Shakespeare in the Park Is Back With a Sexy, Song-Filled ‘Twelfth Night’

A Merry and Rambunctious “Twelfth Night” in Central Park

Helen Shaw reviews the Public Theatre’s latest Shakespeare in the Park production, starring Lupita Nyong’o, Sandra Oh, and Peter Dinklage, at the newly renovated Delacorte.

Central Park Grand Opening set for Aug. 31

Central Park Grand Opening set for Aug. 31

Opening night for free Shakespeare in the Park with 'Twelfth Night'

Shakespeare in the Park returned in the newly renovated Delacorte Theater in Central Park.

Shakespeare in the Park’s Twelfth Night is Pleasantly Facile

A pleasant enough but ultimately shallow engagement with ­character typifies this production, directed by Saheem Ali.

Shakespeare in the Park Is Back With a Sexy, Song-Filled ‘Twelfth Night’

A tremendous cast and frisky staging bring the refurbished Delacorte back to New Yorkers.

A Happy Place for Theater Lovers, Central Park’s Delacorte Theater Reopens With a Giddy New Production of ‘Twelfth Night’

Clocking in at just under two hours, with no intermission, the staging is helmed by Saheem Ali, who has guided such exuberantly entertaining Broadway outings as ‘Fat Ham’ and ‘Buena Vista Social Club.’