Much Ado About Nothing (Broadway, Winter Garden Theatre, 1972) | Playbill

Much Ado About Nothing

Broadway
Comedy
Revival


SYNOPSIS:

A celebration of true love, friendship, and wit, Much Ado About Nothing features some of Shakespeare’s most satisfying language as it tells the story of two romantic pairings and accompanying comedy, trickery, and intrigue.

The story follows Beatrice and Benedick, two quick-witted and sarcastic individuals who are happily single, but whose friends believe they would make a great romantic match. Set in the Early Modern world, an era of ever-changing attitudes towards marriage and power, the play presents a society at once filled with progressive feminist impulses and countervailing forces rooted in traditional patriarchal values. With his astonishing wit and insight, Shakespeare explores the complexities that underlie these growing social tensions.

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Awards

Drama Desk Award
1973 Outstanding Performance Winner
1973 Outstanding Performance Winner
1973 Outstanding Costume Design Winner
Tony Award
1973 Best Choreography Nominee
1973 Best Actress in a Play Nominee
1973 Best Original Score Nominee
1973 Costume Design (Play or Musical) Nominee
1973 Lighting Design (Play or Musical) Nominee
1973 Best Direction of a Play Nominee
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