Variety, March 16, 1998 v370 n5 p74(1)
Macbeth. (Papp Public Theater, New York, New York)_(theater reviews) Greg Evans.
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A Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival presentation of the play in two acts by William Shakespeare. Directed by George C. Wolfe. Set, Riccardo Hernandez; costumes, Toni-Leslie James; lighting, Scott Zielinski; sound, Kurt Fischer; original music, Carlos Valdez; production stage manager, Erica Schwartz. Producer, Wolfe; artistic producer, Rosemarie Tichler. Opened March 15, 1998, at the Papp Public Theater's Martinson Hall. ...

Cast: Midori Nakamura (First Witch), Latonya Borsay (Second Witch), Ana Reeder (Third Witch), Rocco Sisto (Duncan, King of Scotland), Michael Hall (Malcolm), Adam Dannheisser (Lennox), Nathan Hinton (Ross), Alec Baldwin (Macbeth), Liev Schreiber (Banquo), Angela Bassett (Lady Macbeth), Greg Porretta (Angus), Jeffrey Nordling (Macduff), Rene Augesen (Lady Macduff); Zach Braff, Jason Butler Hamer, Anil Kumar, Adam Lamberg, Dan Moran.

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Wolfe draws fine work from the rest of the cast, as well - from Schreiber and Jeffrey Nordling (as the grieving, vengeful Macduff) all the way to the precocious young Adam Lamberg in a brief scene as Macduff's doomed little boy.

Review Grade: A

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