The extended limited Off-Broadway engagement will now continue through Sunday December 14th at the Astor Place Theatre.
Performances are now underway for the Off-Broadway production of Shakespeare's Richard II, starring Michael Urie. The extended limited Off-Broadway engagement will now continue through Sunday December 14th at the Astor Place Theatre. Check out photos from opening night below!
Led by recently Emmy-nominated actor Michael Urie in the title role, the cast features Grantham Coleman, Ron Canada, Kathryn Meisle, David Mattar Merten, Lux Pascal, James Seol, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Ryan Spahn, Emily Swallow, and Sarin Monae West. This World Premiere is adapted and directed by Craig Baldwin and presented by Red Bull Theater with Mickey Liddell & Pete Shilaimon, in association with Daryl Roth, Tom D'Angora, and Willette & Manny Klausner.
The design team includes Arnulfo Maldonado (scenic; Tony Award nominations: Buena Vista Social Club, A Strange Loop; Obie for Sustained Excellence in Set Design), Rodrigo Muñoz (costume), Jeanette Yew (lighting), and brandon wolcott (sound). Rick Sordelet will serve as Fight Director & Intimacy Coordinator. Alexandre Bleau serves as casting director.
Ambition and betrayal reign supreme in this electrifying reimagining of Shakespeare's poetic masterpiece. Set in 1980s Manhattan, the neon skyline and shadowy backrooms become an epic battleground of identity and power, where a king's divine right crumbles beneath the weight of human frailty.
Photo Credit: Bruce Glikas

David Mattar Merten, Kathryn Meisle, Michael Urie and Ron Canada

Emily Swallow, Lux Pascal and Grantham Coleman, David Mattar Merten, Kathryn Meisle, Michael Urie, Ron Canada, James Seol, Ryan Spahn and Sarin Monae West

Emily Swallow, Lux Pascal and Grantham Coleman

Daniel Stewart Sherman,

Lux Pascal, Emily Swallow and David Mattar Merten, James Seol, Ryan Spahn and Sarin Monae West

Director Craig Baldwin, Daniel Stewart Sherman, David Mattar Merten, James Seol, Ryan Spahn, Sarin Monae West, Emily Swallow, Michael Urie, Lux Pascal, Grantham Coleman, Kathryn Meisle and Ron Canada

Daniel Stewart Sherman

Daniel Stewart Sherman

Director Craig Baldwin and Lux Pascal

Director Craig Baldwin, Lux Pascal and Sarin Monae West

David Mattar Merten and Lux Pascal

Emily Swallow and Chad Kimball

Emily Swallow and Chad Kimball

Michael Urie, Tom D'Angora and Maya Days

Director Craig Baldwin and Michael Urie

Michael Urie and David Mattar Merten

Ryan Spahn, James Seol and Sarin Monae West

Emily Swallow and Kathryn Meisle

Benjamin Hightower and David Mattar Merten

James Seol, Nathan Lee Graham and Michael Urie, David Mattar Merten and Sarin Monae West

Nathan Lee Graham and Michael Urie

Marchánt Davis and Grantham Coleman

Ryan Spahn, Will Brill and David Cromer

Ryan Spahn, Frederico Rodriguez, Mallory Portnoy, Will Brill and Talene Monahon

David Mattar Merten, David Cromer and Will Beech

Sarin Monae West, Emily Swallow, Lux Pascal and Kathryn Meisle

Hamish Linklater and Michael Urie

Jenn Colella, Hannah Cruz and Michael Urie

Michael Urie and Red Bull Theater Founder/Artistic Director Jesse Berger

Grantham Coleman and Lux Pascal

Director Craig Baldwin, Daniel Stewart Sherman, David Mattar Merten, James Seol, Ryan Spahn, Sarin Monae West, Emily Swallow, Michael Urie, Lux Pascal, Grantham Coleman, Kathryn Meisle and Ron Canada

Director Craig Baldwin, Daniel Stewart Sherman, David Mattar Merten, James Seol, Ryan Spahn, Sarin Monae West, Emily Swallow, Michael Urie, Lux Pascal, Grantham Coleman, Kathryn Meisle and Ron Canada

Signage at The Astor Place Theatre