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Braugher, Rabe Join Hamlet; More Hair Casting Set

Lily Rabe (© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)

Andre Braugher will play Claudius and Lily Rabe will play Ophelia opposite previously announced stars Michael Stuhlbarg as Hamlet and Richard Easton as Polonius in the Public Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park production Hamlet, to be presented May 27-June 29 at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park.The Public's artistic director Oskar Eustis will direct the show. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

Additional casting has also been announced for the Public's production of the musical Hair, July 22-August 17 at the Delacorte. Diane Paulus, who directed the successful 40th anniversary concert celebration of Hair last September, will once again take the helm.

Once again, the show will star Jonathan Groff as Claude and Will Swenson as Berger, along with returning cast members Ato Blankson-Wood (Tribe), Steel Burkhardt (Tribe), Allison Case (Crissy), Lauren Elder (Tribe), Allison Guinn (Tribe), Anthony Hollock (Tribe), Kaitlin Kiyan (Tribe), Andrew Kober (Father/Margaret Mead), Megan Lawrence (Mother), Nicole Lewis (White Boys Trio / Tribe), Patina Renea Miller (Dionne), John M. Moauro (Tribe), Darius Nichols (Hud), Brandon Pearson (Tribe), Megan Reinking (Black Boys Trio / Tribe), Paris Remillard (Tribe), Bryce Ryness (Woof), Saycon Sengbloh (White Boys Trio / Tribe), Maya Sharpe (Tribe), Kacie Sheik (Jeanie), Theo Stockman (Tribe), and Tommar Wilson (Tribe). Additional casting will be announced shortly.

For more information, visit www.publictheater.org.

 

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