The Public's Much Ado About Nothing

The Public's Much Ado About Nothing (2019)

Comedy

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.

Directors: Kenny Leon, David Horn.

Casts

	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 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

Crew