Release Date

22 Nov, 2019

Runtime

02:14: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

The Public's Much Ado About Nothing

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Actors

Danielle Brooks

Grantham Coleman

Chuck Cooper

Erik LaRay Harvey

Kai Heath

Jamar Brathwaite

Jeremie Harris

Daniel Croix

Tyrone Mitchell Henderson

Tiffany Denise Hobbs

Lateefah Holder

Billy Eugene Jones

Margaret Odette

Hubert Point-Du Jour

Jaime Lincoln Smith

Khiry Walker

Olivia Washington

Crew

William Shakespeare

Kenny Leon

Camille A. Brown

Peter Kaczorowski

Jason Michael Webb

Mia Neal

Mitch Owgang

Emilio Sosa

David Horn

Beowulf Boritt

Kate Wilson

Bill O'Donnell

Jessica Paz

Thomas Schall