Featuring a score by Friedman and a book by two-time Tony nominee Timbers (Peter and the Starcatcher, Rocky, Here Lies Love ), the production marks the first new Shakespeare-based musical to be produced at the Delacorte Theater since the Tony-winning Galt MacDermot musical Two Gentlemen of Verona premiered there in 1971 prior to a Broadway run.
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Norbert Leo Butz, Sierra Boggess, Benjamin Walker, Andrew Rannells and More Celebrate Shakespeare in the Park's Love's Labour's Lost
Norbert Leo Butz, Sierra Boggess, Benjamin Walker, Andrew Rannells and More Celebrate Shakespeare in the Park's Love's Labour's Lost
The Public Theater's world-premiere musical Love's Labour's Lost , penned by Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson collaborators Michael Friedman and Alex Timbers, officially opened Aug. 12 following previews that began July 23 as part of Shakespeare in the Park. Read the Playbill.com story.
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Jeff Hiller, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Kimiko Glenn, Audrey Lynn Weston and Bryce Pinkham
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Rachel Dratch, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Kimiko Glenn, Audrey Lynn Weston and Bryce Pinkham
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Colin Donnell, Maria Thayer, Bryce Pinkham and Audrey Lynn Weston
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Colin Donnell, Maria Thayer and Patti Murin
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Maria Thayer and Patti Murin
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Audrey Lynn Weston, Colin Donnell and Patti Murin
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Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Justin Levine, Kevin Del Aguila, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Caesar Samayoa, Bradley Gibson and Michael R. Douglass
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Kimiko Glenn, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Justin Levine, Kevin Del Aguila, Rebecca Naomi Jones and Caesar Samayoa
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Patti Murin, Daniel Breaker, Kimiko Glenn, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Justin Levine, Kevin Del Aguila and Rebecca Naomi Jones
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Andrew Durand, Charlie Pollock, Bryce Pinkham, Audrey Lynn Weston, Colin Donnell, Maria Thayer, Patti Murin, Daniel Breaker, Kimiko Glenn and Lucas Near-Verbrugghe
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Charlie Pollock, Bryce Pinkham, Audrey Lynn Weston, Colin Donnell, Maria Thayer, Patti Murin, Daniel Breaker, Kimiko Glenn, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe and Justin Levine
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Audrey Lynn Weston, Colin Donnell, Maria Thayer, Patti Murin and Daniel Breaker
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Kristine Nielsen
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Lindsay Nicole Chambers and Chris Barron
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Sharon Washington
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Phylicia Rashad
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Benjamin Walker and Alex Timbers
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Douglas Carter Beane and Lewis Flinn
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Tonya Pinkins
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De'Adre Aziza and Derrick Baskin
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Michael Friedman and Greg Hildreth
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Norbert Leo Butz and Michelle Federer
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Vanessa Williams
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Sierra Boggess
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P.J. Griffith and Kelly Karbacz
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Will Forte
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Lin-Manuel Miranda and Vanessa Nadal
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Andrew Rannells
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Mike Doyle
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Oskar Eustis and Jeff Barker
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Ruthie Ann Miles and Jose Llana
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Lindsay Nicole Chambers and Chris Barron
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Phylicia Rashad
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Benjamin Walker
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Alex Timbers
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Becky Ann Baker and Dylan Baker
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Tonya Pinkins
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Vanessa Williams
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Sierra Boggess
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P.J. Griffith
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Will Forte
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Kathy Najimy
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Andrew Rannells
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Mike Doyle
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Kristen Connolly
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Liesl Tommy
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Natalie Cortez, Conrad Ricamora, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Ruthie Ann Miles, Trevor Salter and Debralee Daco
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Phylicia Rashad
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Benjamin Walker
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Vanessa Williams
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Henry Stram
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Michael R. Douglass and Kevin Del Aguila
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Patti Murin
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Bryce Pinkham, Colin Donnell, Patti Murin, Daniel Breaker and Lucas Near-Verbrugghe
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Charlie Pollock, Rebecca Naomi Jones and Caesar Samayoa
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Andrew Durand, Jeff Hiller and Justin Levine
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Patti Murin and Daniel Breaker
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Patti Murin, Audrey Lynn Weston, Kimiko Glenn and Maria Thayer
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Kate Whoriskey and Daniel Breaker
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Rachel Dratch
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Kevin Del Aguila
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Patti Murin
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Patti Murin and Daniel Breaker
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Patti Murin, Audrey Lynn Weston, Kimiko Glenn and Maria Thayer
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Rachel Dratch
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Timbers also directs the production that will run through Aug. 18. Check out Playbill.com's survival guide for waiting in line for tickets to Shakespeare in the Park.
The cast features Daniel Breaker (King of Navarre), Kevin Del Aguila (Dull), Colin Donnell (Berowne), Rachel Dratch (Holofernes), Andrew Durand (Boyet), Kimiko Glenn (Maria), Jeff Hiller (Nathaniel), Rebecca Naomi Jones (Jaquenetta), Justin Levine (Moth), Patti Murin (Princess), Lucas Near-Verbrugghe (Dumaine), Bryce Pinkham (Longaville), Charlie Pollock (Costard), Caesar Samayoa (Don Armado), Maria Thayer (Rosaline), and Audrey Lynn Weston (Katherine). The non-equity ensemble features Michael R. Douglass and Bradley Gibson.
Read the Playbill feature about adapting Shakespeare's play into an irreverent, 90-minute rock musical. Love's Labour's Lost has scenic design by John Lee Beatty , with costume design by Jennifer Moeller, lighting design by Jeff Croiter and sound design by Acme Sound Partners .
All performances for Love's Labour's Lost begin at 8:30 PM. It has a 90-minute running time.
Tickets to Shakespeare in the Park are free and are distributed, two per person, at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park the day of the show. The Public Theater is again offering free tickets through its Virtual Ticketing lottery at shakespeareinthepark.org on the day of the show.
The Delacorte Theater in Central Park is accessible by entering at 81st Street and Central Park West or at 79th Street and Fifth Avenue.