(Limelight). His best-known song is "Mack the Knife," with words by Bertolt Brecht, from The Threepenny Opera , first performed in Weimar Berlin in 1928. Five y

"This book traces composer Kurt Weill's changing relationship with the idea of "America." Throughout his life, Weill was fascinated by the idea of America. His

Selected letters trace the relationship of the composer and actress, who were married for twenty-four years

Offers coverage of Weill's life that is informed by a knowledge of the shifting cultural and political climates in which he worked.

The culture clash that permanently changed American theater