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Directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan (Proof), The
Merchant of Venice follows The Winter's Tale, which began previews June 10. Both productions ran in repertory through
Aug. 1, 2010.
The Shakespeare in the Park production of The Merchant of Venice,
starring Academy Award-winning actor Al Pacino, transfered to Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre for a limited engagement beginning
Oct. 19, 2010....then changed dates due to personal conflicts on the set. After a heralded run this summer as part of Shakespeare in the
Park, the Public Theater production of The Merchant of Venice, starring Academy Award-winning actor Al Pacino, officially
marked an opening on Broadway Nov. 13, 2010 at the Broadhurst Theatre. This would be the publics' first
date while the curtain call would be held November 5th.
The Broadway production marks Pacino's third time inhabiting the
role of the unflinching Jewish moneylender. He also appeared as Shylock in Michael Radford's screen adaptation of Merchant
to acclaim in 2004. Tony Award-winning director Daniel Sullivan (Proof) stages the dark take on the tale of greed,
love, faith and vengeance, which brings a brutal pathos to Shakespeare's comedy.
The company finally celebrated its Broadway opening Nov. 7,
though press performances and reviews occured at a later date. Actress Lily Rabe then returned to the Broadway production of the
Public Theater's The Merchant of Venice. Rabe, who originated the role of Portia in the Shakespeare in the
Park staging of Merchant of Venice this past summer, had been absent from the Broadway transfer the past week due to the failing
health of her mother, Academy Award-nominated actress Jill Clayburgh. Clayburgh lost her battle with Leukemia Nov. 5, 2010.
Ms. Rabe said her parents were in the audience night after night
during early previews of “Merchant” in Central Park: “I remember, after the first one — and I had
never had this experience before — they both just sort of looked at me and had nothing to say. They were really blissed
out by the production.” She described doing the “quality of mercy” speech on
one of those nights, with arms outstretched under a mist of gentle rain, as a magical moment that she was happy her mother
got to witness. *taken from NY Times' Article, Lily Rabe on Loss, Shakespeare and Acting,
by David Rooney, dated December 1, 2010.
After a brief hiatus, the acclaimed Broadway revival of The
Merchant of Venice, starring Al Pacino and Lily Rabe, resumes performances Feb. 1 at the Broadhurst Theatre.
Venice went on hiatus Jan. 9, 2011 in order to
allow Pacino to fulfill prior film commitments. Performances will continue through Feb. 20, 2011. *from Playbill article dated Feb. 1, 2011
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