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Much Ado About Nothingis a slippery play for a director to take a stab at locate in time.
At the same time, its plot is built on the creaky old question of a womans virginity.
Strictly speaking, LeonsMuch Adotakes place not in the present but in the very near future.
What Don Pedro and his followers are, though, is up for debate.
Theyre not soldiers in the conventional sense.
Its like a corkscrew being used as a hammer.
O, God, that I were a man!
and Brooks brings laser focus and painful weight to the characters justified rage.
Overall, Leon seems more comfortable when things turn serious.
Brooks and Colemans chemistry is largely responsible.
Like their fellow characters, we cant help wanting Beatrice and Benedick to shut up and kiss already.
Well, not to shut up but definitely to kiss, and then to keep talking.
Their levity and their life force are what sustain us.
In a play about nothing, these wry, wise wits are something indeed.
Much Ado About Nothingis at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park through June 23.
