Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare in the Park) — Page 2

RippedMan said: "Lordy. Y'all love to jump down people's throats. It wasn't even meant as an insult. They brought their own flavor to the piece instead of the usual Shakespearean interpretation, and I thought it was refreshing and totally fit.

Just as when someone said Andrew Garfield "played Gay" in Angels... it's not a biggie unless you make it a biggie.."

But it is a "biggie". And its very telling of your character the fact that you have multiple poc (including me) telling you what you said was wrong, yet you still refuse to acknowledge that... No one asked what your black writer pulitzer prize winner playwright friend said, we're talking about what you said. And frankly just because they said it, doesn't mean you can. Don't say anyone is jumping down your throat when we're actually just calling out your bias

annang said: "Does anyone have a good sense of how long the lines have been on weekdays? Just found out I'm free this Thursday, and would like to try for tickets. What time should I plan to arrive? Thanks!"

I'm hoping for sorta same info, but for standby.

I know the waits can be all over the place and vary by demand (big names, weather, day of week) but am wondering if, assuming decent weather, there will be much of standby line, say, this Wednesday(6/5/19)? I'm guessing not? Last time I went was early in run (last season for the Twelfth Night), showed up at like 5 or 6pm and found ZERO people in standby, had to start the line myself which was almost weird but obviously better than being behind a million others. Line only grew so much before tickets were distributed.

Emmaloucbway said: "VotePeron said: "and then the second act has approxnothing happen in it."

I mean... the title of the play promises that...

Emmaloucbway, thank you so much! This gave me the best, and a very needed, laugh today. Perfect, just perfect!

I'm feeling like I saw a different show than the reactions in this thread. This was my favorite Shakespeare in the Park production in years. I never felt overwhelmed by the concept, the language - while colloquialized in word stress- was preserved and delivered in perfect verse, and the staging is wondrously lush. I'm very familiar with the play (been in it twice, seen it at least five times), so I'll own that bias, but I had a great time and the vast majority of the audience around me on Saturday appeared to as well.

52889j - The reviews out with the official opening night agree with you.

AntV - NYT says 2 hours 30 minutes, Public Theater website says 2 hours and 20 minutes with a 20 minute intermission. I think it might run longer, reports in this thread put it past three hours. Unless they trimmed it by "opening night."

How has the standby line been lately?

thirtythirtyninety said: "I have heard on pretty good authority that this production will be recorded for broadcast on Great Performances. Has this been done with a Delacorte production before?"



I believe there was a professionally filmed recording of James Earl Jones as King Lear at the Delacorte way back in the 80’s (?), but that was a long time ago, and I don’t know if it was PBS or something else.

If this is true: there’s no reason to object, as far as I can see, but I can’t help but feel like this would not have been my first choice Delacorte production to film.