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Who Played Feste in Twelfth Night

Feste is a role in Twelfth Night, a play that opened Broadway in 2013.

Direct from a sold-out run in London's West End, the critically-beloved, Shakespeare's Globe productions of Twelfth Night and Richard III come to Broadway for a 16-week limited engagement. Two of The Bard's finest plays are performed in repertory by a remarkable cast featuring two-time Tony Award winner Mark Rylance (Jerusalem, Boeing-Boeing), Golden Globe nominee Stephen Fry (Wilde, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows) and Tony Award nominee Samuel Barnett (The History Boys). These classics are presented in the custom of how Shakespeare's plays were originally staged, with an extraordinary all-male company playing male and female roles; actors participating in the pre-show ritual of dressing and preparing their make-up on stage, in front of the audience; music played live on traditional instruments; and lighting created almost exclusively by 100 on-stage candles, adding to the intimate and authentic atmosphere. This is delightfully funny, timeless Shakespeare at its absolute finest, and it is not to be missed! Outrageous high comedy ensues as the pangs of unrequited love affect the unforgettable characters of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. While the lovelorn Duke Orsino plots to win the heart of the mourning Olivia (Mark Rylance), an alliance of servants and hangers-on scheme against the high handedness of Olivia's steward, the pompous Malvolio (Stephen Fry). When Orsino engages the cross-dressed Viola, who has disguised herself as a young man under the name Cesario, to plead with Olivia on his behalf, a bittersweet and hilarious chain of events follows.

18 actors have played Feste in Twelfth Night.

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Performer Production Opened
Vernon Kelso Broadway Twelfth Night 1919
Alan Birmingham Broadway Twelfth Night 1926
Lewis Martin Broadway Twelfth Night 1930
Thayer Roberts Broadway Twelfth Night 1930
Donald Burr Broadway Twelfth Night 1940
Alan Harkness Broadway Twelfth Night 1941
Harry Townes Broadway Twelfth Night 1949
Dudley Jones Broadway Twelfth Night 1958
George Pentecost Broadway Twelfth Night 1972
Adam Dannheisser Broadway Twelfth Night 1998
David Patrick Kelly Broadway Twelfth Night 1998
Kurt Egyiawan Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Peter Hamilton Dyer Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Shaina Taub Off-Broadway Twelfth Night 2016
Ben Steinfeld Off-Broadway Twelfth Night 2017
Donnetta Lavinia Grays Off-Broadway Twelfth Night 2017
Shaina Taub Off-Broadway Twelfth Night 2018
Michael Grady-Hall West End Twelfth Night 2025
Moses Sumney Off-Broadway Twelfth Night 2025

Other Roles in Twelfth Night

Role Production Opened
Antonio Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Curio Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Fabian Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Feste Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Malvolio Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Maria Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Officer Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Olivia Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Olivia's Servant Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Orsino Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Priest Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Sea Captain Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Sebastian Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Sir Andrew Aguecheek Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Sir Toby Belch Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Valentine Broadway Twelfth Night 2013
Viola Broadway Twelfth Night 2013

“Feste” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Twelfth Night Off-Broadway 1999

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