STAGE TUBE: Scenes from 42ND STREET and MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Stratford Shakespeare Festival

By: May. 23, 2012
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In the clips below, watch director Julian Marsh (Sean Arbuckle), actor Billy Lawlor (Kyle Blair) and the company of Pretty Lady convince Peggy Sawyer (Jennifer Rider-Shaw) to take over the lead in the show in 42nd Street, just one of 14 productions that make up the 60th season of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.

Plus, watch a scene from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing in which Benedick (Ben Carlson) meets his "dear Lady Disdain," Beatrice (Deborah Hay), after returning to Messina from military service. Check out the videos below!

42nd Street is directed by Gary Griffin, with music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Al Dubin, book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, and opens May 29, running through October 28. William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing opens at the festival on May 28, running through October 27, under the direction of Christopher Newton.

For more information about both productions and the rest of the festival line-up, visit www.stratfordshakespearefestival.com.



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