Photos: The Public Theater Says Goodbye (For Now) to the Delacorte With A Brief Intermission

On September 6 the Public Theater celebrated Central Park's Delacorte Theater as it prepares to go dark until 2025 for extensive refurbishment. Tony-winning hip-hop, improv, musical comedy group Freestyle Love Supreme—conceived by Anthony Veneziale and created by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Veneziale—was on hand to celebrate the venue's six decade-long history and upcoming new beginnings.

See photos from the special one-night-only event, titled A Brief Intermission, below.

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_MaYaa Boateng_HR — MaYaa Boateng

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Reneé Elise Goldsberry_HR — Reneé Elise Goldsberry

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Rebecca Naomi Jones, Laurie Woolery, and Reneé Elise Goldsberry_HR — Rebecca Naomi Jones, Laurie Woolery, and Reneé Elise Goldsberry

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Eisa Davis_HR — Eisa Davis

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Richard Topol and Eliza Foss_HR — Richard Topol and Eliza Foss

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Rebecca Naomi Jones_HR — Rebecca Naomi Jones

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Laurie Woolery and Jo Lampert_HR — Laurie Woolery and Jo Lampert

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Jo Lampert and Marin Ireland_HR — Jo Lampert and Marin Ireland

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Mitchell Winter_HR — Mitchell Winter

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Francois Battiste and Toussaint Battiste_HR — Francois Battiste and Toussaint Battiste

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Brian Stokes Mitchell and Allyson Tucker_HR — Brian Stokes Mitchell and Allyson Tucker

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Mark Brokaw_HR — Mark Brokaw

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Brandon Pearson_HR — Brandon Pearson

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Brenda Braxton_HR — Brenda Braxton

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Tyrone Mitchell Henderson_HR — Tyrone Mitchell Henderson

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Laughton Royce_HR — Laughton Royce

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Ato Blankson-Wood_HR — Ato Blankson-Wood

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_David Pittu_HR — David Pittu

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_David Pittu and Stark Sands_HR — David Pittu and Stark Sands

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Heather Lind and Federico Rodriguez_HR — Heather Lind and Federico Rodriguez

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Heather Lind_HR — Heather Lind

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_David Ryan Smith and Natalie Woolams-Torres_HR — David Ryan Smith and Natalie Woolams-Torres

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Miriam Silverman_HR — Miriam Silverman

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Enid Graham and son_HR — Enid Graham and son

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Enid Graham_HR — Enid Graham and son

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Susan Hilferty_HR — Susan Hilferty and husband, David

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Patrick Page_HR — Patrick Page

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Andrew Kober_HR — Andrew Kober

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Rita Wolf and Sanjit De Silva_HR — Rita Wolf and Sanjit De Silva

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Annie Golden_HR — Annie Golden

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Anthony Hollock and Annie Golden_HR — Anthony Hollock and Annie Golden

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Anthony Hollock_HR — Anthony Hollock

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Margaret Odette_HR — Margaret Odette

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Gloria Reuben_HR — Gloria Reuben

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Mark William_HR — Mark William

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Nikki M. James_HR — Nikki M. James

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Stark Sands_HR — Stark Sands

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Anthony Chatmon II_HR — Anthony Chatmon II

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Joel Perez_HR — Joel Perez

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Donna Murphy and Lance Roberts_HR — Donna Murphy and Lance Roberts

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Utkarsh Ambudkar and Suresh V. Ambudkar_HR — Utkarsh Ambudkar and Suresh V. Ambudkar

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Utkarsh Ambudkar, Indu Ambudkar, and Suresh V. Ambudkar_HR — Utkarsh Ambudkar, Indu Ambudkar, and Suresh V. Ambudkar

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Sam Waterston_HR — Sam Waterston

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Erik Bottcher and James Reginato_HR — Erik Bottcher and James Reginato

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Erik Bottcher, James Reginato_HR — Erik Bottcher and James Reginato

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Marcia Gay Harden_HR — Marcia Gay Harden

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Bill Heck and Maggie Lacey_HR — Bill Heck and Maggie Lacey

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Donna Murphy_HR — Donna Murphy

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Aneesa Folds and Kaila Mullady_HR — Aneesa Folds and Kaila Mullady

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Andrew Bancroft_HR — Andrew Bancroft

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Chris Sullivan, Andrew Bancroft, and Anthony Veneziale_HR — Chris Sullivan, Andrew Bancroft, and Anthony Veneziale

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A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Lin-Manuel Miranda_HR — Lin-Manuel Miranda

A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Anthony Veneziale and guest_HR — Anthony Veneziale and guest

A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Mai-Linh Lofgren and Michael Stuhlbarg_HR — Mai-Linh Lofgren and Michael Stuhlbarg

A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Danai Gurira_HR — Danai Gurira

A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Lily Santiago_HR — Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Lily Santiago

A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Katheryne Penny and Theo Stockman_HR — Katheryne Penny and Theo Stockman

A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Theo Stockman_HR — Theo Stockman

A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Luis A. Miranda Jr._HR — Luis A. Miranda Jr.

A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Gail Papp and Oskar Eustis_HR — Gail Papp and Oskar Eustis

A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_Patrick Willingham, Luis A. Miranda Jr., Gail Papp, and Oskar Eustis_HR — Patrick Willingham, Luis A. Miranda Jr., Gail Papp, and Oskar Eustis

A Brief Intermission_The Public Theater_2023_John Leguizamo_HR — John Leguizamo

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Creators Miranda and Veneziale, Tony nominee Christopher Jackson, and more were part of the evening, and the Freestyle Love Supreme line-up included Utkarsh Ambudkar aka UTK the INC, Andrew Bancroft aka Jelly Donut, Richard Baskin aka Rich Midway, Aneesa Folds aka Young Nees, James Monroe Iglehart aka J-Soul, Kaila Mullady aka Kaiser Rözé, Bill Sherman aka King Sherman, and Chris Sullivan aka Shockwave.

“The artists and supporters who make up The Public Theater community are gathering to celebrate 61 years of Free Shakespeare in the Park and to mark the brief intermission while we renovate The Delacorte into an even more beautiful version of itself. The theatre we will return to in the summer of 2025 will be more modern, more welcoming, and completely accessible for audiences, staff, and artists,” said Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis in an earlier statement. “This night is about celebrating—greeting long-time friends and colleagues, remembering the electric nights in the park we've shared together, and letting the hilarious and humanistic Freestyle Love Supreme remind us of what live performance can do that nothing else can. A night of wonder, a night of joy, a night when we affirm the civic ritual that is Free Shakespeare in the Park. It is at the center of what makes New York City great.”

Proceeds help support The Public’s revitalization of The Delacorte and the organization’s mission of providing a home for artists who give voice to the issues of our time.

Visit PublicTheater.org.

Check Out Photos of A Brief Intermission Celebrating the Delacorte Theatre

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