Shakespeare's Richard II, Starring Michael Urie, Will Be Filmed for New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive

Red Bull Theater's production of William Shakespeare's Richard II will be filmed for the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Recording of the Off-Broadway production will take place December 13. The production, which began performances October 29, was originally scheduled to run through November 30 at Off-Broadway's Astor Place Theatre. The production first extended through December 14, and recently extended an additional week, through December 21.

Starring Michael Urie, the piece is adapted and directed by Craig Baldwin. This reimagining of Shakespeare’s drama is set in 1980s Manhattan, as the neon skyline and shadowy backrooms become an epic battleground of identity and power, where a king’s divine right crumbles beneath the weight of human frailty.

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A long-time artistic collaborator of Red Bull Theater, Urie (Oh, Mary!, Ugly Betty, Once Upon a Mattress) has performed in numerous Red Bull Revelation Readings and Off-Broadway productions, including The Revenger's Tragedy in 2005 and The Government Inspector in 2017.

Urie is joined in the production by Grantham Coleman, Ron Canada, Kathryn Meisle, David Mattar Merten, Lux Pascal, James Seol, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Ryan Spahn, Emily Swallow, and Sarin Monae West.

The design team includes scenic designer Arnulfo Maldonado, costume designer Rodrigo Muñoz, lighting designer Jeanette Yew, and sound designer Brandon Wolcott. Rick Sordelet serves as fight director and intimacy coordinator.

Richard II is the first production at the Astor Place under its new management, No Guarantees Productions. Since 1970, the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT) has preserved live theatrical productions and documented the creative contributions of distinguished artists and legendary figures of the theater. With the consent and cooperation of the theatrical unions and each production's artistic collaborators, TOFT produces video recordings of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theater productions, as well as dialogues between notable theater personalities.

Producers include Red Bull Theater, with Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon, in association with Daryl Roth, Tom D'Angora, and Willette and Manny Klausner.

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