Before he joined the cast of The Merchant of Venice as Portia's love Bassanio, David Harbour hadn’t been seen on a New York stage in three years. Instead, the actor, known for roles in The Coast of Utopia, The Invention of Love and a Tony-nominated turn as Nick in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, has been in Hollywood, landing parts opposite stars like Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck, not to mention playing a James Bond villain. During a break from his daily Shakespeare, Harbour chatted with Broadway.com about sharing the stage with Pacino, the screen with Kate Winslet and being directed by Queen Madge herself.
You’ve been away from theater for a while; how did Merchant lure you back?
I’d been doing a lot of film work and I started to feel…flabby. Metaphorically. Then [director] Dan [Sullivan] called about Merchant and I thought, “Perfect.” I was anxious to get back to something that felt substantial, like eating a meal, as opposed to the flimsiness that film can be.
Was it difficult joining a cast that had already had a successful run in Central Park?
No, it was great. Everybody was there to rehearse ...
Saturday, December 18, 2010
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