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ou and I are too wise to woo peaceably," says Benedick. And, oh, what a Benedick! For those who have seen Cake only in more serious roles, such as Jason in Medea, this warm and generous turn will come as a revelation and delight. Even beneath a bushy beard, he is a remarkably mobile and expressive a

from Theatre for a New, Audience. In a masterstroke, Arin Arbus's frequently charming production of Much Ado About Nothing has cast Jonathan Cake as Benedick, and his agile, gleeful performance drives out any possibility—any thought at all—of woe. Deceptions abound in Shakespeare's Messina. In an atmosph

en she and Benedick acknowledge their affection, the quips keep coming. "Thou and I are too wise to woo peaceably," says Benedick. And, oh, what a Benedick! For those who have seen Cake only in more serious roles, such as Jason in Medea, this warm and generous turn will come as a revelation and delight

ou and I are too wise to woo peaceably," says Benedick. And, oh, what a Benedick! For those who have seen Cake only in more serious roles, such as Jason in Medea, this warm and generous turn will come as a revelation and delight. Even beneath a bushy beard, he is a remarkably mobile and expressive a

from Theatre for a New, Audience. In a masterstroke, Arin Arbus's frequently charming production of Much Ado About Nothing has cast Jonathan Cake as Benedick, and his agile, gleeful performance drives out any possibility—any thought at all—of woe. Deceptions abound in Shakespeare's Messina. In an atmosph

en she and Benedick acknowledge their affection, the quips keep coming. "Thou and I are too wise to woo peaceably," says Benedick. And, oh, what a Benedick! For those who have seen Cake only in more serious roles, such as Jason in Medea, this warm and generous turn will come as a revelation and delight

the verbal sparring flames into private warfare. As Beatrice and Benedick, Maggie Siff (brilliant as Kate last season in Shrew) and Jonathan Cake (Jason in Medea opposite Fiona Shaw) collide in a vivid dance of contrasts. One is British, the other American, one sophisticated, the other rough-edged—

on leads one proud nobleman to cruelly denounce his beloved on their wedding day, the verbal sparring flames into private warfare. As Beatrice and Benedick, Maggie Siff (brilliant as Kate last season in Shrew) and Jonathan Cake (Jason in Medea opposite Fiona Shaw) collide in a vivid dance of contrasts.

the verbal sparring flames into private warfare. As Beatrice and Benedick, Maggie Siff (brilliant as Kate last season in Shrew) and Jonathan Cake (Jason in Medea opposite Fiona Shaw) collide in a vivid dance of contrasts. One is British, the other American, one sophisticated, the other rough-edged—

on leads one proud nobleman to cruelly denounce his beloved on their wedding day, the verbal sparring flames into private warfare. As Beatrice and Benedick, Maggie Siff (brilliant as Kate last season in Shrew) and Jonathan Cake (Jason in Medea opposite Fiona Shaw) collide in a vivid dance of contrasts.