The Threepenny Opera

Jonathan Peachum, a successful entrepreneur in organized begging, has the city firmly in his grip. No one who wants to make it as a beggar can get past him. Only his daughter Polly, of all people, doesn't listen to him. She has plans to marry Macheath, known as Mackie Messer, who is also a big name in the London underworld. Macheath has good contacts in the authorities, especially with Police Chief Tiger Brown. These contacts are very useful in p...