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03-21-2006, 02:02 AM
Al Pacino to Star in Production of 'Salome'
Published: 3/20/06, 6:05 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Al Pacino will star as King Herod in a Los Angeles stage production of Oscar Wilde's "Salome."
The one-act biblical drama is scheduled to run from April 14 to May 14 at the Wadsworth Theatre.
Pacino will play the king who lusts after his wife's daughter, Salome, played by Jessica Chastain. Actor Kevin Anderson plays John the Baptist, Salome's object of affection and later revenge.
Pacino, 65, worked with director Estelle Parsons for two years developing the 2003 Broadway version of the play. Parsons will also direct the Los Angeles production.
Tickets go on sale March 26.
credit BellSouth
Published: 3/20/06, 6:05 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Al Pacino will star as King Herod in a Los Angeles stage production of Oscar Wilde's "Salome."
The one-act biblical drama is scheduled to run from April 14 to May 14 at the Wadsworth Theatre.
Pacino will play the king who lusts after his wife's daughter, Salome, played by Jessica Chastain. Actor Kevin Anderson plays John the Baptist, Salome's object of affection and later revenge.
Pacino, 65, worked with director Estelle Parsons for two years developing the 2003 Broadway version of the play. Parsons will also direct the Los Angeles production.
Tickets go on sale March 26.
credit BellSouth