John Lithgow to take on King Lear for New York's Shakespeare in the Park
Lithgow will be the first actor to tackle the role for the legendary Central Park festival since James Earl Jones in 1973John Lithgow will play King Lear in New York's Central Park this summer. The Tony award-winner, who is best known for the long-running sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, has big boots to fill in the role. No actor has tackled Shakespeare's aged monarch at the Delacorte theatre for more than 40 years. In…
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