Cuccioli Will Play Salieri in Amadeus for Shakespeare Theatre of NJ

By Kenneth Jones
March 5, 2008

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey announced that Broadway's Robert Cuccioli will play Salieri in the Madison, NJ, troupe's spring production of Peter Shaffer's Amadeus.

Cuccioli was nominated for a Tony Award for his title role in Jekyll and Hyde. On Broadway he also appeared in Les Miserables. At The Shakespeare Theatre, he has appeared in Julius Caesar and Macbeth, among many others.

Amadeus will be directed by Joe Discher and plays May 28-June 22.

Also announced was the final production of the 2008 season — Shakespeare's romance, The Winter's Tale, Dec. 3-28, directed by Shakespeare Theatre resident director Brian B. Crowe.

For information about the 2008 season, call The Shakespeare Theatre box office at (973) 408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org.

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The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's Main Stage, the 308-seat F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, is conveniently located in Madison at 36 Madison Avenue (Route 124) at Lancaster Road (on the Drew University campus).

The Outdoor Stage is located at the Greek Theatre on the campus of the College of St. Elizabeth in Morristown.

Bonnie J. Monte is the troupe's artistic director.