Photo Coverage: MERCHANT OF VENICE Opening Arrivals

The Public Theater, with Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel is presenting THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, starring Al Pacino as Shylock and Lily Rabe as Portia at the Broadhurst Theatre this fall. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE will play 78 performances only through Sunday, January 9.

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE is one of Shakespeare's most thrilling and controversial plays, rich with love and betrayal, forgiveness and revenge. The Jewish moneylender Shylock makes a loan to Antonio, a Christian merchant. Their loan contract, steeped in prejudice and centered on the play's infamous "pound of flesh," sweeps the two men and everyone in their worlds into chaos. Only the insightful Portia can imagine a way forward, but for her and those she loves, even "the quality of mercy" has its limits.

The performance schedule for THE MERCHANT OF VENICE is Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 7 p.m.; Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m; and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Tickets for THE MERCHANT OF VENICE are $126.50 to $141.50. Tickets are on sale now through Tele-Charge at (212) 293-6200 or www.telecharge.com.

Photo Credit: Linda Lenzi

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Andrew McCarthy

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Brooke Shields

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Colin Quinn

Eric Bogosian

Eve Best

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Judith Light

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Oskar Eustis and Daughter

Pablo Schreiber and Jessica Monty Schreiber

Sarah Paulson and Bobby Cannavale

Sarah Paulson, Sutton Foster and Bobby Cannavale

Richard Thomas

Roger Mason

Sarah Paulson

Tovah Feldshuh

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