Tremont, shows off better legs than…well, I was about to mention a certain female politician, but let’s let that dog snooze.”
KDHX Review of Jerry Springer the Opera
Belleville News-Democrat Review of Jerry Springer the Opera
“transsexual Tremont (a fierce Luke Steingruby, going big and showing remarkable range).”
Ladue News Review of Jerry Springer the Opera
“Luke Steingruby shows flair as the transgendered Tremont.”
Luke Steingruby 