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Daniel Craigis headed back to the stage alongside Broadway first-timerRuth Negga.
Craig, 53, and Negga, 39, are set to costar as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, respectively, in an new Broadway production of the classic William Shakespeare play next year.
“Daniel is not only a great film actor but a magnificent theatre actor as well. I am thrilled that he will be supporting the return of Broadway playing this iconic role with the exquisitely talented Ruth Negga making her Broadway debut and under the expert direction of Sam Gold,” producer Barbara Broccoli said in the release.
“I am beyond thrilled to be participating in this historic season as theatre re-emerges, and to be working with two such masterful actors on one of dramatic literature’s most challenging and epic dramas,” added Gold. “I can’t wait to get started!”
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Craig is no stranger to Broadway — he co-starred withHugh JackmaninA Steady Rainin 2009 and with wifeRachel WeiszinBetrayal,which ran from October 2013 to January 2014.
TheNo Time to Diestar also appeared in Gold’s off-Broadway production of Shakespeare’sOthelloin late 2016 and early 2017.
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Negga, meanwhile, will make her Broadway debut withMacbethnext year, but theLovingactress has extensive experience acting for the stage both in the U.S. and U.K.
Most recently, she took on the titular role inHamletat St. Ann’s Warehouse in N.Y.C. last year following the show’s acclaimed run in Dublin, Ireland.
Tickets for Gold’sMacbethwill go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, Oct. 8 at 10 a.m. ET, though American Express Card Members have access to exclusivepresale ticketsbeginning Wednesday at 11:00AM.
Audience Rewardsmembers can also access presale tickets between Wednesday, Oct. 6 and Friday, Oct. 8.
source: people.com
