Much Ado About Nothing / New York Shakespeare Festival (Broadway Theatre Archive)

Much Ado About Nothing / New York Shakespeare Festival (Broadway Theatre Archive)
by Nick Havinga

Much Ado About Nothing / New York Shakespeare Festival (Broadway Theatre Archive)
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Actor: Barnard Hughes, Charles Bartlett, F. Murray Abraham, Kathleen Widdoes, Sam Waterston
Director: Nick Havinga
Producer: Joseph Papp
Producer: Rupert Hitzig
Writer: William Shakespeare
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 165 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-09-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video

Movie Reviews of Much Ado About Nothing / New York Shakespeare Festival (Broadway Theatre Archive)

Movie Review: Exceptional performance in Teddy roosevelt era
Summary: 5 Stars

I saw this on Broadway in the early 1970's. I remember it clearly as President Nixon was sitting about 8 rows in front of me (he had better seats!!). I loved it then, I loved it when it was telecast a few years later,and I still love it.

Waterston and Widdoes are perfect. Sort of Hepbrun and Tracy doing Shakespeare!

Summary of Much Ado About Nothing / New York Shakespeare Festival (Broadway Theatre Archive)

In 1972, twenty million people saw the broadcast of this CBS-TV production of Shakespeare's classic tale of romance, mistaken identity, and the battle of the sexes. Though this turn-of-the-century version has Roosevelt's Rough-Riders and bicycle riding suffragettes, the story is the same: Beatrice and Benedick fight their merry war of words; the evil Don Juan conspires to disrupt the wedding of Hero and Claudio; and it's up to Dogbery to save the day. Critically acclaimed and loved by audiences, this rollicking comedy is brassy, bouncy and all-together entertaining. First presented at the New York Shakespeare Festival, this production later became the first truly successful Shakespeare play in Broadway history that did not boast a major star. Features Oscar-nominee Sam Waterston (Law & Order)as Benedick and the Tony-nominated performances of Emmy-winners Kathleen Widdoes (As the World Turns) and Barnard Hughes (Midnight Cowboy).

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