PHOTO CALL: First Look at The Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino

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News PHOTO CALL: First Look at The Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino Shakespeare in the Park's production of The Merchant of Venice will begin performances June 12 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, running in repertory with Winter's Tale.

By Matthew Blank

June 10, 2010

Oscar winner Al Pacino stars as Shylock, with Lily Rabe (Steel Magnolias, Heartbreak House) as Portia, Tony Award nominee Linda Emond (Life (x) 3, A Spanish Play) as Hermione in The Winter's Tale and Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Seven Guitars, Jelly's Last Jam) as Leontes.

The company also features Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jesse L. Martin, Max Wright, Bill Heck, Hamish Linklater, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Gerry Bamman, Francois Battiste, Byron Jennings, Heather Lind, Nyambi Nyambi, Matthew Rauch and Richard Topol.

Here is a look at the staging by Daniel Sullivan:

The Merchant of Venice, with Pacino, in the Park

Lily Rabe and Al Pacino — The Merchant of Venice, with Pacino, in the Park

Shakespeare in the Park's production of *The Merchant of Venice* will begin performances June 12 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, running in repertory with *Winter's Tale*. Read the Playbill.com story.
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Hamish Linklater and Jesse L. Martin

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Luke Forbes, Dorien Makhloghi, Nyambi Nyambi, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Lily Rabe

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Lily Rabe, Byron Jennings and Al Pacino

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The Merchant of Venice, with Pacino, in the Park

The Merchant of Venice, with Pacino, in the Park

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