42nd Street (Off Broadway). By William Shakespeare. Dir. Arin
Arbus. With Maggie Siff, Jonathan Cake. 2hrs 40mins. One intermission.
Sigh no more, ladies (and gems), sigh no more. Instead ... masterstroke, Arin Arbus's frequently charming production ofMuch
Ado About Nothing has cast Jonathan Cake as Benedick, and his agile, gleeful performance drives out any
possibility—any thought ... central sparrers in
this progenitor of the modern rom-com, Maggie Siff and Jonathan Cake are whip-smart and
fantastically foolish.
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Review: Buoyant, zestful
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