The Taming of the Shrew

Theatre

Name:	Delacorte Theater
Address:	81 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024

Production Information

First performance date:	May 24, 2016
Opening date:	June 14, 2016
Closing date:	June 26, 2016
External Links:	Official Website

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Production Description

This summer, the Tony nominated director turns Shakespeare’s zany comedy of the sexes The Taming the Shrew on its head, with an all-female cast and a bold new take. Lovely Bianca is the prize to be won by all the men looking to land themselves a wealthy wife. But the competitors will first have to marry off Bianca’s clever, fiery older sister, Katherina, played by Olivier Nominee Cush Jumbo (Josephine and I, The River), who may just outsmart them all. Tony and Olivier winner Janet McTeer (A Doll’s House, Mary Stuart) plays Petruchio, the wild outsider Katherina must outwit, in Shakespeare’s original screwball comedy showing the lengths men will go to for their legacy, what women will do to break free and the outrageous things we all do for the human heart.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	The Public Theater	Producer

	William Shakespeare	Playwright
	Sam Davis	Original Music

	Phyllida Lloyd	Director
	Ann Yee	Movement Director

	Lisa Kopitsky	Fight Director

	Mark Thompson	Set Designer
	Mark Thompson	Costume Designer
	Robert Wierzel	Lighting Designer
	Mark Menard	Sound Designer
	Leah J. Loukas	Hair & Wig

	Sam Davis	Music Supervisor

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Candy Buckley	Vincentio
	Donna Lynne Champlin	Hortensio
	Rosa Gilmore	Lucentio
	Judy Gold	Gremio
	LaTanya Richardson Jackson	Baptista
	Cush Jumbo	Katherina
	Teresa Avia Lim	Biondello
	Janet McTeer	Petruchio
	Adrienne C. Moore	Tranio
	Anne L. Nathan	Pedant
	Gayle Rankin	Bianca
	Pearl Rhein	Ensemble
	Leenya Rideout	Ensemble
	Jackie Sanders	Ensemble
	Stacey Sargeant	Grumio

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	NOMINATED	2017 Hewes Design Award, Costume Design	Mark Thompson	Costume Designer