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It feels good in these troubled times to hear that those Merchant of Venice tickets are selling well enough for the production to now have earned back its original costs of $3.45 million, making “Merchant” a rare Broadway show that is currently making a profit. Al Pacino as Shylock and the fabulous Lily Rabe as Portia are largely responsible for the huge success of the Shakespeare tale, but generally speaking, Merchant of Venice is one of the better Broadway shows in recent years. Merchant of Venice tickets were always destined to do well, methinks!
The production was first staged in summer 2010 by the nonprofit Public Theater in Central Park, for its “Shakespeare in the Park” series, where amazingly Merchant of Venice tickets were free. Director Daniel Sullivan then moved the play to Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre, where it has become one of the major successes on the Great White Way in 2010-2011. Critics and audiences both love “Merchant”, which is also rare these days! The latest news is that “Merchant” is to take a short 3-week hiatus due to Al Pacino having prior commitments on a film. The production made its way to the very top of the highest-grossing Broadway shows in the last quarter of 2010 and is expected to continue its encouraging form until it closes in New York at the end of February. At that point people will be looking for Merchant of Venice tickets Chicago, as the play makes its way to the Windy City for more of same!
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