Broadway version (English adaptation by  Marc Blitzstein (qv)), because it was a special "showcase"  production, had a large turnover among its cast members. At one  point, however, it featured Beatrice Arthur (qv) as Lucy Brown,  and Paul Dooley (qv) and John Astin (qv) as two of MacHeaths  men. Also among the cast for part of the run was Ed Asner (qv) as  Peachum.