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Macbeth

Broadway

May 20, 2022

Longacre Theatre (Broadway)

Overall listening to shakespearean era dialog just doesn't do it for me, even if the stories themselves are interesting.

Score breakdown

Book5CLyrics5CMusic5CDirection5CSet5CCostume5CChoreo5CLightingTony nomination: Best Lighting Design of a Play5CSoundTony nomination: Best Sound Design of a Play5C

Performer notes

Daniel Craig

as Macbeth

Overall6BActing 6BSinging 6BDancing 6B

James bond!

Ruth Negga

as Lady Macbeth

Overall6BActing 6BSinging 6BDancing 6B

Well better here than her annoying story arc in Marvel's Agents of SHIELD

About the show

Macbeth Broadway in 2022 - A tale of malice, matrimony and murder, MACBETH tells the story of one couple’s obsession with power—and their guilt after doing the unthinkable.

Awards

2022 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Actress in a Play (nomination)2022 Tony Awards: Best Lighting Design of a Play (nomination)2022 Tony Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (nomination)2022 Tony Awards: Best Sound Design of a Play (nomination)