The Public's Much Ado About Nothing
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.
Release Date
November 22, 2019Runtime
134 minGenres
ComedyDirected by
Kenny Leon, David HornLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Danielle Brooks
BeatriceGrantham Coleman
BenedickChuck Cooper
LeonatoErik LaRay Harvey
Antonio/VergesJeremie Harris
ClaudioDaniel Croix Henderson
BalthasarTyrone Mitchell Henderson
Friar Francis/SextonTiffany Denise Hobbs
UrsulaLateefah Holder
DogberryBilly Eugene Jones
Don PedroMargaret Odette
HeroHubert Point-Du Jour
Don JohnJaime Lincoln Smith
BorachioOlivia Washington
Margaret