Al Pacino set for theatre series in New York

December 8th, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI  

Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): Al Pacino is all set to woo New York theatregoers as he will be starring in a series of live performances in the city’s Central Park next year.

The Oscar winning actor is doing the headline act at 2010’s ‘Shakespeare in the Park’ series.

Pacino will be playing Shylock in ‘The Merchant of Venice’ - a role he played on the big screen back in 2004, reports Contactmusic.

Other stars joining the legendary star on stage includes ‘Law & Order’ stars Jesse L. Martin and Ruben Santiago-Hudson; ‘No Reservations’ star Lily Rabe and actors Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Max Wright.

The ‘Merchant of Venice’ will alternate on the Central Park stage with a production of Shakespeare’s ‘The Winter’s Tale’. (ANI)

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