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Shakespeare in the Park to Return With ‘Richard III’ Featuring Danai Gurira and ‘As You Like It’
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterThe Public Theater’s free Shakespeare in the Park is set to return in the summer.The 60th season will begin with “Richard III,” directed by Tony nominee Robert O’Hara and featuring “Black Panther” star Danai Gurira in the title role. It will continue with “As You Like It,” a musical that was originally scheduled for 2020 and delayed due to COVID-19.Production dates, performance schedules and complete casting for both productions will be announced at a later date.Since 1962, Shakespeare in the Park has been a New York City staple in the months warm enough to watch Shakespeare and other classical works and musicals at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.