Why Much Ado About Nothing is Relevant Today
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How director Kenny Leon is breathing new life to Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
Learn how director Kenny Leon added a number of modern touches to Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing in hopes of communicating something both contemporary and universal.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
Why Much Ado About Nothing is Relevant Today
Clip: Season 47 Episode 9 | 2m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Learn how director Kenny Leon added a number of modern touches to Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing in hopes of communicating something both contemporary and universal.
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