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Al Pacino as Shylock in 'The Merchant of Venice' by LINDA WINER

The headlines belong to Al Pacino's harrowing yet unusually restrained Shylock, and rightly so. But the other news on the Central Park rialto is that "The Merchant of Venice," arguably the most disturbing of Shakespeare's so-called comedies, has been honored for both its gripping unpleasantness and its ripping entertainment value by director Daniel Sullivan.

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015 ☆ ⚑

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