Macbeth on Broadway: Show Is Now Closed
Macbeth Summary
- Show Status: Closed
- Genre: Play
- Macbeth is 140 minutes long, including an intermission of 15 minutes
- 8 Shows per week
- Previews Began: March 29, 2022
- Show Opened : April 28, 2022
- Show Closed: July 10, 2022
Revival of William Shakespeare's classic tragedy starring acting powerhouse Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga
What's Macbeth Like?
Macbeth is Shakespeare's tale of malice, matrimony and murder. Macbeth tells the story of a couple’s obsession with power and how to get it through by committing murder. This new adaptation for Broadway captures the passion and ferocity of Shakespeare’s most haunting text and it has two powerful actors that can do it justice.
Is Macbeth Good for Kids?
The show is recommended for 12 +, but the content of he show involves murder and violence that are not intended for younger audiences.
Macbeth on Broadway Background
Daniel Craig has finally put his James Bond movie character to bed in No Time To Die and has now returned to his first-love of appearing in live theatre. Ian Fleming's Bond movies spanned 35 movies over a 60 year period and Craig appeared as 007 in five of them.
Shakespeare's Macbeth on Broadway is Craig's first stop on Broadway since the end of the Bond Franchise. Craig has starred in two previous Broadway plays, the 2009 production of “A Steady Rain” and a 2013 revival of “Betrayal.” In Macbeth. Craig received lauded reviews for both roles.
In Macbeth, Craig plays the titular role of Macbeth, but the role of Lady Macbeth is really the main protagonist in the story. That role is played by , Ruth Negga. Negga, is known for her work on TV and film in the TV show “Preacher” and the film “Loving,”
Last year, Negga played the title role in “Hamlet”, where Negga played Hamlet himself.. Negga had also previously played Ophelia in an Off-Broadway production.
Theatre Information
Longacre Theatre
New York, NY 10019
Cast Members
- Macbeth
- Daniel Craig
- Lady Macbeth
- Ruth Negga
- Banquo
- Amber Gray
- Macduff
- Grantham Coleman
- Lady Macduff
- Maria Dizzia
- Malcolm,
- Asia Kate Dillon
- Duncan
- Paul Lazar
- Ross
- Phillip James Brannon
- Macduff’s Child
- Bobbi MacKenzie
- Lennox
- Emeka Guindo
- Seyton
- Danny Wolohan
- Fleance
- Michael Patrick Thornton
Producers
Barbara Broccoli
the Shubert Organization
Michael G. Wilson
Frederick Zollo
Production Credits
- Director
- Sam Gold
- Scenic Design
- Christine Jones
- Lighting Design
- Jane Cox
- Costume Designer
- Suttirat Larlarb
- Executive Producer
- Patrick Daly
Creative Team
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Text Consultant
- Mike Sexton