Friday, May 26, 2006

Dishiness

Village Voice's summer guide adds to the buzz around Macbeth.

'SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK'
Delacorte Theater,
Central Park, near West 81st Street entrance,
212-539-8750,
publictheater.org

June 13–September 3: As the new artistic director of the Public Theater, Oskar Eustis has acquitted himself quite well, but nothing will test his mettle like his oversight of the Public's most famous phenomenon, its summer season of Shakespeare plays in Central Park. For his inaugural effort, Eustis has programmed one Shakespeare play, Macbeth (June 13–July 9), and one by Brecht, Mother Courage and Her Children (August 8–September 3). He's secured some excellent actors: The dishy Liev Schreiber and the possibly dishier Jennifer Ehle will play Shakespeare's Lord and Lady M., while Meryl Streep will hitch her star to Mother Courage's wagon. SOLOSKI

Oh yeah, check out the poll on the side bar. Paradise Road is ahead by a nose at the moment.

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