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ACTING SHAKESPEARE: A ONE MAN MUSICAL to Play The Pocantico Center for Upstate Art Weekend
Kamran Saliani and fellow performers in Acting Shakespeare at The Pocantico Center.
The following first appeared in BroadwayWorld. The opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
Kamran Saliani, actor-manager and founder of the Irvington Shakespeare Company, will bring Acting Shakespeare: A One Man Musical to the David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center at Pocantico on Friday, June 26, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. The performance is presented in partnership with the Irvington Shakespeare Company as part of Upstate Art Weekend 2026.
An official revival of Sir Ian McKellen's legendary solo show of Shakespearean monologues and personal anecdotes, Acting Shakespeare: A One Man Musical has been reimagined by Saliani for contemporary audiences through music, history, humor, and an American lens. The 90-minute performance is presented with McKellen's personal blessing and enriched by insights from James Shapiro's Shakespeare in a Divided America, along with musical parodies inspired by the work of singer-songwriter and comedian Bo Burnham.
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