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MACBETH on Broadway announces full cast

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Full casting has been announced for the highly anticipated upcoming production of Macbeth, starring Daniel Craig in his return to Broadway as Macbeth and Ruth Negga’s Broadway debut as Lady Macbeth, which starts previews at the Longacre Theatre on 29 March.

The cast will feature Phillip James Brannon (“Servant”) as Ross, Grantham Coleman (The Great Society) as MacDuff, Asia Kate Dillon (“Billions”) as Malcolm, Tony nominee Maria Dizzia (In The Next Room) as Lady Macduff, Tony nominee Amber Gray (Hadestown) as Banquo, Emeka Guindo (Camelot) as Fleance, Paul Lazar (Silence of the Lambs) as Duncan, Bobbi MacKenzie (School of Rock) as Macduff’s Child, Michael Patrick Thornton (“The Red Line”) as Lennox, and Danny Wolohan (“Orange Is The New Black”) as Seyton. The ensemble will be completed by Che Ayende (King Lear), Eboni Flowers (Slave Play) and Peter Smith (“Shrill”). Stevie Ray Dallimore (Henry IV) joins as the standby for Daniel Craig. Asia Kate Dillon, Emeka Guindo, Paul Lazar, Peter Smith, and Michael Patrick Thornton will also make their Broadway debuts with this production.

Macbeth is directed by Tony Award winner Sam Gold, with set design by Christine Jones, costumes by Suttirat Larlarb, lighting by Jane Cox, sound by Mikaal Sulaiman, original music by Gaelynn Lea, special effects by Jeremy Chernick, and movement by Sam Pinkleton.

A tale of malice, matrimony and murder, Macbeth tells the story of one couple’s obsession with power—and their guilt after doing the unthinkable. For 15 weeks only, this thrilling new production will capture the passion and ferocity of Shakespeare’s most haunting text like never before.

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