Much Ado About Nothing 2011 - Articles Page 14

Run Time:
3 hours, with one interval
Opened: May 26, 2011
Closing: October 01, 2011

Much Ado About Nothing - 2011 - West End History , Info & More

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Claudio loves Hero and Hero Claudio and nothing seems capable of tearing them apart. Claudio’s friend Benedick loves Beatrice and Beatrice Benedick, but (because neither will admit it) nothing seems capable of bringing them together. Only the intrigues of a resentful prince force Benedick to prove his love for Beatrice – by killing his best friend.



Driven along by a romance all the more charming for being unacknowledged, Much Ado About Nothing is a miracle of comic and dramatic suspense and gives us, in the bantering Beatrice and Benedick, two of Shakespeare’s wittiest, most lovable pair of lovers.

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Much Ado About Nothing - 2011 - West End Articles Page 14

Boomerang Theatre Company Kicks Off Season With MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, 6/18-7/17
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 13, 2011


Boomerang Theatre Company (Tim Errickson, Artistic Director; Sue Abbott, Managing Director) will kick off their 2011 season with an outdoor production of Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing, directed by Daniel Talbott and starring Sara Thigpen as Beatrice. The production opens June 18th in Central Park, and is free to the public. Check out www.boomerangtheatre.org for more information.

Andrea McArdle Leads CRT's URINETOWN at the Jorgensen Theatre, 4/ 14
by BWW News Desk - Apr 14, 2011


Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) will present the smash-hit Broadway Musical Urinetown, featuring Broadway star Andrea McArdle, April 14 - 17 & 27 - 30, 2011 in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre on the Storrs campus.

Yale Rep Presents AUTUMN SONATA 4/12-5/7
by BWW News Desk - Apr 12, 2011


YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents the U.S. premiere of Ingmar Bergman's AUTUMN SONATA, directed by Robert Woodruff, based on a literal translation by Wendy Weckwerth, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street) April 12-May 7, 2011.

People’s Light & Theatre Presents DIVIDING THE ESTATE 5/11-6/5
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 11, 2011


People's Light & Theatre presents the Philadelphia premiere of Horton Foote's Dividing the Estate. It runs May 11 - June 5, 2011 on the Main Stage. Artistic Director Abigail Adams directs. People's Light & T

Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Presents Breaking the Code At Central Square
by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2011


Catalyst Collaborative@MIT, a science theater collaboration between MIT and Underground Railway Theater, presents Hugh Whitemore's BREAKING THE CODE, an elegant, deeply moving portrait of mathematician Alan Turning, played by Allyn Burrows and directed by Adam Zahler. The press performance is April 10, 2011 at 2PM.

CLYBOURNE PARK Closes At at Wyndham’s Theatre May 7
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 8, 2011


The quadruple award-winning Clybourne Park will complete its scheduled run at Wyndham's Theatre on Saturday 7 May 2011.

A Red Orchid Theatre Presents THE MANDRAKE 4/8-5/24
by BWW News Desk - Apr 8, 2011


A Red Orchid Theatre closes its 2010-2011 Season with Machiavelli's The Mandrake, translated by Peter Constantine and directed by Steve Scott.

A Red Orchid Theatre Presents THE MANDRAKE 4/8-5/24
by BWW News Desk - Apr 8, 2011


A Red Orchid Theatre closes its 2010-2011 Season with Machiavelli's The Mandrake, translated by Peter Constantine and directed by Steve Scott.

CST's Funk It Up About Nothin' Travels To London, Begins 4/8
by BWW News Desk - Apr 8, 2011


?Straight from a six-week tour of Australia, Chicago Shakespeare Theater's (CST) acclaimed Funk It Up About Nothin' makes its London debut at Theatre Royal Stratford East beginning April 8, 2011.

Bateman, Beckett, et al. Join Cast of Wyndham Theatre's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 5, 2011


Full casting is announced for Josie Rourke's new production of William Shakespeare's timeless comedy Much Ado About Nothing.

Chicago Shakespeare Theatre Presents MURDER FOR TWO, 5/12-6/19
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 4, 2011


Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) premieres Murder for Two-A Killer Musical, created by Joe Kinosian (music/book) and Kellen Blair (lyrics/book), May 12-June 19, 2011, Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare. This comedic Agatha Christie-like whodunit musical comes with a surprising twist: one actor plays the inspector, the other plays all 10 suspects, and both play the piano. Staged by CST veteran director David H. Bell, this 75-minute premiere features the show's co-creator Joe Kinosian playing the slew of hilarious would-be criminals and Chicago favorite Alan Schmuckler performing the role of the inspector. Tickets for Murder for Two-A Killer Musical Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare May 12-June 19, 2011, are $25-$30, with special discounts available for groups of 10 or more. All patrons receive a 40% parking discount at Navy Pier garages. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Box Office at 312.595.5600 or visit the Theater's website at www.chicagoshakes.com

Pinkalicious Returns to MMAC 4/2
by BWW News Desk - Apr 2, 2011


PINKALICIOUS, THE MUSICAL will move to the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center Saturday, April 2nd, 2011. Performances are Saturdays and Sundays at 11am for the opened run.

Arena Stage to Produce RUINED In-the-Round, 4/22-6/5
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 30, 2011


Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater will produce the first in-the-round staging of Ruined, the 2009 Pulitzer Prize winner for drama by Arena Stage Project Resident Lynn Nottage and directed by Resident Playwright Charles Randolph-Wright (Director of Arena Stage's Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies). Ruined is the stirring tale of Mama Nadi, a mother figure loosely based on Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children, who provides refuge for women affected by civil war ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo. The production features an expanded company with cast members playing live music and additional ensemble roles featuring University of Maryland students. Ruined runs April 22-June 5, 2011 in the Fichandler Stage.

