The Merchant of Venice Revival 2010 - Articles Page 1.8
Run Time:
3 hours, with one intermission
Opened: November 13, 20103 hours, with one intermission
Closing: February 20, 2011
The Merchant of Venice - 2010 - Broadway History , Info & More
Broadhurst Theatre (Broadway)
235 W. 44th St. New York, NY
Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe and Academy Award winner Al Pacino and Tony Award winning director Daniel Sullivan reunite to bring the Public Theater's critically acclaimed production of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice to Broadway following a sold-out run in Central Park.
Pacino and Sullivan expertly tackle one of Shakespeare's most controversial plays, offering modern audiences a new, shattering take on this rarely performed play.
The must-see event runs for only 78 performances! Don't miss this legendary production that the Wall Street Journal declared "cries out to be seen by everyone with a passion for truly great theater. The best Merchant I have ever seen!"
Due to a film commitment in Mr. Pacino's schedule, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE went on hiatus following the performance on Sunday, January 9 (when it was originally scheduled to close) and resumed performances on Tuesday, February 1 for an additional three week run through Sunday, February 20.
The Merchant of Venice - 2010 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR The Merchant of Venice
Merchant of Venice
9 / 10
Language is always key when it comes to the Bard. But Sullivan's excellent production finds eloquence between the lines, too, in two silent scenes. One imagines Shylock's conversion to Christianity as an act of brutal violence. The other is a final tableau of Jessica, seated at water's edge, and Portia, again, in a tower but not camera-ready as she considers her life. The uncertainty etched on their faces speaks says it all; things won't be picture perfect.
If You Transfer The Merchant of Venice, Does It Not Bleed?
8 / 10
But a lot of smaller pieces have been smashed in the move; key moments, including the once-haunting conclusion, dangle mystifyingly. Numrich's new Lorenzo is a gentler bloke than Bill Heck's more loutish version. His relationship with Jessica now plays as the tender unsteadiness of newlyweds, not as the frightening transactional rape Sullivan staged at the Delacorte. This has a devastating effect on the play's epilogue, which was written as an eleventh-hour return to light-comedy, but which Sullivan has reinterpreted as an ominous coda, full of fatal regrets that can't be bought off or kissed away. The creepy pathology at the heart of Lorenzo and Jessica's unhappy union was the key to making this slant work. Without it, we're simply watching a bunch of sighing young yuppies, aridly dissatisfied, sitting around a reflecting pool--hell, we might as well adjourn to the local Marriott.
The Merchant of Venice FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of The Merchant of Venice have there been?
The Merchant of Venice has had 7 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 1962, Off-Broadway which opened in 1962, Off-Broadway which opened in 1980, Off-Broadway which opened in 1986, Off-Broadway which opened in 1995, Off-Broadway which opened in 2007 and Broadway which opened in 2010.
What Tony Awards has The Merchant of Venice been nominated for?
Best Play , , Best Costume Design of a Play for Jess Goldstein, Best Direction of a Play for Daniel Sullivan, Best Lighting Design of a Play for Kenneth Posner, Best Revival of a Play for Bonnie Comley, Best Revival of a Play for The Shubert Organization, Best Revival of a Play for Joey Parnes, Best Revival of a Play for Mallory Factor/Cheryl Lachowicz, Best Revival of a Play for Cathy Chernoff/Jay & Cindy Gutterman, Best Revival of a Play for Terry Allen Kramer, Best Revival of a Play for JK Productions, Best Revival of a Play for Joseph & Matthew Deitch, Best Revival of a Play for Broadway Across America, Best Revival of a Play for The Araca Group, Best Revival of a Play for Merritt Forrest Baer, Best Revival of a Play for Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Best Revival of a Play for Stewart F. Lane & Bonnie Comley, Best Revival of a Play for Jonathan First, Best Revival of a Play for Amy Nederlander, Best Revival of a Play for Debbie Bisno & Eva Price, Best Revival of a Play for Jerry Frankel, Best Revival of a Play for Jeffrey Richards, Best Revival of a Play for Andrew D. HamingsonBest Revival of a Play for Oskar Eustis and Best Scenic Design of a Play for Mark Wendland.
What awards has The Merchant of Venice been nominated for?
The Merchant of Venice has been nominated for several awards. It was nominated for Outstanding Revival of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards, with Bonnie Comley as a nominee. Additionally, Heather Lind received a nomination for Performance at the Theatre World Awards for her role in the play.
What awards has The Merchant of Venice won?
The Merchant of Venice has won several awards. It received the Outstanding Revival of a Play award at the Drama Desk Awards. Bonnie Comley won the Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for her role in the play. Heather Lind also won a Theatre World Award for her performance in The Merchant of Venice.
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