Macbeth in Manhattan
- Synopsis
- Feature film comedy. A group of young actors rehearsing a production of Macbeth find their roles are reflecting and shaping their personalities. Claudia (Gloria Reuben) and Max (David Lansbury) both audition for a New York production of Macbeth. They win the leading roles, but the director (John Glover) decides to recast the title character when a better-known handsome actor from a soap opera, William (Nick Gregory), becomes available, and Max is instead given a smaller role as Macduff. Soon the tensions and relationships offstage begin to parallel the events of Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1999
- Duration
- 97 mins
Credits
- Director
- Greg Lombardo
- Producer
- Joe Gagen; Victoria Lang
- Cinematographer
- Leland Krane
- Screenplay
- Greg Lombardo; Joe Gagen
- Music
- John Hegner
- Production Design
- Greco
- Costume
- Neda Pourang
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stage directing; Rehearsals; Auditions
Notes
- Awards
- Winner Audience Award Long Island Film Festival
- Reviews
- Lanier, Douglas ‘Film Spin-Offs and Citations’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p, 212, entry 867).
Variety (29 March 1999). p. 70-1.
Production Company
- Name
Cinbebard
- Address
- USA
- Name
Plus Films
- Address
- USA
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.com
- Web
- http://www.amazon.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Macbeth in Manhattan". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37849 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)