The Public's Much Ado About Nothing

The Public's Much Ado About Nothing (2019)


  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 2019-11-22
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 14min
  • Production Company: The Public Theatre
  • Directors: Kenny Leon, David Horn.
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Summary

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.

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  • Danielle Brooks

    as Beatrice

  • Grantham Coleman

    as Benedick

  • Chuck Cooper

    as Leonato

  • Erik LaRay Harvey

    as Antonio/Verges

  • Kai Heath

    as Messenger

  • Jamar Brathwaite

    as Ensemble

  • Jeremie Harris

    as Claudio

  • Daniel Croix Henderson

    as Balthasar

  • Tyrone Mitchell Henderson

    as Friar Francis/Sexton

  • Tiffany Denise Hobbs

    as Ursula

  • Lateefah Holder

    as Dogberry

  • Billy Eugene Jones

    as Don Pedro

  • Margaret Odette

    as Hero

  • Hubert Point-Du Jour

    as Don John

  • Jaime Lincoln Smith

    as Borachio

  • Khiry Walker

    as Conrade/Ensemble

  • Olivia Washington

    as Margaret
Directing Kenny Leon Director
Crew Camille A. Brown Choreographer
Directing David Horn Director
Production Mitch Owgang Producer
Production Bill O'Donnell Producer
Art Beowulf Boritt Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Emilio Sosa Costume Design
Lighting Peter Kaczorowski Lighting Design
Sound Jessica Paz Sound Designer
Sound Jason Michael Webb Music Arranger
Costume & Make-Up Mia Neal Makeup & Hair
Crew Thomas Schall Fight Choreographer
Sound Kate Wilson Vocals
Writing William Shakespeare Theatre Play

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