Mandy Patinkin to Star in The Tempest at Classic Stage Company

Tony Award winner Mandy Patinkin was signed on to play Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest at Classic Stage Company this fall. The production will begin previews on September 3 and open on September 18, directed by CSC artistic director Brian Kulick. The limited off-Broadway engagement will continue through October 12 only.

As Prospero, Patinkin will play the master of a magical isle where shipwrecks, fantastic creatures, chance encounters, mystery and romance abound inThe Tempest, Shakespeare's celebration of the imagination, and, a production press release teases, "it is anticipated that he will lend his stunning vocal abilities to the production as well."

A Tony winner for Evita, Patinkin gave Shakepearean performances in the late 1970s and early '80s in Public Theater productions of The Winter's Tale, Hamlet and Henry IV, Part I. His other Broadway credits include Tony-nominated performances in Sunday in the Park with George and The Wild Party, plus The Secret Garden, Falsettos and various solo concerts. Off-Broadway productions include The Knife, Leave It to Beaver is Dead, Rebel Women, Trelawney of the ‘Wells,' The Shadow Box, The Split and Savages. A popular concert artist, he is well known to TV audiences as a series regular on Criminal Minds and Chicago Hope.

As previously announced, in honor of CSC's 40th anniversary season, Patinkin will also return to Broadway for one night only on May 19 to perform the solo concert Mandy Patinkin on Broadway, with Paul Ford on piano.