Mandy Patinkin opens the Classic Stage Company's 2008–09 season tonight, starring as Prospero in William Shakespeare's The Tempest. The company's artistic director, Brian Kulick, directs the production, which will run for a limited engagement, through October 12. Patinkin spoke with the Poughkeepsie Journal about the role and some of the other memorable ones from his career, naming as two favorites Inigo Montoya from the film The Princess Bride and Georges Seurat in Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George.
Mandy Patinkin opens the Classic Stage Company's 2008–09 season tonight, starring as Prospero in William Shakespeare's The Tempest. The company's artistic director, Brian Kulick, directs the production, which will run for a limited engagement, through October 12. The CSC, an intimate theater in New York's East Village, celebrates its 40th season this year. For ticket information, visit classicstage.org.
Patinkin recently spoke with the Poughkeepsie Journal about playing Prospero and some of the other memorable roles from throughout his career. In the interview, he names two very different characters as favorites: the unforgettable Inigo Montoya from the film The Princess Bride and his Tony-nominated turn as Georges Seurat in Stephen Sondheim's Pulitzer Prize–winning musical Sunday in the Park with George. (Mandy sings songs from the latter on his 2002 Nonesuch recording, Mandy Patinkin Sings Sondheim.) To read the complete interview, visit poughkeepsiejournal.com.
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