Songs?


Could somebody name me the songs included in this version? I've read many from the original play were omitted.

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While it's been about 2 years since you asked this, it's never too late to help.
(And maybe someone else will notice this.)

Near as I can remember, the songs used are the Moritat sung by the Street Singer at the beginning, Mrs. Peachum/1930s German Helena Bonham Carter hoofing it to an instrumental of Ballad of the Easy Life in an extended prologue, pieces of the wedding song by Mack's gang (the name escapes me), the Barbara Song sung by Penny during the wedding, Pirate Jenny by Jenny at the brothel, and the Cannon Song at the very end.
And that's it. Whatever you read wasn't kidding. Plus much of the third act is different, so many of those songs no longer have a place.

EDIT: I think Finale II is in there somewhere. Who would adapt Threepenny Opera and not put that one in?

"Cry mich ein river."

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