Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (2007)
- Recorded live at Los Angeles Opera, 1 & 4 March 2007. Welcome to Mahagonny, where sin is "in" and love is always on sale. This Old West boomtown rises from the desert to become a razzle-dazzle mecca for lust, liberty, and the pursuit of pleasure. Cash is king, poverty is punishable by death, and anything worth doing is worth overdoing. Director John Doyle melds his Tony Award winning talent with the lyrics of influential playwright Bertolt Brecht and an incomparable score by Kurt Weill. The brilliant cast is led by superstars Audra McDonald, as the tart-with-a-heart `Jenny' and Patti LuPone, who portrays the town's feisty madam. Audra McDonald · Patti LuPone · Anthony Dean Griffey Robert Wörle · John Easterlin · Mel Ulrich Directed for Stage by John Doyle Chorus and Orchestra of the Los Angeles Opera James Conlon, conductor
Cast
- Patti LuPone - Leocadia Begbick
- Audra McDonald - Jenny Smith
- Anthony Dean Griffey - Jimmy McIntyre
- Robert Wörle - Fatty The Bookkeeper
- Donnie Ray Albert - Trinity Moses
- John Easterlin - Jack O'Brien
- Mel Ulrich - Book Account Bill
- Natasha Flores - Maidens of Mahagonny
- Priti Gandhi - Maidens of Mahagonny
- Rena Harms - Maidens of Mahagonny
Screenplay
- Bertolt Brecht (Book)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny about?
- - Recorded live at Los Angeles Opera, 1 & 4 March 2007. Welcome to Mahagonny, where sin is "in" and love is always on sale. This Old West boomtown rises from the desert to become a razzle-dazzle mecca for lust, liberty, and the pursuit of pleasure. Cash is king, poverty is punishable by death, and anything worth doing is worth overdoing. Director John Doyle melds his Tony Award winning talent with the lyrics of influential playwright Bertolt Brecht and an incomparable score by Kurt Weill. The brilliant cast is led by superstars Audra McDonald, as the tart-with-a-heart `Jenny' and Patti LuPone, who portrays the town's feisty madam. Audra McDonald · Patti LuPone · Anthony Dean Griffey Robert Wörle · John Easterlin · Mel Ulrich Directed for Stage by John Doyle Chorus and Orchestra of the Los Angeles Opera James Conlon, conductor
- Who directed Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny?
- Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny was directed by John Doyle.
- Who stars in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny?
- Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny stars Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Anthony Dean Griffey, Robert Wörle, Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin.
- How long is Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny?
- Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny has a runtime of 2h 13m (133 minutes).