Nothing could be more dramatic than the current mayoral election, but an upcoming adaptation of , set against the backdrop of a NYC mayoral inauguration, might come close.

co-stars Katrina Lenk and George Abud will reunite on stage in a bold, contemporary adaptation of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's classic musical, premiering Off Broadway next year. Titled conceived and directed by Abud, the musical will run January 15–25, 2026, at The Theatre at St. Jean’s on the Upper East Side.

The 40 best Off Broadway shows to see in Fall 2025

First staged in Berlin in 1928, follows the exploits of charming yet ruthless criminal Macheath (aka Mack the Knife), whose marriage to Polly Peachum, the daughter of a powerful beggar king who controls the city’s panhandlers, leads her outraged parents to

See Full Page