Macbeth Revival 1988

Opened: April 21, 1988
Closing: June 26, 1988

Macbeth - 1988 - Broadway History , Info & More

Mark Hellinger Theatre
237 West 51st St. New York, NY

"By the pricking of my thumbs,

Something wicked this way comes."



Murder, remorse, and madness stalk this bloody story of ambition and fate.

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