The Beggar’s Opera

Event details Date: Sunday, October 25, 2026 Time: 2:00 PM Location: Dick Wolf Drama Center (DAB) - Sanctuary Theatre - 817 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089 Cost: General: $20; Student/Faculty/Staff discounts available Type: Arts, Dance/Theater Campus: University Park Campus Department: School of Dramatic Arts Audience: Students, Alumni, Faculty/Staff About this event The Beggar’s Opera By John Gay In the urban underworld of thieves, con artists, and corrupt officials, the charming highwayman Macheath finds himself caught between the two women who love him and their fathers, who’d rather see him dead. Set to the street songs of the day, John Gay’s wickedly funny piece has entertained generations with razor-sharp wit and a cast of gloriously disreputable characters. The work that inspired Brecht and Weill’s The Threepenny Opera, this subversive classic proves that the powerful and the criminal have always had more in common than either would like to admit. Official event details: https://calendar.usc.edu/event/the-beggars-opera