The Merchant of Venice Preview 3

http://broadwaysbestshows.com/show/The-Merchant-of-Venice

The Merchant of Venice, Al Pacino and David Harbour

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE is one of Shakespeare's most thrilling and controversial plays, rich with love and betrayal, forgiveness and revenge. The Jewish moneylender Shylock makes a loan to Antonio, a Christian merchant. Their loan contract, steeped in prejudice and centered on the play's infamous "pound of flesh," sweeps the two men and everyone in their worlds into chaos. Only the insightful Portia can imagine a way forward, but for her and those she loves, even "the quality of mercy" has its limits.

Lily Rabe (Portia), Byron Jennings (Antonio), Jesse L. Martin (Gratiano), Gerry Bamman (Duke of Venice), Heather Lind (Jessica), Matthew Rauch (Solanio), and Richard Topol (Tubal) will Al Pacino (Shylock) in reprising their roles from the critically acclaimed Shakespeare in the Park production this past summer.

New cast members joining the company include Marsha Stephanie Blake (Nerissa), Christopher Fitzgerald (Launcelot Gobbo),David Harbour (Bassanio), Peter Francis James (Salerio), Isaiah Johnson (Prince of Morocco), Charles Kimbrough (Prince of Arragon), and Seth Numrich (Lorenzo).

The company will also feature Happy Anderson, Liza J. Bennett, Glenn Fleshler, Luke Forbes, Herb Foster, Bryce Gill, Thomas M. Hammond, Jade Hawk, Bethany Heinrich, Curt Hostetter, Tia James, Kelsey Kurz, Brian Macdonald, Dorien Makhloghi, Kim Martin-Cotten,and Baylen Thomas.

The design team for THE MERCHANT OF VENICE will feature scenic design by Mark Wendland; costume design by Jess Goldstein;lighting design by Kenneth Posner; sound design by Acme Sound Partners; and original music by Dan Moses Schreier.

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE begins performances on Tuesday, October 19 at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 W. 44th Street) and will run through Sunday, January 9. Opening Night is scheduled for Sunday, November 7 at 6:45 p.m.

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[AJourneymanWayfarer]

@Garcian You may be naive about the theater (not a bad thing to be) but you're not stupid about this atrocious acting. You're quite right: they are delivering lines (rather badly at that), not embodying characters. The witticism about the "pi-rats" is squeezed for all its worth, and played to the audience as if it were a stand-up comedian's joke -- it's not. Compare Olivier in this role also to be found on youtube.

[Garcian]

@vivascargill im not a theater aficionado so i don't understand the style of acting.... but to the laymen like myself It's just so obvious that they're delivering their lines. there is no immersion!! please help me understand your point of view

[TheThais3000]

DID ANYONE HERE MEET HIM ON DEC 12 2010 AFTER THE PLAY AND TOOK A PICTURE OR FILMED???

I WAS THERE AND TOOK SOME PICS WITH HIM BUT MY SDCARD HAD A PROBLEM AND LOST ALL MY VIDEOS.

I'M TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE THAT TOOK A PIC OR FILMED THAT SUNDAY (DEC 12) TO SEE IF PERHAPS I WAS CAUGHT ON TOO...

PLEASE HELP ME!!!

[vivascargill]

Pacino at his peak and that is saying something!

[shaileshsharma2003]

Brilliant performance by Al Pacino.

[max65251]

i love rats al pacino great