A new Broadway musical starring Tony-winner Jonathan Groff tells the story of the multi-faceted performer who recorded ...

No hit yet? What about the most famous recording, Bobby Darin’s “Mack the Knife”? The anti-hero of “The Threepenny Opera” and “The Beggards’ Opera” was “Macheath ...

The song “Mack the Knife” dates back to 1928, when it was written for a German play. It was first known as “Theme from The Threepenny Opera” or “Die Moritat von Mackie Messer,” which ...

Tony-winner Jonathan Groff is set to star in a staged reading next month of a new musical about Bobby Darin, the 1950s-’60s-era singer who scored hits with “Mack the Knife,” “Dream Lover ...

Musical Theatre Icon Ute Lemper releases her reimagined take of "Mack The Knife" ROSELLE PARK, NJ, GERMANY, March 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Everybody knows the ...

Most startling selection: Louis Armstrong playing and croaking a catchy 4/4 time ditty called Mack the Knife: Oh the shark has pretty teeth dear And he shows them a-pearly white, Just a jackknife ...

the amazing John Legend.” With Legend on the piano, the duo belted out the standard “Mack the Knife,” with Wainwright singing the first verse in a very sturdy German. (They then switched to ...

Composed by Kurt Weill with the lyrics of Bertolt Brecht in 1928, the song originally appeared in The Threepenny Opera, brimming with satirical critiques of societal injustices and corruption ...

Bobby Darin, a Frank-Sinatra-esque singer with a list of hits including "Mack the Knife," was born Walden Robert Cassotto, on May 14, 1936, in New York City, Beloved original Gidget actress Sandra ...

When The Jazz Singer debuted in 1927, audiences were astounded by the technical triumph of the “talkie.” Young animator Walt Disney was so inspired by the technology, he created a short film ...