John Cullum, Annie Parisse, et al. Set for 2011 Shakespeare in the Park
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 28, 2011


The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Interim Executive Director Joey Parnes) announced casting today for the 2011 Shakespeare in the Park summer season featuring MEASURE FOR MEASURE, directed by David Esbjornson, and ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, directed by Daniel Sullivan, running in repertory June 6 - July 30 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Bank of America returns as lead sponsor of Shakespeare in the Park 2011, supporting The Public's mission to keep Shakespeare in the Park free.

AliveWire Theatrics Presents World Premiere of BESHARET, Closes 3/27
by BWW News Desk - Mar 27, 2011


AliveWire Theatrics presents the World Premiere of Besharet, written by Chana Porter and directed by Scott Rodrigue. Besharet is the company's inaugural theatrical production, and runs from March 5 - 27, 2011 in a limited engagement at the 9th Space theater, located at 150 1st Avenue (home of Performance Space 122) in NYC.

A Red Orchid Theatre Presents THE MANDRAKE 4/8-5/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 22, 2011


A Red Orchid Theatre closes its 2010-2011 Season with Machiavelli's The Mandrake, translated by Peter Constantine and directed by Steve Scott.

Andrea McArdle Leads CRT's URINETOWN at the Jorgensen Theatre, 4/ 14
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 22, 2011


Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) will present the smash-hit Broadway Musical Urinetown, featuring Broadway star Andrea McArdle, April 14 - 17 & 27 - 30, 2011 in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre on the Storrs campus.

John Leone Comes To Feinstein's 3/21
by BWW News Desk - Mar 21, 2011


FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed "Best of New York" by New York Magazine and "an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post will continue its 2011 season with the debut of Jersey Boys star JOHN LEONE in "Songs My Father Loved: A Tribute to the Great Italian-American Singers" on Monday, March 21.

Burning Coal’s ‘Mockingbird’ Flies Again, Close 3/20
by BWW News Desk - Mar 20, 2011


Burning Coal Theatre Company of Raleigh, NC will re-open its production of To Kill A Mockingbird, a stage adaptation of Harper Lee's classic novel by Christopher Sergel. The production runs March 10 - 20, 2011. Performances are March 10 - 12 and 17 - 19, 2011 at 7:30 pm and March 13 and 20th at 2 p.m.

Auditions for the 2011 Shakespeare Intensive Held 3/19-20
by BWW News Desk - Mar 20, 2011


Auditions for The Old Globe's 2010 Summer Shakespeare Intensive will be held on Saturday, March 19 and Sunday, March 20 on the Globe campus.

Auditions for the 2011 Shakespeare Intensive Held 3/19-20
by BWW News Desk - Mar 19, 2011


Auditions for The Old Globe's 2010 Summer Shakespeare Intensive will be held on Saturday, March 19 and Sunday, March 20 on the Globe campus.

ASF Presents MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS, MUCH ADO..., & JULIUS CEASAR
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 17, 2011


The 2011 Spring Repertory season at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival will include Ron Hutchinson's comedy Moonlight and Magnolias and Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing and Julius Caesar. Three 'Extreme Weekends' are available where all three shows can be seen in the same weekend on April 30 - May 1, May 7-8, and May 21 - 22.

Yale Rep Presents AUTUMN SONATA 4/12-5/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 17, 2011


YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents the U.S. premiere of Ingmar Bergman's AUTUMN SONATA, directed by Robert Woodruff, based on a literal translation by Wendy Weckwerth, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street) April 12-May 7, 2011.

Old Vic's CAUSE CÉLÈBRE Previews Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Mar 17, 2011


Lucy Black, Timothy Carlton, Simon Chandler, Richard Clifford, Oliver Coopersmith, Niamh Cusack, Rory Fleck-Byrne, Freddie Fox, Jenny Galloway, Patrick Godfrey, Nicholas Jones, Tommy McDonnell, Lucy Robinson, Tristan Shepherd, Richard Teverson, Sarah Waddell, Michael Webber and Tristram Wymark will join the previously announced Anne-Marie Duff in Terence Rattigan's final play, Cause Celebre, opening for previews on 17 March with a press night on 29 March 2011.

Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Presents Breaking the Code At Central Square
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 16, 2011


Catalyst Collaborative@MIT, a science theater collaboration between MIT and Underground Railway Theater, presents Hugh Whitemore's BREAKING THE CODE, an elegant, deeply moving portrait of mathematician Alan Turning, played by Allyn Burrows and directed by Adam Zahler. The press performance is April 10, 2011 at 2PM.

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1927   Broadway
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1952   Broadway
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1959   Broadway
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1972   Off-Broadway
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1972   Broadway
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1984   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1987   Off-Broadway
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1988   Off-Broadway
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2001   Off-Broadway
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2004   Off-Broadway Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park
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2011   West End Shakespeare's Globe Production
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2012   West End
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2013   Off-Broadway Theatre for a New Audience Production
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2014   Off-Broadway Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park
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2016   West End Royal Shakespeare Company West End Revival Production
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2018   West End Rose Theatre Kingston Ten-Year Anniversary Production
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2019   Off-Broadway Shakespeare In the Park
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Much Ado About Nothing - 2011 West End Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2012 Olivier Awards Best Revival Wyndham's Theatre
2007 Olivier Awards Best Actress Tamsin Greig

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