The Public's Much Ado About Nothing

(2019)

★ 7.5 IMDb · 2 votes

Genres: Comedy

Year: 2019

Runtime: 134 мин

Director: Kenny Leon, David Horn

Cast: Даниэль Брукс, Grantham Coleman, Chuck Cooper, Эрик Ларей Харви, Kai Heath, Jamar Brathwaite, Jeremie Harris, Daniel Croix, Тайрон Митчелл Хендерсон, Tiffany Denise Hobbs

Plot

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.