KURT WEILL CABARET

Journey through the remarkable music of Kurt Weill with famous songs, such as “Alabama Song” and “Mack the Knife,” and the not so well-known yet equally brilliant.

Featuring performances by mezzo-soprano Tzytle Steinman, mezzo-soprano Danielle Perrault, baritone Jonathan Nussman, and bass Walter DuMelle, with music directors Yewon Lee (piano) and Mark Danisovszky (accordion).

In keeping with BTC’s mission to support other nonprofits in the San Diego area, all profits from the Kurt Weill Cabaret will benefit The Monarch School.

Kurt Weill was a German-born American composer who was a proponent of writing music that served a socially useful purpose. With the rise of Hitler, he fled Berlin to Paris in 1933, then onto the United States. During his time on Broadway he produced several popular musicals before landing in Hollywood, writing numerous scores for movie musicals. He also wrote several works for the concert hall and the operatic stage. Apart from “Mack the Knife” and “Pirate Jenny” from The Threepenny Opera, some of his most famous songs include “Surabaya Johnny,” “Speak Low,” “Lost in the Stars,” “Lonely House,” and “September Song” all of which will be sung on the cabaret.