
The Public's Much Ado About Nothing 2019
Overview
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
Director: Kenny Leon
Cast

Danielle Brooks
Beatrice

Grantham Coleman
Benedick

Chuck Cooper
Leonato

Erik LaRay Harvey
Antonio/Verges
Kai Heath
Messenger
Jamar Brathwaite
Ensemble

Jeremie Harris
Claudio

Daniel Croix
Balthasar

Tyrone Mitchell Henderson
Friar Francis/Sexton

Tiffany Denise Hobbs
Ursula