"The Ballad of Mack the Knife" is nothing if not double-edged. The song's instantly catchy melody, colorful lyrics and irresistible sway make it easy to forget that the subject is an amoral fellow who kills and defiles at will. That fellow is at the heart of a brilliantly subversive work of theater...
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun at 09:47AM on January 10, 2017