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Great Performances

Much Ado About Nothing

Season 47 Episode 9

For the first time in over four decades, Great Performances presents a Public Theater production recorded live at Free Shakespeare in the Park. After a highly successful, critically acclaimed run at the outdoor Delacorte Theater in New York City’s Central Park, "Much Ado About Nothing" is a bold interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece featuring Danielle Brooks as Beatrice.

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Experience Shakespeare’s tragedy recorded from Central Park starring Danai Gurira.
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Glimpse behind the curtain at Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s famed concert.
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Experience this powerful opera with a libretto by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage.
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Explore Shakespeare’s love life in this ballet featuring music by Rhiannon Giddens.
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