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The Merchant of Venice (Broadway)

  • Acting
    5 stars
  • Direction
    5 stars
  • Overall
    5 stars
  • Production
    5 stars
  • Story
    5 stars
  • Writing
    5 stars
Previews
October 19th, 2010
Opening
November 7th, 2010
Closing
February 20th, 2011
Status
Closed
Overall Rating
5.00 / 5, based on 3 reviews
Categories
Drama Play
Running Time
2 hours, 55 minutes with one intermission

Synopsis

Antonio, a young man, pledges a pound of his own flesh to a moneylender, Shylock, so a friend can woo his lady-love in style. Antonio learns a hard lesson in loyalty, humanity, friendship and prejudice when the revenge-seeking Shylock comes to collect and he is unable to pay

Cast

Al Pacino, Lily Rabe, Jesse L. Martin, Byron Jennings, Christopher Fitzgerald, Jessica Lind, Gerry Bamman, Matthew Rauch, Richard Topol, Marsha Stephanie Blake, David Harbour, Peter Francis James, Isaiah Johnson, Charles Kimbrough, Seth Numrich, Happy Anderson, Liza J. Bennett, Bryce Gill, Jade Hawk, Bethany Heinrich, Tia James, Kelsey Kurz, Brian Macdonald, Dorien Makhloghi, Glenn Fleshler, Luke Forbes, Herb Foster, Thomas M. Hammond, Curt Hostetter, Dorien Makhloghi, Kim Martin-Cotten, Baylen Thomas

Creative

  • Playwright: William Shakespeare
  • Direction: Daniel Sullivan
  • Scenic Design: Mark Wendland
  • Costume Design: Jess Goldstein
  • Lighting Design: Kenneth Posner
  • Sound Design: Acme Sound Partners
  • Original Music: Dan Moses Schreier