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‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Features All-Black Cast For Central Park’s Shakespeare in The Park

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Jun 03, 2019
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Central Park’s annual summer Shakespeare performances will include an all-Black cast and a modern, politically charged take on Much Ado About Nothing. Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon will stage William Shakespeare’s comedy at the Delacorte Theater, but with a contemporary twist for the 2019 season. The new version is set in modern-day Atlanta and…

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