The Public's Much Ado About Nothing
MovieTitle | The Public's Much Ado About Nothing |
User score | 7 |
Release date | Nov 22, 2019 |
Genre | Comedy |
Director | Kenny Leon , David Horn |
Production country | US |
Production companies | The Public Theatre, The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick Willingham, Executive Director), Thirteen, Great Performances |
Run time | 134 min. |
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.
Actors
See moreDanielle 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
Lateefah Holder
Dogberry
Billy Eugene Jones
Don Pedro