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The Public's Much Ado About Nothing

11/22/2019

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2hrs 14min

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Comedy

STORY

This bold interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece features Danielle Brooks (“Orange is the New Black,” Broadway’s “The Color Purple”) and Grantham Coleman (“Buzzer,” “The Americans”) as the sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick. Tony Award winner Kenny Leon (“American Son,” “A Raisin in the Sun”) directs with choreography by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown (“Choir Boy”). Set in contemporary Georgia with an election race underway, Great Performances: Much Ado About Nothing finds the community of Messina celebrating a break from an ongoing war, but not all is peaceful amid the merriment. Former rivals battle it out, revenge is sought and trickery runs amok in this timeless comedy of romantic retribution and miscommunication. Earning a New York Times Critic’s Pick, the play was recorded during its final weekend of Free Shakespeare in the Park performances, June 22-23, 2019.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Danielle Brooks
  • Grantham Coleman
  • Chuck Cooper
  • Erik LaRay Harvey
  • Kai Heath

    Directors

  • Kenny Leon
  • David Horn

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • The Public Theatre
  • The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick Willingham, Executive Director)
  • Thirteen
  • Great Performances

    Production Countries

LANGUAGES

    Cast

    Danielle Brooks

    Beatrice

    Grantham Coleman

    Benedick

    Chuck Cooper

    Leonato

    Erik LaRay Harvey

    Antonio/Verges

    Kai Heath

    Messenger

    Jamar Brathwaite

    Ensemble

    Jeremie Harris

    Claudio

    Daniel Croix Henderson

    Balthasar

    Tyrone Mitchell Henderson

    Friar Francis/Sexton

    Tiffany Denise Hobbs

    Ursula

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