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Friday, October 17, 2014

What if your favorite TV sitcom actors starred in Shakespeare roles?

The British actor Joseph Marcell is still most widely known for his portrayal of Geoffrey the butler in TV’s “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”


So his starring role in the national tour of the Globe Theatre’s “King Lear,” which played at the Folger Theatre last month and moved from New York to Boston last week, not only shows the versatility of actors saddled with the popularity of a single TV role, but also demonstrates the idea that stars of classic sitcoms might draw some people to Shakespeare who might not ordinarily go.


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