ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, Starring Nicole Ari Parker and Esau Pritchett, Begins Tonight at the McCarter Theatre Center

From Egypt and England to South Africa, backstage, and beyond -The Tony Award-Winning McCarter Theatre Center is about to take audiences around the world for its 2014-2015 season. The season begins with a new adaptation of William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, running tonight, September 5, through October 5, 2014.

After their acclaimed Broadway run of A Streetcar Named Desire, Emily Mann and Nicole Ari Parker reunite to create a new version of Shakespeare's story with a sharper focus on the legendary lovers whose destiny shaped the world.

She was the seductive queen of Egypt and he one of the generals of Rome. Their tempestuous love affair would tear empires apart. Parker (Boogie Nights, Soul Food) and Esau Pritchett (Fences) join director Mann for this sizzling production.

Shakespeare's Antony & Cleopatra is one of literature's great masterpieces, full of romance, passion, and betrayal. Don't miss this intimate tale of two legendary lovers whose desires shaped the destiny of the world.

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